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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2013-06-18 14:54:54 +0300
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2013-06-21 14:26:31 +0100
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ref-manual: Added note about issues on supported distros
Fixes YOCTO #4519 I have added a note after the list of supported Linux distros that states there might be problems on a given distro when using YP. I cited the CentOS 6.4 example for this 4519 bug. (From yocto-docs rev: 30c413739aae99462ec2b4771041d4c115917aa9) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@
101 <title>Supported Linux Distributions</title> 101 <title>Supported Linux Distributions</title>
102 102
103 <para> 103 <para>
104 Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following distributions: 104 Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following
105 distributions.
106 For additional information on distributions that support the
107 Yocto Project, see the
108 <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Distribution_Support'>Distribution Support</ulink> wiki page.
105 <itemizedlist> 109 <itemizedlist>
106 <listitem><para>Ubuntu 10.04</para></listitem> 110 <listitem><para>Ubuntu 10.04</para></listitem>
107 <listitem><para>Ubuntu 11.10</para></listitem> 111 <listitem><para>Ubuntu 11.10</para></listitem>
@@ -120,9 +124,15 @@
120 </para> 124 </para>
121 125
122 <note> 126 <note>
123 For additional information on distributions that support the 127 While the Yocto Project Team attempts to ensure all Yocto Project
124 Yocto Project, see the 128 releases are one hundred percent compatible with each officially
125 <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Distribution_Support'>Distribution Support</ulink> wiki page. 129 supported Linux distribution, instances might exist where you
130 encounter a problem while using the Yocto Project on a specific
131 distribution.
132 For example, the CentOS 6.4 distribution does not include the
133 Gtk+ 2.20.0 and PyGtk 2.21.0 (or higher) packages, which are
134 required to run
135 <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>.
126 </note> 136 </note>
127 </section> 137 </section>
128 138
@@ -245,6 +255,12 @@
245 <para> 255 <para>
246 The following list shows the required packages by function 256 The following list shows the required packages by function
247 given a supported CentOS Linux distribution: 257 given a supported CentOS Linux distribution:
258 <note>Depending on the CentOS version you are using, other requirements
259 and dependencies might exist.
260 For details, you should look at the CentOS sections on the
261 <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies'>Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies</ulink>
262 wiki page.
263 </note>
248 <itemizedlist> 264 <itemizedlist>
249 <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis> 265 <listitem><para><emphasis>Essentials:</emphasis>
250 Packages needed to build an image for a headless 266 Packages needed to build an image for a headless
@@ -271,11 +287,6 @@
271 $ sudo yum -y install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel 287 $ sudo yum -y install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel
272 </literallayout></para></listitem> 288 </literallayout></para></listitem>
273 </itemizedlist> 289 </itemizedlist>
274 <note>Depending on the CentOS version you are using, other requirements
275 and dependencies might exist.
276 For details, you should look at the CentOS sections on the
277 <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies'>Poky/GettingStarted/Dependencies</ulink>
278 wiki page.</note>
279 </para> 290 </para>
280 </section> 291 </section>
281 </section> 292 </section>