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author | Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> | 2016-06-06 13:25:18 -0700 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2016-06-06 22:53:35 +0100 |
commit | 9c75c64cb99a3d5103b7bb4e2a700e5bb5af516b (patch) | |
tree | eb732c97330d67ec39dbe66f9b4dc7a2a31abc95 /documentation | |
parent | 25d8fac2d30f658d56ee2d27e299a560b6731299 (diff) | |
download | poky-9c75c64cb99a3d5103b7bb4e2a700e5bb5af516b.tar.gz |
kernel-dev: Fix the locations of .config and source directory
The locations of the kernel .config file and source direcotry
moved a couple releases ago. Updated the documentation
accordingly.
Also added a note explaining how to check the expansion of
variables, which servs a couple of purposes:
* For curious readers, shows them how to understand where
these variables come from and how they are used.
* For suspicious readers, shows them how they can verify that
the variables in the documentation are actually correct.
Author: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@linux.intel.com>
(From yocto-docs rev: a4f92870e70cb625f2987a59aff3f460457b4889)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml | 27 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml index 261471c46b..a9aafd3c21 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml | |||
@@ -384,9 +384,10 @@ | |||
384 | 384 | ||
385 | <para> | 385 | <para> |
386 | The resulting <filename>.config</filename> file is | 386 | The resulting <filename>.config</filename> file is |
387 | located in | 387 | located in the build directory, |
388 | <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename> under the | 388 | <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-B'><filename>B</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename>, |
389 | <filename>linux-${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PACKAGE_ARCH'><filename>PACKAGE_ARCH</filename></ulink><filename>}-${<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE'><filename>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</filename></ulink>}-build</filename> directory. | 389 | which expands to |
390 | <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename><filename>/linux-</filename><filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PACKAGE_ARCH'><filename>PACKAGE_ARCH</filename></ulink><filename>}-${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE'><filename>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</filename></ulink><filename>}-build</filename>. | ||
390 | You can use the entire <filename>.config</filename> file as the | 391 | You can use the entire <filename>.config</filename> file as the |
391 | <filename>defconfig</filename> file as described in the | 392 | <filename>defconfig</filename> file as described in the |
392 | "<link linkend='changing-the-configuration'>Changing the Configuration</link>" section. | 393 | "<link linkend='changing-the-configuration'>Changing the Configuration</link>" section. |
@@ -394,6 +395,16 @@ | |||
394 | see the | 395 | see the |
395 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-menuconfig'>Using <filename>menuconfig</filename></ulink>" | 396 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-menuconfig'>Using <filename>menuconfig</filename></ulink>" |
396 | section in the Yocto Project Development Manual. | 397 | section in the Yocto Project Development Manual. |
398 | <note> | ||
399 | You can determine what a variable expands to by looking | ||
400 | at the output of the <filename>bitbake -e</filename> | ||
401 | command: | ||
402 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
403 | $ bitbake -e virtual/kernel | ||
404 | </literallayout> | ||
405 | Search the output for the variable in which you are | ||
406 | interested to see exactly how it is expanded and used. | ||
407 | </note> | ||
397 | </para> | 408 | </para> |
398 | 409 | ||
399 | <para> | 410 | <para> |
@@ -512,8 +523,14 @@ | |||
512 | </literallayout> | 523 | </literallayout> |
513 | Taking this step ensures you have the sources prepared | 524 | Taking this step ensures you have the sources prepared |
514 | and the configuration completed. | 525 | and the configuration completed. |
515 | You can find the sources in the | 526 | You can find the sources in the build directory within the |
516 | <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink><filename>}/linux</filename> directory. | 527 | <filename>source/</filename> directory, which is a symlink |
528 | (i.e. <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-B'><filename>B</filename></ulink><filename>}/source</filename>). | ||
529 | The <filename>source/</filename> directory expands to | ||
530 | <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename><filename>/linux-</filename><filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PACKAGE_ARCH'><filename>PACKAGE_ARCH</filename></ulink><filename>}-${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE'><filename>LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE</filename></ulink><filename>}-build/source</filename>. | ||
531 | The directory pointed to by the | ||
532 | <filename>source/</filename> symlink is also known as | ||
533 | <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-STAGING_KERNEL_DIR'><filename>STAGING_KERNEL_DIR</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename>. | ||
517 | </para> | 534 | </para> |
518 | 535 | ||
519 | <para> | 536 | <para> |