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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2011-02-17 08:07:06 -0600
committerSaul Wold <sgw@linux.intel.com>2011-02-18 20:51:30 -0800
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documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml: Changes to section 3.4.4 and new 3.4.5
I made some updates to the 3.4.4 section according to Bruce Ashfield's feedback. I also added a new section 3.4.5 (Creating a BSP Based on an Existing Similar BSP Without a Local Kernel Repository). Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
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@@ -1198,6 +1198,37 @@ That's it. Configure and build.
1198 </para> 1198 </para>
1199 </section> 1199 </section>
1200 1200
1201 <section id='bsp-creating-bsp-without-a-local-kernel-repo'>
1202 <title>Creating a BSP Based on an Existing Similar BSP Without a Local Kernel Repository</title>
1203
1204 <para>
1205 If you are creating a BSP based on an existing similar BSP but you do not have
1206 a local kernel repository, the process is very similar to the process in
1207 the previous section (<xref linkend='bsp-creating'/>).
1208 </para>
1209
1210 <para>
1211 Follow the exact same process as described in the previous section with
1212 these slight modifications:
1213 </para>
1214 <orderedlist>
1215 <listitem><para>Perform Step 1 as is from the previous section.</para></listitem>
1216 <listitem><para>Perform Step 2 as is from the previous section.</para></listitem>
1217 <listitem><para>Perform Step 3 but do not modify the
1218 KSRC line in the bbappend file.</para></listitem>
1219 <listitem><para>Edit the <filename>local.conf</filename> so
1220 that it contains the following:
1221 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
1222 YOCTO_KERNEL_EXTERNAL_BRANCH="&lt;your-machine&gt;-standard
1223 </literallayout></para>
1224 <para>Adding this statement to the file triggers BSP bootstrapping
1225 to occur and the correct branches and base configuration to be used.
1226 </para></listitem>
1227 <listitem><para>Perform Step 4 as is from the previous section.</para></listitem>
1228 <listitem><para>Perform Step 5 as is from the previous section.</para></listitem>
1229 </orderedlist>
1230 </section>
1231
1201 1232
1202<!-- <section id='bsp-creating-a-new-bsp'> 1233<!-- <section id='bsp-creating-a-new-bsp'>
1203 <title>BSP: Creating a New BSP</title> 1234 <title>BSP: Creating a New BSP</title>