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authorRobert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>2015-01-05 14:00:57 -0600
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2015-01-06 14:27:01 +0000
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bsp-guide: Some minor fixes to the BSP Guide
(From yocto-docs rev: c0ca0d285f8de6ce921971fdd8bd8473fa33f3c2) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
35 Collectively, you can think of the base directory, its file structure, 35 Collectively, you can think of the base directory, its file structure,
36 and the contents as a BSP Layer. 36 and the contents as a BSP Layer.
37 Although not a strict requirement, layers in the Yocto Project use the 37 Although not a strict requirement, layers in the Yocto Project use the
38 following well established naming convention: 38 following well-established naming convention:
39 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 39 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
40 meta-<replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable> 40 meta-<replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable>
41 </literallayout> 41 </literallayout>
42 The string "meta-" is prepended to the machine or platform name, which is 42 The string "meta-" is prepended to the machine or platform name, which is
43 "bsp_name" in the above form. 43 <replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable> in the above form.
44 </para> 44 </para>
45 45
46 <para> 46 <para>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
58 Each of these layers is a repository unto itself and clicking on a 58 Each of these layers is a repository unto itself and clicking on a
59 layer reveals information that includes two links from which you can choose 59 layer reveals information that includes two links from which you can choose
60 to set up a clone of the layer's repository on your local host system. 60 to set up a clone of the layer's repository on your local host system.
61 Here is an example that clones the Minnow Board BSP layer: 61 Here is an example that clones the MinnowBoard BSP layer:
62 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 62 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
63 $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-minnow 63 $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-minnow
64 </literallayout> 64 </literallayout>
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@
115 115
116 <para> 116 <para>
117 Some layers function as a layer to hold other BSP layers. 117 Some layers function as a layer to hold other BSP layers.
118 An example of this type of layer is the <filename>meta-intel</filename> layer. 118 An example of this type of layer is the <filename>meta-intel</filename> layer,
119 The <filename>meta-intel</filename> layer contains many individual BSP layers. 119 which contains a number of individual BSP sub-layers, as well as a directory
120 named <filename>common/</filename> full of common content across those layers.
120 </para> 121 </para>
121 122
122 <para> 123 <para>
@@ -131,8 +132,8 @@
131 <title>Example Filesystem Layout</title> 132 <title>Example Filesystem Layout</title>
132 133
133 <para> 134 <para>
134 Providing a common form allows end-users to understand and become familiar 135 Defining a common BSP directory structure allows end-users to understand and
135 with the layout. 136 become familiar with that structure.
136 A common format also encourages standardization of software support of hardware. 137 A common format also encourages standardization of software support of hardware.
137 </para> 138 </para>
138 139
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@
504 <para> 505 <para>
505 You can find these files in the BSP Layer at: 506 You can find these files in the BSP Layer at:
506 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 507 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
507 meta-<replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable>/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_*.bbappend 508 meta-<replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable>/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto*.bbappend
508 </literallayout> 509 </literallayout>
509 </para> 510 </para>
510 511