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author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2012-07-02 14:34:39 -0700 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2012-07-03 14:55:03 +0100 |
commit | 5966b44893a39847d3d590566dd488323a11ff73 (patch) | |
tree | 4cc4c8a6fd8403ea0d9708eb9c449d1e0b8eded2 /documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml | |
parent | 7064538309121c23323d442db6c9f0b11c8d6431 (diff) | |
download | poky-5966b44893a39847d3d590566dd488323a11ff73.tar.gz |
documentation/poky-ref-manual: Yocto Project scrub
I have changed as many "Yocto Project" terms as possible so that
better reflect reality.
(From yocto-docs rev: 5f729e53b0cb653c97621e4e6598d9295d60ada5)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml | 15 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml index 523caf7090..81a8934e6a 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml | |||
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ | |||
7 | <title>Reference: BitBake</title> | 7 | <title>Reference: BitBake</title> |
8 | 8 | ||
9 | <para> | 9 | <para> |
10 | BitBake is a program written in Python that interprets the metadata that makes up the Yocto Project. | 10 | BitBake is a program written in Python that interprets the metadata used by the Yocto Project. |
11 | The OpenEmbedded build system uses BitBake. | ||
11 | At some point, developers wonder what actually happens when you enter: | 12 | At some point, developers wonder what actually happens when you enter: |
12 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 13 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
13 | $ bitbake core-image-sato | 14 | $ bitbake core-image-sato |
@@ -34,20 +35,22 @@ | |||
34 | 35 | ||
35 | <para> | 36 | <para> |
36 | The first thing BitBake does is look for the <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file. | 37 | The first thing BitBake does is look for the <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file. |
37 | The Yocto Project keeps this file in the Yocto Project file's <filename>meta/conf/</filename> | 38 | This file resides in the |
38 | directory. | 39 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>source directory</ulink> |
39 | BitBake finds it by examining its <filename>BBPATH</filename> environment | 40 | within the <filename>meta/conf/</filename> directory. |
41 | BitBake finds it by examining its | ||
42 | <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link> environment | ||
40 | variable and looking for the <filename>meta/conf/</filename> | 43 | variable and looking for the <filename>meta/conf/</filename> |
41 | directory. | 44 | directory. |
42 | </para> | 45 | </para> |
43 | 46 | ||
44 | <para> | 47 | <para> |
45 | In the Yocto Project, <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> lists other configuration | 48 | The <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file lists other configuration |
46 | files to include from a <filename>conf/</filename> | 49 | files to include from a <filename>conf/</filename> |
47 | directory below the directories listed in <filename>BBPATH</filename>. | 50 | directory below the directories listed in <filename>BBPATH</filename>. |
48 | In general, the most important configuration file from a user's perspective | 51 | In general, the most important configuration file from a user's perspective |
49 | is <filename>local.conf</filename>, which contains a user's customized | 52 | is <filename>local.conf</filename>, which contains a user's customized |
50 | settings for the Yocto Project build environment. | 53 | settings for the OpenEmbedded build environment. |
51 | Other notable configuration files are the distribution | 54 | Other notable configuration files are the distribution |
52 | configuration file (set by the | 55 | configuration file (set by the |
53 | <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename> variable) | 56 | <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename> variable) |