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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2017-06-15 12:43:07 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2017-06-22 09:16:44 +0100
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ref-manual: Updated the "poky" term
Applied some formatting and some links (From yocto-docs rev: a0881588fcf2314b6d7bcbfb7ee9b9d4d7a2ef2c) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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937 </para></listitem> 937 </para></listitem>
938 <listitem><para id='poky'> 938 <listitem><para id='poky'>
939 <emphasis>Poky:</emphasis> 939 <emphasis>Poky:</emphasis>
940 The term "poky" can mean several things. 940 The term "poky", which is pronounced
941 In its most general sense, it is an open-source 941 <emphasis>Pah</emphasis>-kee, can mean several things:
942 project that was initially developed by OpenedHand. 942 <itemizedlist>
943 With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing 943 <listitem><para>
944 OpenEmbedded build system becoming a commercially 944 In its most general sense, poky is an open-source
945 supportable build system for embedded Linux. 945 project that was initially developed by OpenedHand.
946 After Intel Corporation acquired OpenedHand, the 946 OpenedHand developed poky off of the existing
947 project poky became the basis for the Yocto Project's 947 OpenEmbedded build system to create a commercially
948 build system.</para> 948 supportable build system for embedded Linux.
949 949 After Intel Corporation acquired OpenedHand, the
950 <para>Within the Yocto Project source repositories, 950 poky project became the basis for the Yocto Project's
951 <filename>poky</filename> exists as a separate Git 951 build system.
952 repository you can clone to yield a local copy on your 952 </para></listitem>
953 host system. 953 <listitem><para>
954 Thus, "poky" can refer to the local copy of the Source 954 Within the Yocto Project
955 Directory used for development within the Yocto 955 <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;'>Source Repositories</ulink>,
956 Project.</para> 956 "poky" exists as a separate Git
957 957 repository from which you can clone to yield a local
958 <para>Finally, "poky" can refer to the default 958 Git repository that is a copy on your host system.
959 <link linkend='var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></link> 959 Thus, "poky" can refer to the upstream or
960 (i.e. distribution) created when you use the Yocto 960 local copy of the files used for development within
961 Project in conjunction with the 961 the Yocto Project.
962 <filename>poky</filename> repository to build an image. 962 </para></listitem>
963 <listitem><para>
964 Finally, "poky" can refer to the default
965 <link linkend='var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></link>
966 (i.e. distribution) created when you use the Yocto
967 Project in conjunction with the
968 <filename>poky</filename> repository to build an image.
969 </para></listitem>
970 </itemizedlist>
963 </para></listitem> 971 </para></listitem>
964 <listitem><para> 972 <listitem><para>
965 <emphasis>Recipe:</emphasis> 973 <emphasis>Recipe:</emphasis>