documentation: yocto-project-qs, yocto-project-ref - package re-org

Reorganization of the packages section in the YP Quick Start.
These are now ordered still by distro but the listed packages
have been culled down to just the needed ones to run an
image on QEMU with graphical support.

A corresponding section in the reference manual now provides
the comprehensive list of packages for all supported distros.
The section in the reference manual is broken down by
distro and by function.

Finally, four new variables were introduced to track the
essential packages for each of the distros.  The variables
are defined in poky.ent and follow the form
<distro>_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL.  This will make it so
we don't have to maintain this list of essential packages
in multiple places.

Reported-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@intel.com>
(From yocto-docs rev: 839b441791980db82f4795454e976e606b486d25)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

1 files changed, 168 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml
index 71717e3d77..5f3fa962b9 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/introduction.xml
@@ -87,10 +87,177 @@
 <section id='intro-requirements'>
 <title>System Requirements</title>
     <para>
-        For Yocto Project system requirements, see the
+        For general Yocto Project system requirements, see the
         <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#yp-resources'>
         What You Need and How You Get It</ulink> section in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
+        The remainder of this section provides details on system requirements
+        not covered in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
     </para>
+
+    <section id='detailed-supported-distros'>
+    <title>Supported Linux Distributions</title>
+
+        <para>
+            TBD - a list of very specific distros and versions. 
+            The list will be kept up-to-date via a script provided that can 
+            be run prior to a release. 
+            The scripts output will yield the list and it can be copied 
+            into this section.
+        </para>
+    </section>
+
+    <section id='required-packages-for-the-host-development-system'>
+    <title>Required Packages for the Host Development System</title>
+
+        <para>
+            The list of packages you need on the host development system can 
+            be large when covering all build scenarios using the Yocto Project. 
+            This section provides required packages by Linux distribution and 
+            further categorized by function.
+        </para>
+
+        <section id='ubuntu-packages'>
+            <title>Ubuntu</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list shows the required packages by function
+                given a supported Ubuntu Linux distribution:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed to build an image for a headless 
+                        system:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo apt-get install &UBUNTU_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Graphical Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to have graphics 
+                        support when you run the image:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo apt-get install libsdl1.2-dev xterm
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to build out the 
+                        Yocto Project documentation manuals:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo apt-get install make xsltproc docbook-utils fop
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Application Development Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to be developing 
+                        user-space applications:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool libglib2.0-dev
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='fedora-packages'>
+            <title>Fedora Packages</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list shows the required packages by function
+                given a supported Fedora Linux distribution:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed to build an image for a headless 
+                        system:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install &FEDORA_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Graphical Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to have graphics 
+                        support when you run the image:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install SDL-devel xterm
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to build out the 
+                        Yocto Project documentation manuals:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install make docbook-style-dsssl docbook-style-xsl \
+     docbook-dtds docbook-utils fop libxslt
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Application Development Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to be developing 
+                        user-space applications:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='opensuse-packages'>
+            <title>OpenSUSE Packages</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list shows the required packages by function
+                given a supported OpenSUSE Linux distribution:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed to build an image for a headless 
+                        system:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo zypper install &OPENSUSE_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Graphical Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to have graphics 
+                        support when you run the image:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo zypper install libSDL-devel xterm
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to build out the 
+                        Yocto Project documentation manuals:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo zypper install make fop xsltproc
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Application Development Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to be developing 
+                        user-space applications:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo zypper install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='centos-packages'>
+            <title>CentOS Packages</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The following list shows the required packages by function
+                given a supported CentOS Linux distribution:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed to build an image for a headless 
+                        system:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum -y install &CENTOS_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL;
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Graphical Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to have graphics 
+                        support when you run the image:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum -y install SDL-devel xterm
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Documentation:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to build out the 
+                        Yocto Project documentation manuals:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum -y install make docbook-style-dsssl docbook-style-xsl \
+     docbook-dtds docbook-utils fop libxslt
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Application Development Extras:</emphasis>
+                        Packages needed if you are going to be developing 
+                        user-space applications:
+                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo yum -y install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel
+                        </literallayout></para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
+            </para>
+        </section>
+    </section>
 </section>
 
 <section id='intro-getit'>