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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2018-08-27 11:22:44 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2018-08-28 10:30:43 +0100
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dev-manual: Updates to "Cloning and Checking Out Branches"
Provided clearer text. (From yocto-docs rev: 16b793389b359ee08b632d77c1d0abad4796543a) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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901 <title>Cloning and Checking Out Branches</title> 901 <title>Cloning and Checking Out Branches</title>
902 902
903 <para> 903 <para>
904 To use the Yocto Project, you need a release of the Yocto Project 904 To use the Yocto Project for development, you need a release locally
905 locally installed on your development system. 905 installed on your development system.
906 The locally installed set of files is referred to as the 906 This locally installed set of files is referred to as the
907 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink> 907 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
908 in the Yocto Project documentation. 908 in the Yocto Project documentation.
909 </para> 909 </para>
910 910
911 <para> 911 <para>
912 You create your Source Directory by using 912 The preferred method of creating your Source Directory is by using
913 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#git'>Git</ulink> to clone a local 913 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#git'>Git</ulink> to clone a local
914 copy of the upstream <filename>poky</filename> repository. 914 copy of the upstream <filename>poky</filename> repository.
915 <note><title>Tip</title> 915 Working from a cloned copy of the upstream repository allows you
916 The preferred method of getting the Yocto Project Source 916 to contribute back into the Yocto Project or to simply work with
917 Directory set up is to clone the repository.
918 </note>
919 Working from a copy of the upstream repository allows you
920 to contribute back into the Yocto Project or simply work with
921 the latest software on a development branch. 917 the latest software on a development branch.
922 Because Git maintains and creates an upstream repository with 918 Because Git maintains and creates an upstream repository with
923 a complete history of changes and you are working with a local 919 a complete history of changes and you are working with a local