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@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ section. | |||
42 | 42 | ||
43 | Once you have cloned the kernel Git repository and the cache of Metadata | 43 | Once you have cloned the kernel Git repository and the cache of Metadata |
44 | on your local machine, you can discover the branches that are available | 44 | on your local machine, you can discover the branches that are available |
45 | in the repository using the following Git command: $ git branch -a | 45 | in the repository using the following Git command: |
46 | :: | ||
47 | |||
48 | $ git branch -a | ||
49 | |||
46 | Checking out a branch allows you to work with a particular Yocto Linux | 50 | Checking out a branch allows you to work with a particular Yocto Linux |
47 | kernel. For example, the following commands check out the | 51 | kernel. For example, the following commands check out the |
48 | "standard/beagleboard" branch of the Yocto Linux kernel repository and | 52 | "standard/beagleboard" branch of the Yocto Linux kernel repository and |
@@ -56,10 +60,8 @@ the "yocto-4.12" branch of the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository: | |||
56 | 60 | ||
57 | .. note:: | 61 | .. note:: |
58 | 62 | ||
59 | Branches in the | 63 | Branches in the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository correspond to Yocto Linux |
60 | yocto-kernel-cache | 64 | kernel versions (e.g. "yocto-4.12", "yocto-4.10", "yocto-4.9", and so forth). |
61 | repository correspond to Yocto Linux kernel versions (e.g. | ||
62 | "yocto-4.12", "yocto-4.10", "yocto-4.9", and so forth). | ||
63 | 65 | ||
64 | Once you have checked out and switched to appropriate branches, you can | 66 | Once you have checked out and switched to appropriate branches, you can |
65 | see a snapshot of all the kernel source files used to used to build that | 67 | see a snapshot of all the kernel source files used to used to build that |
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ patch, or BSP: | |||
105 | repository organized under the "Yocto Linux Kernel" heading in the | 107 | repository organized under the "Yocto Linux Kernel" heading in the |
106 | :yocto_git:`Yocto Project Source Repositories <>`. | 108 | :yocto_git:`Yocto Project Source Repositories <>`. |
107 | 109 | ||
108 | - Areas pointed to by ``SRC_URI`` statements found in kernel recipes | 110 | - Areas pointed to by ``SRC_URI`` statements found in kernel recipes. |
109 | 111 | ||
110 | For a typical build, the target of the search is a feature | 112 | For a typical build, the target of the search is a feature |
111 | description in an ``.scc`` file whose name follows this format (e.g. | 113 | description in an ``.scc`` file whose name follows this format (e.g. |
@@ -194,12 +196,10 @@ the build process before compilation starts: | |||
194 | .. note:: | 196 | .. note:: |
195 | 197 | ||
196 | In the previous example, the "yocto-4.12" branch is checked out in | 198 | In the previous example, the "yocto-4.12" branch is checked out in |
197 | the | 199 | the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository. |
198 | yocto-kernel-cache | ||
199 | repository. | ||
200 | 200 | ||
201 | The OpenEmbedded build system makes sure these conditions exist before | 201 | The OpenEmbedded build system makes sure these conditions exist before |
202 | attempting compilation. Other means, however, do exist, such as as | 202 | attempting compilation. Other means, however, do exist, such as |
203 | bootstrapping a BSP. | 203 | bootstrapping a BSP. |
204 | 204 | ||
205 | Before building a kernel, the build process verifies the tree and | 205 | Before building a kernel, the build process verifies the tree and |