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42 42
43Once you have cloned the kernel Git repository and the cache of Metadata 43Once you have cloned the kernel Git repository and the cache of Metadata
44on your local machine, you can discover the branches that are available 44on your local machine, you can discover the branches that are available
45in the repository using the following Git command: $ git branch -a 45in the repository using the following Git command:
46::
47
48 $ git branch -a
49
46Checking out a branch allows you to work with a particular Yocto Linux 50Checking out a branch allows you to work with a particular Yocto Linux
47kernel. For example, the following commands check out the 51kernel. 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
64Once you have checked out and switched to appropriate branches, you can 66Once you have checked out and switched to appropriate branches, you can
65see a snapshot of all the kernel source files used to used to build that 67see 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
201The OpenEmbedded build system makes sure these conditions exist before 201The OpenEmbedded build system makes sure these conditions exist before
202attempting compilation. Other means, however, do exist, such as as 202attempting compilation. Other means, however, do exist, such as
203bootstrapping a BSP. 203bootstrapping a BSP.
204 204
205Before building a kernel, the build process verifies the tree and 205Before building a kernel, the build process verifies the tree and