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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2019-02-21 12:34:21 -0800
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2019-02-25 10:44:07 +0000
commitcd7a4e95cf1f1444cd445b60a602cfd8b3e82f83 (patch)
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kernel-dev: Updated section on running menuconfig
Fixes [YOCTO #13146] I added some information to the "Using menuconfig" section to indicate two host packages that must be installed in order for menuconfig to run. (From yocto-docs rev: 4f5b12ebe8f8c0ab23001b8fc770295dc585429c) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
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@@ -1479,15 +1479,33 @@
1479 1479
1480 <para> 1480 <para>
1481 To use the <filename>menuconfig</filename> tool in the Yocto 1481 To use the <filename>menuconfig</filename> tool in the Yocto
1482 Project development environment, you must launch it using 1482 Project development environment, you must do the following:
1483 BitBake. 1483 <itemizedlist>
1484 Thus, the environment must be set up using the 1484 <listitem><para>
1485 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink> 1485 Because you launch <filename>menuconfig</filename>
1486 script found in the 1486 using BitBake, you must be sure to set up your
1487 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>. 1487 environment by running the
1488 You must also be sure of the state of your build's 1488 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>
1489 configuration in the 1489 script found in the
1490 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>. 1490 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
1491 </para></listitem>
1492 <listitem><para>
1493 You must be sure of the state of your build's
1494 configuration in the
1495 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
1496 </para></listitem>
1497 <listitem><para>
1498 Your build host must have the following two packages
1499 installed:
1500 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
1501 libncurses5-dev
1502 libtinfo-dev
1503 </literallayout>
1504 </para></listitem>
1505 </itemizedlist>
1506 </para>
1507
1508 <para>
1491 The following commands initialize the BitBake environment, 1509 The following commands initialize the BitBake environment,
1492 run the 1510 run the
1493 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-kernel_configme'><filename>do_kernel_configme</filename></ulink> 1511 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-kernel_configme'><filename>do_kernel_configme</filename></ulink>