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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-07-17 18:19:16 +0300
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-08-13 13:18:41 +0100
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ref-manual: Edits to the "source" section of yp dev environment
Fixes [YOCTO #2808] I updated the "Sources" section with review comments from Paul. The figure needed changed as well as some text changes. (From yocto-docs rev: 0a44dbdebce50fb599b8dcb2f17adc76f9fb862c) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -641,9 +641,8 @@
641 A good method for using a download directory is to have 641 A good method for using a download directory is to have
642 <filename>DL_DIR</filename> point to an area outside of your 642 <filename>DL_DIR</filename> point to an area outside of your
643 Build Directory. 643 Build Directory.
644 Doing so allows you to safely delete the Build Directory's 644 Doing so allows you to safely delete the Build Directory
645 <filename>/work/tmp</filename> directory if needed without fear 645 if needed without fear of removing any downloaded source file.
646 of removing any downloaded source file.
647 </para> 646 </para>
648 647
649 <para> 648 <para>
@@ -675,7 +674,7 @@
675 Local projects are custom bits of software the user provides. 674 Local projects are custom bits of software the user provides.
676 These bits reside somewhere local to a project - perhaps 675 These bits reside somewhere local to a project - perhaps
677 a directory into which the user checks in items (e.g. 676 a directory into which the user checks in items (e.g.
678 a local directory that contains tarballs or repositories 677 a local directory containing a development source tree
679 used by the group). 678 used by the group).
680 </para> 679 </para>
681 680
@@ -684,11 +683,10 @@
684 is to use the 683 is to use the
685 <link linkend='ref-classes-externalsrc'><filename>externalsrc.bbclass</filename></link> 684 <link linkend='ref-classes-externalsrc'><filename>externalsrc.bbclass</filename></link>
686 class to include local project. 685 class to include local project.
687 You use a recipe's append file to override or instruct the 686 You use either the <filename>local.conf</filename> or a
687 recipe's append file to override or set the
688 recipe to point to the local directory on your disk to pull 688 recipe to point to the local directory on your disk to pull
689 in the whole source tree. 689 in the whole source tree.
690 Should you ever need to override that, you can use the
691 Build Directory's <filename>local.conf</filename> file.
692 </para> 690 </para>
693 691
694 <para> 692 <para>
@@ -725,6 +723,10 @@
725 723
726 <para> 724 <para>
727 Two kinds of mirrors exist: pre-mirrors and regular mirrors. 725 Two kinds of mirrors exist: pre-mirrors and regular mirrors.
726 The <link linkend='var-PREMIRRORS'><filename>PREMIRRORS</filename></link>
727 and
728 <link linkend='var-MIRRORS'><filename>MIRRORS</filename></link>
729 variables point to these, respectively.
728 BitBake checks pre-mirrors before looking upstream for any 730 BitBake checks pre-mirrors before looking upstream for any
729 source files. 731 source files.
730 Pre-mirrors are appropriate when you have a shared directory 732 Pre-mirrors are appropriate when you have a shared directory