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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2015-01-14 16:04:01 -0800
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2015-02-17 15:16:48 +0000
commita0e84189ee77955af14b4e695688ea204ad46572 (patch)
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parent73588fa725f5292cdc50f8ec522d70cd48e45458 (diff)
downloadpoky-a0e84189ee77955af14b4e695688ea204ad46572.tar.gz
bsp-guide: Added a clarifying not about meta- in BSP layer names.
This note provides a bit of a warning or tip regarding naming BSP layers. The letter of the law dictates that you don't need to prepend a BSP layer name with the string "meta-". However, scripts exist in OE where the naming convention is assumed. Reported-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> (From yocto-docs rev: 0375349fdd3cd5ff8a54db8124d5cdc02133ff12) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
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--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
41 </literallayout> 41 </literallayout>
42 The string "meta-" is prepended to the machine or platform name, which is 42 The string "meta-" is prepended to the machine or platform name, which is
43 <replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable> in the above form. 43 <replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable> in the above form.
44 <note><title>Tip</title>
45 Because the BSP layer naming convention is well-established,
46 it is advisable to follow it when creating layers.
47 Technically speaking, a BSP layer name does not need to
48 start with <filename>meta-</filename>.
49 However, you might run into situations where obscure
50 scripts assume this convention.
51 </note>
44 </para> 52 </para>
45 53
46 <para> 54 <para>