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514 | The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-TOPDIR'><filename>TOPDIR</filename></ulink> | 514 | The <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-TOPDIR'><filename>TOPDIR</filename></ulink> |
515 | variable points to the Build Directory.</para> | 515 | variable points to the Build Directory.</para> |
516 | 516 | ||
517 | <para>You have a lot of flexibility when creating the Build Directory. | 517 | <para> |
518 | Following are some examples that show how to create the directory: | 518 | You have a lot of flexibility when creating the Build |
519 | Directory. | ||
520 | Following are some examples that show how to create the | ||
521 | directory. | ||
522 | The examples assume your | ||
523 | <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link> is | ||
524 | named <filename>poky</filename>: | ||
519 | <itemizedlist> | 525 | <itemizedlist> |
520 | <listitem><para>Create the Build Directory in your current working directory | 526 | <listitem><para>Create the Build Directory inside your |
521 | and name it <filename>build</filename>. | 527 | Source Directory and let the name of the Build |
522 | This is the default behavior. | 528 | Directory default to <filename>build</filename>: |
523 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 529 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
524 | $ source &OE_INIT_PATH; | 530 | $ cd $HOME/poky |
531 | $ source &OE_INIT_FILE; | ||
525 | </literallayout></para></listitem> | 532 | </literallayout></para></listitem> |
526 | <listitem><para>Provide a directory path and specifically name the build | 533 | <listitem><para>Create the Build Directory inside your |
527 | directory. | 534 | home directory and specifically name it |
528 | This next example creates a Build Directory named <filename>YP-&POKYVERSION;</filename> | 535 | <filename>test-builds</filename>: |
529 | in your home directory within the directory <filename>mybuilds</filename>. | ||
530 | If <filename>mybuilds</filename> does not exist, the directory is created for you: | ||
531 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 536 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
532 | $ source &OE_INIT_PATH; $HOME/mybuilds/YP-&POKYVERSION; | 537 | $ cd $HOME |
538 | $ source poky/&OE_INIT_FILE; test-builds | ||
533 | </literallayout></para></listitem> | 539 | </literallayout></para></listitem> |
534 | <listitem><para>Provide an existing directory to use as the Build Directory | 540 | <listitem><para>Provide a directory path and |
535 | and use the default <filename>build</filename> name. | 541 | specifically name the build directory. |
542 | Any intermediate folders in the pathname must | ||
543 | exist. | ||
544 | This next example creates a Build Directory named | ||
545 | <filename>YP-&POKYVERSION;</filename> | ||
546 | in your home directory within the existing | ||
547 | directory <filename>mybuilds</filename>: | ||
536 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 548 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
537 | $ source &OE_INIT_PATH; $HOME/mybuilds/ | 549 | $cd $HOME |
550 | $ source $HOME/poky/&OE_INIT_FILE; $HOME/mybuilds/YP-&POKYVERSION; | ||
538 | </literallayout></para></listitem> | 551 | </literallayout></para></listitem> |
539 | </itemizedlist> | 552 | </itemizedlist> |
540 | </para></listitem> | 553 | </para></listitem> |