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authorPaul Barker <pbarker@konsulko.com>2020-12-22 15:30:29 +0000
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2020-12-24 08:23:33 +0000
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documentation: Simplify remaining yocto_home links
(From yocto-docs rev: e0151e039f96c1548e2ec39ae24d4b0276f49434) Signed-off-by: Paul Barker <pbarker@konsulko.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -141,11 +141,10 @@ hardware-specific configurations allows you to share other metadata by
141using a different layer where that metadata might be common across 141using a different layer where that metadata might be common across
142several pieces of hardware. 142several pieces of hardware.
143 143
144Many layers exist that work in the Yocto Project development 144Many layers exist that work in the Yocto Project development environment. The
145environment. The `Yocto Project Curated Layer 145:yocto_home:`Yocto Project Curated Layer Index </software-overview/layers/>`
146Index <https://www.yoctoproject.org/software-overview/layers/>`__ 146and :oe_layerindex:`OpenEmbedded Layer Index <>` both contain layers from
147and :oe_layerindex:`OpenEmbedded Layer Index <>` 147which you can use or leverage.
148both contain layers from which you can use or leverage.
149 148
150By convention, layers in the Yocto Project follow a specific form. 149By convention, layers in the Yocto Project follow a specific form.
151Conforming to a known structure allows BitBake to make assumptions 150Conforming to a known structure allows BitBake to make assumptions
@@ -2093,10 +2092,8 @@ The capability to run tasks in a fake root environment is known as
2093the BitBake keyword/variable flag that requests a fake root environment 2092the BitBake keyword/variable flag that requests a fake root environment
2094for a task. 2093for a task.
2095 2094
2096In the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`, 2095In the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`, the program that implements
2097the program that 2096fakeroot is known as :yocto_home:`Pseudo </software-item/pseudo/>`. Pseudo
2098implements fakeroot is known as
2099`Pseudo <https://www.yoctoproject.org/software-item/pseudo/>`__. Pseudo
2100overrides system calls by using the environment variable ``LD_PRELOAD``, 2097overrides system calls by using the environment variable ``LD_PRELOAD``,
2101which results in the illusion of running as root. To keep track of 2098which results in the illusion of running as root. To keep track of
2102"fake" file ownership and permissions resulting from operations that 2099"fake" file ownership and permissions resulting from operations that