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authorPaul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>2012-10-02 09:24:47 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2012-10-02 17:41:39 +0100
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documentation: poky-ref-manual - Updates to faq entry
Ensure that this section correctly and accurately describes how Poky and OE relate to eachother currently. The faq entry changed is "How does Poky differ from OpenEmbedded?" (From yocto-docs rev: ecc88ef12ec2faa48d05824e8b781a7d43e86127) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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13 </question> 13 </question>
14 <answer> 14 <answer>
15 <para> 15 <para>
16 The term "Poky" is sometimes used to refer to the build system that the 16 The term "Poky" refers to the specific reference build system that
17 Yocto Project uses. 17 the Yocto Project provides.
18 The build system used in the Yocto project is referred to as the 18 Poky is based on <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#oe-core'>OE-Core</ulink>
19 OpenEmbedded build system because "Poky" was derived from <ulink 19 and BitBake.
20 url='&OE_HOME_URL;'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>. 20 Thus, the generic term used here for the build system is
21 Poky is a stable, smaller subset focused on the mobile environment. 21 the "OpenEmbedded build system."
22 Development in the Yocto Project using Poky is closely tied to OpenEmbedded with 22 Development in the Yocto Project using Poky is closely tied to OpenEmbedded, with
23 features being merged regularly between the two for mutual benefit. 23 changes always being merged to OE-Core or BitBake first before being pulled back
24 into Poky.
25 This practice benefits both projects immediately.
24 For a fuller description of the term "Poky", see the 26 For a fuller description of the term "Poky", see the
25 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#poky'>poky</ulink> term in the Yocto Project 27 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#poky'>poky</ulink> term in the Yocto Project
26 Development Manual. 28 Development Manual.