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author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2013-04-10 12:24:30 -0700 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2013-04-11 12:22:30 +0100 |
commit | 2dbcd336eb143684be71c28f70dd01163edcdab4 (patch) | |
tree | 6b131c23913aaa433a3d35ace6291d0bb476aa26 /documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml | |
parent | c8c15c270239cf5855ceedcb8755f64c68116411 (diff) | |
download | poky-2dbcd336eb143684be71c28f70dd01163edcdab4.tar.gz |
dev-manual: Edits to "Kernel Modification Workflow" section.
(From yocto-docs rev: 0d14d7fe0deb6329370a4fa1a5a069725697bff0)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml')
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml index f1a741b279..5eea3c4286 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml | |||
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ | |||
411 | "<link linkend='local-yp-release'>Yocto Project Release</link>" earlier in this manual. | 411 | "<link linkend='local-yp-release'>Yocto Project Release</link>" earlier in this manual. |
412 | </para></listitem> | 412 | </para></listitem> |
413 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Establish the temporary kernel source files</emphasis>: | 413 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Establish the temporary kernel source files</emphasis>: |
414 | Temporary kernel source files are kept in the Build Directory created by the | 414 | Temporary kernel source files are kept in the |
415 | <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link> | ||
416 | created by the | ||
415 | OpenEmbedded build system when you run BitBake. | 417 | OpenEmbedded build system when you run BitBake. |
416 | If you have never built the kernel you are interested in, you need to run | 418 | If you have never built the kernel you are interested in, you need to run |
417 | an initial build to establish local kernel source files.</para> | 419 | an initial build to establish local kernel source files.</para> |
@@ -427,7 +429,7 @@ | |||
427 | You might want to reference this information. | 429 | You might want to reference this information. |
428 | You can find more information on BitBake in the user manual, which is found in the | 430 | You can find more information on BitBake in the user manual, which is found in the |
429 | <filename>bitbake/doc/manual</filename> directory of the | 431 | <filename>bitbake/doc/manual</filename> directory of the |
430 | <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>.</para> | 432 | Source Directory.</para> |
431 | <para>The build process supports several types of images to satisfy different needs. | 433 | <para>The build process supports several types of images to satisfy different needs. |
432 | See the "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-images'>Images</ulink>" chapter in | 434 | See the "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-images'>Images</ulink>" chapter in |
433 | the Yocto Project Reference Manual for information on supported images. | 435 | the Yocto Project Reference Manual for information on supported images. |
@@ -446,10 +448,9 @@ | |||
446 | Using <filename>menuconfig</filename> allows you to interactively develop and test the | 448 | Using <filename>menuconfig</filename> allows you to interactively develop and test the |
447 | configuration changes you are making to the kernel. | 449 | configuration changes you are making to the kernel. |
448 | When saved, changes using <filename>menuconfig</filename> update the kernel's | 450 | When saved, changes using <filename>menuconfig</filename> update the kernel's |
449 | <filename>.config</filename>. | 451 | <filename>.config</filename> file. |
450 | Try to resist the temptation of directly editing the <filename>.config</filename> | 452 | Try to resist the temptation of directly editing the <filename>.config</filename> |
451 | file found in the | 453 | file found in the Build Directory at |
452 | <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link> at | ||
453 | <filename>tmp/sysroots/<machine-name>/kernel</filename>. | 454 | <filename>tmp/sysroots/<machine-name>/kernel</filename>. |
454 | Doing so, can produce unexpected results when the OpenEmbedded build system | 455 | Doing so, can produce unexpected results when the OpenEmbedded build system |
455 | regenerates the configuration file.</para> | 456 | regenerates the configuration file.</para> |