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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2012-11-09 09:33:44 -0600
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2012-12-03 13:52:55 +0000
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documentation: several manuals - Notes and links for filename space issue
Fixes [YOCTO_#3396] Spaces in file and directory names is an issue for the build system and throws an error when sourcing the environment setup script. I added key notes in several areas of the doc set. I also added some cross-references to the oe-init-build-env section in some other areas where running the script is discussed. (From yocto-docs rev: 1d102e91ba77391096749bd7df6c05b2b695b33f) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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347 the <filename>poky</filename> Git repository 347 the <filename>poky</filename> Git repository
348 <filename>git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky</filename>. 348 <filename>git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky</filename>.
349 Sometimes you might here the term "poky directory" used to refer to this 349 Sometimes you might here the term "poky directory" used to refer to this
350 directory structure.</para> 350 directory structure.
351 351 <note>
352 The OpenEmbedded build system does not support file or directory names that
353 contain spaces.
354 Be sure that the Source Directory you use does not contain these types
355 of names.
356 </note></para>
352 <para>The Source Directory contains BitBake, Documentation, metadata and 357 <para>The Source Directory contains BitBake, Documentation, metadata and
353 other files that all support the Yocto Project. 358 other files that all support the Yocto Project.
354 Consequently, you must have the Source Directory in place on your development 359 Consequently, you must have the Source Directory in place on your development