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14 out-of-tree modules. 14 out-of-tree modules.
15</para> 15</para>
16 16
17 <section id='preparing-a-layer'> 17 <section id='creating-and-preparing-a-layer'>
18 <title>Preparing a Layer</title> 18 <title>Creating and Preparing a Layer</title>
19 19
20 <para> 20 <para>
21 Customizing kernel recipes is best done in your own custom layer. 21 If you are going to be modifying kernel recipes, it is recommended
22 Your layer will have its own BitBake append files 22 that you create and prepare your own layer in which to do your
23 (<filename>.bbappend</filename>) and provide a convenient 23 work.
24 mechanism to create your own recipe files (<filename>.bb</filename>). 24 Your layer contains its own BitBake append files
25 </para> 25 (<filename>.bbappend</filename>) and provides a convenient
26 26 mechanism to create your own recipe files
27 <para> 27 (<filename>.bb</filename>).
28 This guide is written with the assumption that you will be working
29 from within your custom layer that is independent from layers
30 released with the Yocto Project.
31 For details on how to create and work with layers, see the following 28 For details on how to create and work with layers, see the following
32 sections in the Yocto Project Development Manual: 29 sections in the Yocto Project Development Manual:
33 <itemizedlist> 30 <itemizedlist>
@@ -38,20 +35,6 @@
38 development.</para></listitem> 35 development.</para></listitem>
39 </itemizedlist> 36 </itemizedlist>
40 </para> 37 </para>
41
42 <para>
43 Original text:
44 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
45Customizing recipes is best done in a layer with bbappend files. Layers also
46provide a convenient mechanism to create your own recipes. This guide assumes
47you will be working from within a layer independent from those released with the
48Yocto Project. For details on how to create and work with layers, refer to
49section 5.1 Understanding and Creating Layers in the Yocto Project Development
50Manual.
51
52(Kernel specific directions in 5.7.4)
53 </literallayout>
54 </para>
55 </section> 38 </section>
56 39
57 <section id='modifying-an-existing-recipe'> 40 <section id='modifying-an-existing-recipe'>