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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2018-05-09 15:33:38 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2018-05-24 17:16:32 +0100
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overview-manual: Updates to the "Images" section.
Some minor rewrites. (From yocto-docs rev: 71cbc1c389389ffac9e59faacdc56d3ea05facd7) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -1949,9 +1949,9 @@
1949 <title>Images</title> 1949 <title>Images</title>
1950 1950
1951 <para> 1951 <para>
1952 The images produced by the OpenEmbedded build system 1952 The images produced by the build system are compressed forms
1953 are compressed forms of the 1953 of the root filesystem and are ready to boot on a target
1954 root filesystem that are ready to boot on a target device. 1954 device.
1955 You can see from the 1955 You can see from the
1956 <link linkend='general-workflow-figure'>general workflow figure</link> 1956 <link linkend='general-workflow-figure'>general workflow figure</link>
1957 that BitBake output, in part, consists of images. 1957 that BitBake output, in part, consists of images.
@@ -1959,15 +1959,15 @@
1959 <imagedata fileref="figures/images.png" align="center" width="5.5in" depth="5.5in" /> 1959 <imagedata fileref="figures/images.png" align="center" width="5.5in" depth="5.5in" />
1960 </para> 1960 </para>
1961 1961
1962 <para> 1962 <note>
1963 For a list of example images that the Yocto Project provides, 1963 For a list of example images that the Yocto Project provides,
1964 see the 1964 see the
1965 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-images'>Images</ulink>" 1965 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-images'>Images</ulink>"
1966 chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual. 1966 chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
1967 </para> 1967 </note>
1968 1968
1969 <para> 1969 <para>
1970 Images are written out to the 1970 The build process writes images out to the
1971 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink> 1971 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
1972 inside the 1972 inside the
1973 <filename>tmp/deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable>/</filename> 1973 <filename>tmp/deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable>/</filename>
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@
1983 for the current configuration. 1983 for the current configuration.
1984 <itemizedlist> 1984 <itemizedlist>
1985 <listitem><para> 1985 <listitem><para>
1986 <filename><replaceable>kernel-image</replaceable></filename>: 1986 <replaceable>kernel-image</replaceable>:
1987 A kernel binary file. 1987 A kernel binary file.
1988 The 1988 The
1989 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE'><filename>KERNEL_IMAGETYPE</filename></ulink> 1989 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-KERNEL_IMAGETYPE'><filename>KERNEL_IMAGETYPE</filename></ulink>
@@ -1992,12 +1992,12 @@
1992 Depending on that variable, the file could begin with 1992 Depending on that variable, the file could begin with
1993 a variety of naming strings. 1993 a variety of naming strings.
1994 The 1994 The
1995 <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename> 1995 <filename>deploy/images/</filename><replaceable>machine</replaceable>
1996 directory can contain multiple image files for the 1996 directory can contain multiple image files for the
1997 machine. 1997 machine.
1998 </para></listitem> 1998 </para></listitem>
1999 <listitem><para> 1999 <listitem><para>
2000 <filename><replaceable>root-filesystem-image</replaceable></filename>: 2000 <replaceable>root-filesystem-image</replaceable>:
2001 Root filesystems for the target device (e.g. 2001 Root filesystems for the target device (e.g.
2002 <filename>*.ext3</filename> or 2002 <filename>*.ext3</filename> or
2003 <filename>*.bz2</filename> files). 2003 <filename>*.bz2</filename> files).
@@ -2006,12 +2006,12 @@
2006 variable setting determines the root filesystem image 2006 variable setting determines the root filesystem image
2007 type. 2007 type.
2008 The 2008 The
2009 <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename> 2009 <filename>deploy/images/</filename><replaceable>machine</replaceable>
2010 directory can contain multiple root filesystems for the 2010 directory can contain multiple root filesystems for the
2011 machine. 2011 machine.
2012 </para></listitem> 2012 </para></listitem>
2013 <listitem><para> 2013 <listitem><para>
2014 <filename><replaceable>kernel-modules</replaceable></filename>: 2014 <replaceable>kernel-modules</replaceable>:
2015 Tarballs that contain all the modules built for the 2015 Tarballs that contain all the modules built for the
2016 kernel. 2016 kernel.
2017 Kernel module tarballs exist for legacy purposes and 2017 Kernel module tarballs exist for legacy purposes and
@@ -2019,22 +2019,22 @@
2019 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY'><filename>MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY</filename></ulink> 2019 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY'><filename>MODULE_TARBALL_DEPLOY</filename></ulink>
2020 variable to "0". 2020 variable to "0".
2021 The 2021 The
2022 <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename> 2022 <filename>deploy/images/</filename><replaceable>machine</replaceable>
2023 directory can contain multiple kernel module tarballs 2023 directory can contain multiple kernel module tarballs
2024 for the machine. 2024 for the machine.
2025 </para></listitem> 2025 </para></listitem>
2026 <listitem><para> 2026 <listitem><para>
2027 <filename><replaceable>bootloaders</replaceable></filename>: 2027 <replaceable>bootloaders</replaceable>:
2028 Bootloaders supporting the image, if applicable to the 2028 If applicable to the target machine, bootloaders
2029 target machine. 2029 supporting the image.
2030 The <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename> 2030 The <filename>deploy/images/</filename><replaceable>machine</replaceable>
2031 directory can contain multiple bootloaders for the 2031 directory can contain multiple bootloaders for the
2032 machine. 2032 machine.
2033 </para></listitem> 2033 </para></listitem>
2034 <listitem><para> 2034 <listitem><para>
2035 <filename><replaceable>symlinks</replaceable></filename>: 2035 <replaceable>symlinks</replaceable>:
2036 The 2036 The
2037 <filename>deploy/images/<replaceable>machine</replaceable></filename> 2037 <filename>deploy/images/</filename><replaceable>machine</replaceable>
2038 folder contains a symbolic link that points to the 2038 folder contains a symbolic link that points to the
2039 most recently built file for each machine. 2039 most recently built file for each machine.
2040 These links might be useful for external scripts that 2040 These links might be useful for external scripts that