documentation: remove all references to Hob

Hob and the packageinfo class have now been removed from the
code base. This patch removes all references to:

* Hob
* meta-hob
* packageinfo and
* BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE

from the documentation.

So long, Hob, and thanks for all the fish.

(From yocto-docs rev: 6a1ba2761d5c2ec1072616ce3d791787f1b1b2a7)

Signed-off-by: Belen Barros Pena <belen.barros.pena@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

10 files changed, 3 insertions, 166 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
index ec39ec9b31..8cf2a1e633 100644
--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
@@ -1403,11 +1403,6 @@
         /usr/local/src/yocto/meta-yocto-bsp \
         /usr/local/src/yocto/meta-myarm \
         "
-
-     BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE ?= " \
-        /usr/local/src/yocto/meta \
-        /usr/local/src/yocto/meta-yocto \
-        "
                     </literallayout>
                     Adding the layer to this file allows the build system to build the BSP and
                     the <filename>yocto-kernel</filename> tool to be able to find the layer and
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml
index e350882a38..5affa86ea3 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml
@@ -169,11 +169,6 @@
                     release of the Yocto Project.
                     </para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>
-                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>:</emphasis>
-                    A graphical user interface for BitBake.
-                    Hob's primary goal is to enable a user to perform common tasks more easily.
-                    </para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para><emphasis>
                     <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/toaster'>Toaster</ulink>:</emphasis>
                     An Application Programming Interface (API) and web-based
                     interface to the OpenEmbedded build system, which uses
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 984d08df81..489547dae6 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@
              Toaster provides an efficient interface to the OpenEmbedded build
              that allows you to start builds and examine build statistics.
              </para></listitem>
-         <listitem><para><emphasis>Image Development using Hob:</emphasis>
-             You can use the <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>
-             to build custom operating system images within the build
-             environment.
-             Hob provides an efficient interface to the OpenEmbedded build system.
-             </para></listitem>
          <listitem><para><emphasis>Using a Development Shell:</emphasis>
              You can use a <filename>devshell</filename> to efficiently debug
              commands or simply edit packages.
@@ -3189,47 +3183,6 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
-<section id='image-development-using-hob'>
-    <title>Image Development Using Hob</title>
-
-    <para>
-        The <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink> is a graphical user interface for the
-        OpenEmbedded build system, which is based on BitBake.
-        You can use the Hob to build custom operating system images within the Yocto Project build environment.
-        Hob simply provides a friendly interface over the build system used during development.
-        In other words, building images with the Hob lets you take care of common build tasks more easily.
-    </para>
-
-    <para>
-        For a better understanding of Hob, see the project page at
-        <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'></ulink>
-        on the Yocto Project website.
-        If you follow the "Documentation" link from the Hob page, you will
-        find a short introductory training video on Hob.
-        The following lists some features of Hob:
-        <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem><para>You can setup and run Hob using these commands:
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ source oe-init-build-env
-     $ hob
-            </literallayout></para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para>You can set the
-                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink>
-                for which you are building the image.</para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para>You can modify various policy settings such as the
-                package format with which to build,
-                the parallelism BitBake uses, whether or not to build an
-                external toolchain, and which host to build against.
-                </para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para>You can manage
-                <link linkend='understanding-and-creating-layers'>layers</link>.</para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para>You can select a base image and then add extra packages for your custom build.
-                </para></listitem>
-            <listitem><para>You can launch and monitor the build from within Hob.</para></listitem>
-        </itemizedlist>
-    </para>
-</section>
-
 <section id="platdev-appdev-devshell">
     <title>Using a Development Shell</title>
 
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
index 57e4a25853..e82f8340fb 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
@@ -192,10 +192,6 @@
             supported Linux distribution, instances might exist where you
             encounter a problem while using the Yocto Project on a specific
             distribution.
-            For example, the CentOS 6.4 distribution does not include the
-            Gtk+ 2.20.0 and PyGtk 2.21.0 (or higher) packages, which are
-            required to run
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>.
         </note>
     </section>
 
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
index 7f1ef8cd5d..670e1c1f7d 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/migration.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
                 reference hardware Board Support Packages (BSPs), respectively:
                 <filename>meta-yocto</filename> and
                 <filename>meta-yocto-bsp</filename>.
-                When running BitBake or Hob for the first time after upgrading,
+                When running BitBake for the first time after upgrading,
                 your <filename>conf/bblayers.conf</filename> file will be
                 updated to handle this change and you will be asked to
                 re-run or restart for the changes to take effect.
@@ -1446,18 +1446,6 @@
         </section>
     </section>
 
-    <section id='migration-1.6-directory-layout-changes'>
-        <title>Directory Layout Changes</title>
-
-        <para>
-            The <filename>meta-hob</filename> layer has been removed from
-            the top-level of the
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
-            The contents of this layer are no longer needed by the Hob
-            user interface for building images and toolchains.
-        </para>
-    </section>
-
     <section id='migration-1.6-package-test-ptest'>
         <title>Package Test (ptest)</title>
 
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
index dc402dbffc..1de1148264 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-bitbake.xml
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ Options:
   -l DEBUG_DOMAINS, --log-domains=DEBUG_DOMAINS
                         Show debug logging for the specified logging domains
   -P, --profile         Profile the command and save reports.
-  -u UI, --ui=UI        The user interface to use (e.g. knotty, hob, depexp).
+  -u UI, --ui=UI        The user interface to use (e.g. knotty and depexp).
   -t SERVERTYPE, --servertype=SERVERTYPE
                         Choose which server to use, process or xmlrpc.
   --revisions-changed   Set the exit code depending on whether upstream
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index c4f15c9f9d..bf4e5a949b 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -2558,22 +2558,6 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
-<section id='ref-classes-packageinfo'>
-    <title><filename>packageinfo.bbclass</filename></title>
-
-    <para>
-        The <filename>packageinfo</filename> class
-        gives a BitBake user interface the ability to retrieve information
-        about output packages from the <filename>pkgdata</filename> files.
-    </para>
-
-    <para>
-        This class is enabled automatically when using the
-        <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>
-        user interface.
-    </para>
-</section>
-
 <section id='ref-classes-patch'>
     <title><filename>patch.bbclass</filename></title>
 
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
index 725435e700..578b381e09 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
@@ -738,8 +738,7 @@
         <para>
             Be careful when deleting files in this directory.
             You can safely delete old images from this directory (e.g.
-            <filename>core-image-*</filename>, <filename>hob-image-*</filename>,
-            etc.).
+            <filename>core-image-*</filename>).
             However, the kernel (<filename>*zImage*</filename>, <filename>*uImage*</filename>, etc.),
             bootloader and other supplementary files might be deployed here prior to building an
             image.
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index d8e6127b63..376cd9a9ee 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -1134,20 +1134,7 @@
        /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto-bsp \
        /home/scottrif/poky/meta-mykernel \
        "
-
-     BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE ?= " \
-       /home/scottrif/poky/meta \
-       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto \
-       "
                     </literallayout>
-                    <note>
-                        The
-                        <link linkend='var-BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE'><filename>BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE</filename></link>
-                        variable exists only for
-                        <ulink url='https://www.yoctoproject.org/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>.
-                        The OpenEmbedded build system does not use this
-                        variable.
-                    </note>
                 </para>
 
                 <para>
@@ -1157,47 +1144,6 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
-        <glossentry id='var-BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE'><glossterm>BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE</glossterm>
-            <info>
-                BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE[doc] = "Lists core layers that cannot be removed from the bblayers.conf file."
-            </info>
-            <glossdef>
-                <para role="glossdeffirst">
-<!--                <para role="glossdeffirst"><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" /> -->
-                    Lists core layers that cannot be removed from the
-                    <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file during a build
-                    using the
-                    <ulink url='https://www.yoctoproject.org/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>.
-                    <note>
-                        When building an image outside of Hob, the OpenEmbedded
-                        build system ignores this variable.
-                    </note>
-                </para>
-
-                <para>
-                    In order for BitBake to build your image using Hob, your
-                    <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file must include the
-                    <filename>meta</filename> and <filename>meta-yocto</filename>
-                    core layers.
-                    Here is an example that shows these two layers listed in
-                    the <filename>BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE</filename> statement:
-                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     BBLAYERS = " \
-       /home/scottrif/poky/meta \
-       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto \
-       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto-bsp \
-       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-mykernel \
-       "
-
-     BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE ?= " \
-       /home/scottrif/poky/meta \
-       /home/scottrif/poky/meta-yocto \
-       "
-                    </literallayout>
-                </para>
-            </glossdef>
-        </glossentry>
-
         <glossentry id='var-BBMASK'><glossterm>BBMASK</glossterm>
             <info>
                 BBMASK[doc] = "Prevents BitBake from processing specific recipes or recipe append files."
diff --git a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-intro.xml b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-intro.xml
index 278c33f6dc..ee1dcbabaf 100644
--- a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-intro.xml
+++ b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-intro.xml
@@ -14,25 +14,6 @@
         remote build servers.
     </para>
 
-    <note>
-        <para>
-            This release of Toaster does allow you to configure and initiate
-            builds.
-            However, you cannot use Toaster to customize image recipes, which
-            still must either be done by hand or through
-            <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>.
-            As Toaster matures, it eventually will equal and surpass Hob
-            functionality, at which time Hob will be deprecated.
-        </para>
-
-        <para>
-            For more information on Hob,
-            see the
-            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#image-development-using-hob'>Image Development Using Hob</ulink>"
-           section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
-        </para>
-    </note>
-
     <section id='intro-features'>
         <title>Toaster Features</title>