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@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ | |||
430 | <note> | 430 | <note> |
431 | The recommended method for setting up the Yocto Project | 431 | The recommended method for setting up the Yocto Project |
432 | <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link> and the | 432 | <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link> and the |
433 | files for supported BSPs (eg., <filename>meta-intel</filename>) is to | 433 | files for supported BSPs (e.g., <filename>meta-intel</filename>) is to |
434 | use <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to create a local copy of the | 434 | use <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to create a local copy of the |
435 | upstream repositories. | 435 | upstream repositories. |
436 | </note> | 436 | </note> |
@@ -656,6 +656,17 @@ | |||
656 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink>, and | 656 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink>, and |
657 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></ulink>). | 657 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></ulink>). |
658 | </para></listitem> | 658 | </para></listitem> |
659 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Package Groups:</emphasis> | ||
660 | Arbitrary groups of software Recipes. | ||
661 | You use package groups to hold recipes that, when built, | ||
662 | usually accomplish a single task. | ||
663 | For example, a package group could contain the recipes for a | ||
664 | company’s proprietary or value-add software. | ||
665 | Or, the package group could contain the recipes that enable | ||
666 | graphics. | ||
667 | A package group is really just another recipe. | ||
668 | Because package group files are recipes, they end with the | ||
669 | <filename>.bb</filename> filename extension.</para></listitem> | ||
659 | <listitem><para id='poky'><emphasis>Poky:</emphasis> The term "poky" can mean several things. | 670 | <listitem><para id='poky'><emphasis>Poky:</emphasis> The term "poky" can mean several things. |
660 | In its most general sense, it is an open-source project that was initially developed | 671 | In its most general sense, it is an open-source project that was initially developed |
661 | by OpenedHand. With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing OpenEmbedded | 672 | by OpenedHand. With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing OpenEmbedded |
@@ -732,13 +743,6 @@ | |||
732 | repositories, branches, and tags, see the | 743 | repositories, branches, and tags, see the |
733 | "<link linkend='repositories-tags-and-branches'>Repositories, Tags, and Branches</link>" | 744 | "<link linkend='repositories-tags-and-branches'>Repositories, Tags, and Branches</link>" |
734 | section.</para></listitem> | 745 | section.</para></listitem> |
735 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Tasks:</emphasis> Arbitrary groups of software Recipes. | ||
736 | You use tasks to hold recipes that, when built, usually accomplish a single task. | ||
737 | For example, a task could contain the recipes for a company’s proprietary or value-add software. | ||
738 | Or, the task could contain the recipes that enable graphics. | ||
739 | A task is really just another recipe. | ||
740 | Because task files are recipes, they end with the <filename>.bb</filename> filename | ||
741 | extension.</para></listitem> | ||
742 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Upstream:</emphasis> A reference to source code or repositories | 746 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Upstream:</emphasis> A reference to source code or repositories |
743 | that are not local to the development system but located in a master area that is controlled | 747 | that are not local to the development system but located in a master area that is controlled |
744 | by the maintainer of the source code. | 748 | by the maintainer of the source code. |