summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/documentation
Commit message (Collapse)AuthorAgeFilesLines
* ref-manual: sync list of image types with sourceScott Rifenbark2019-09-061-1/+3
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: fc2817a4ca75efcb556c84ba5c6edcb4d703a78f) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* poky-end: Added "pylint3" package to Ubuntu essentials.Scott Rifenbark2019-09-061-1/+1
| | | | Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* Update to KERNEL_DEVICETREE variable.Adrian Bunk2019-09-061-9/+3
| | | | | | | | | | Corrected the requirements for the KERNEL_DEVCIETREE variable example. (From yocto-docs rev: 0502910c81f4d669457155ed5f52d5fa775d8d6d) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual: Updated "Creating a Team Development Environment"Scott Rifenbark2019-09-061-3/+2
| | | | | | | | | This section needed the wording updated. (From yocto-docs rev: dd9e09273e9e5d5b6b43bf508f50d4d57e0dc569) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Updates to "Building Your Recipe"Scott Rifenbark2019-09-061-6/+6
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: 6aa1fe818c284c1d740ce8063d58c664e73d380d) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Updated the "AS" variableScott Rifenbark2019-09-061-1/+1
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: ebd659999da3c465e1dbe3fb07d5eedbb6ff4c8f) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Removed "python2" mention in example.Scott Rifenbark2019-07-181-2/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | We are not using Python2. I removed this instance in the ref manual. The variable "PYTHON_PN" referenced Python 2. It no longer does. (From yocto-docs rev: bd2ed0c640e12e8010ebff0aaba77e8fe367d63e) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Fixed typo for BBMULTICONFIG variable.Scott Rifenbark2019-07-181-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | There was a typo in the BBMULTICONFIG variable description. It appeared as "BBMULTIFONFIG". I fixed it. (From yocto-docs rev: c53b1bb6e588f9ee87cb8ab85fc8c3985257a37a) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual: Provided proper link titleScott Rifenbark2019-07-181-1/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | In the "Enabling GObject Introspection Support" section, a link existed to the "Known Issues" section further down in the chapter. The target of the link was missing and appeared as the placeholder "xxx". I put in the proper link. (From yocto-docs rev: 8d0d1b2104f08e888075bc0ae0bed4f0ec2f4ea6) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* sdk-manual: Updated devtool to talk about oe-local-files.Scott Rifenbark2019-07-181-12/+73
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fixes YOCTO #13079 Bug is about making sure the section on the devtool command talks about oe-local-files. Two devtool commands (modify and upgrade) needed to mention the role of the oe-local-files area and how it is used during these commands. I updated the appropriate sections: * Use devtool modify to Modify the Source of an Existing Component * Use devtool upgrade to Create a Version of the Recipe that Supports a Newer Version of the Software. (From yocto-docs rev: 70ed68eca6dcb5b1f1b5638fd27a7b513b65661e) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* overview-manual: Fixed manual history tableScott Rifenbark2019-07-181-0/+5
| | | | | | | | | Missing information for some of the releases put back in. (From yocto-docs rev: f4c09ab9eda925c16946d9d6cf58d1e40d8f6a07) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual: Fixed grammar issue.Scott Rifenbark2019-06-181-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | Fixed in "Selecting an Initialization Manager" section. Extraneous word needed removed. (From yocto-docs rev: ab97d36299a7a648bc3f3325175d8ab633ad2d1a) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* overview-manual: Updated SCM sectionScott Rifenbark2019-06-181-5/+6
| | | | | | | | | | | | Fixes [YOCTO #10098] I updated the "Source Control Managers (Optional)" section to reference the "Fetchers" section in the BB manuual. (From yocto-docs rev: 0c014fba509d3ec28236e63a7bd2355b447c4acf) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Updated "npm.bbclass" section.Scott Rifenbark2019-06-181-2/+5
| | | | | | | | | | | I provided a general link to the wiki on npm software. Also, updated the section to point to the new section on how to create NPM packages, which is in the dev-manual. (From yocto-docs rev: 03fd635d06d64a53ad00196919350a45942731ce) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual: Updated the "Working with Packages" listScott Rifenbark2019-06-181-2/+5
| | | | | | | | | | | I added the "Creating node package manager (NPM) packages section link to the list. Also, made some edits to make the capitalization consistent in the list items. (From yocto-docs rev: d3e345cd3f44e9588c5fe8f0560e1859df0ff496) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* Makefile: Updated to support new NPM package creation sectionScott Rifenbark2019-06-182-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | The newly created section on how to create NPM packages required a figure. I added the figure to both the dev-manual and mega-manual tarballs creation areas. (From yocto-docs rev: 5109274d107b6d3ae6be3f71a20379cb6abb39d6) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual: Added new section for creating NPM packagesScott Rifenbark2019-06-182-0/+289
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Fixes [YOCTO #10098] This is a new section in the development tasks manual that describes how to create Node Package Manager (NPM) packages. I put the section in the "Working with Packages" section. (From yocto-docs rev: d7acd9f27418d414854d25bb27842407edfe7dda) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Grammar correctionScott Rifenbark2019-06-071-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | I left out the word "not" in a key sentence in the new "Checking on the Upgrade Status of a Recipe" section. Little words can make big differences. (From yocto-docs rev: 46a524a0d6c9e2ed6428039a4454e384a6ef648d) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Updates to check-recipe-upgrade devtool commandScott Rifenbark2019-06-071-6/+43
| | | | | | | | | | I updated the section to include more detail on what the user sees in the returned table. (From yocto-docs rev: 671279548dde7f356888ba1ad1551b8bb1f70a65) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: do_checkpkg - added link to checking upgrade statusScott Rifenbark2019-06-071-0/+3
| | | | | | | | | | | | I show the "devtool check-upgrade-status" command as part of the "do_checkpkg" task section. I added a cross-reference link to the "Checking on the Upgrade Status of a Recipe" section in the ref-manual. (From yocto-docs rev: 034054f431cc9f0e61c8e156eed66bdf6e1198a1) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual: Added check-upgrade-status blurb to upgrading recipesScott Rifenbark2019-06-071-1/+17
| | | | | | | | | | | | The section "Upgrading Recipes" covers several ways of upgrading a recipe. I added some stuff in the introductory area that mentions the fact a user might want to check the upgrade status of a recipe first. (From yocto-docs rev: bd2fd8d0a91b64455c282ebf4974e40874274f46) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: New section "Checking Upgrade Status of a Recipe"Scott Rifenbark2019-06-071-0/+72
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | I added a new section showcasing the "devtool check-upgrade-status" command. Also, added a note in the "Upgrading a Recipe" section" to tell the reader they might want to check on a recipe's upgrade status before upgrading a recipe. (From yocto-docs rev: 974f63fe8836fccd51f12b511c23644235cbd4b4) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Udated devtool help output examples.Scott Rifenbark2019-06-071-36/+34
| | | | | | | | | | Specifically missing was the "devtool check-upgrade-status" command. (From yocto-docs rev: beaa40e8d1037f237ab588ec6ce256b8c3a18543) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Removed "distutils-tools" class.Scott Rifenbark2019-06-071-5/+0
| | | | | | | | | | This class was removed for 2.7 and I took the reference section out of the class area. (From yocto-docs rev: daf786bebb0286d2ced46c97957d80a94c921c56) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Removed bugzilla.bbclassScott Rifenbark2019-06-071-12/+0
| | | | | | | | | | The migration section noted this class as becoming obsolete. I removed it from the class reference section. (From yocto-docs rev: 63128888242493fb5671f11a2e5e470f2da6b22a) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual, ref-manual: removed "distrodata" classScott Rifenbark2019-06-075-87/+20
| | | | | | | | | | | Ousted these since it was noted in the migration section that the class had been removed. Modified all references to the removed class as needed. (From yocto-docs rev: 7000acc76da6b7ee850b799347ab9083663c7e6a) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Updated "do_fetch" to have a link to "Fetchers"Scott Rifenbark2019-06-071-1/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | Fixes [YOCTO #10098] This task needed to cross-reference the "Fetchers" section, which is in the BitBake User Manual. (From yocto-docs rev: c8862f4c8cc43777acead0e93fc728f2e8be4641) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* sdk-manual: Added link to BB manual fetcher section.Scott Rifenbark2019-06-071-1/+3
| | | | | | | | | | | | In the "Use devtool upgrade to Create a Version of the Recipe that Supports a Newer Version of the Software" section, we reference "fetchers" but do not link to the section on them in the BB manual. I added a link. (From yocto-docs rev: 633ac78daa2ab3bdde17ecb1a203f6addd6ee4af) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Remove irda featureAdrian Bunk2019-06-071-4/+0
| | | | | | | | | | IrDA support was removed in upstream kernel 4.17, and irda-utils as well as the feature are now also removed. (From yocto-docs rev: 5650b3c733310b4d478440449d427de417946c81) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Added "npm" information to the SRC_URI variable.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-151-0/+3
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: 644cf94333ef289e9d0719f46b76f712f4807573) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* overview-manual: Updated SMC section to link to fetchersScott Rifenbark2019-05-151-4/+6
| | | | | | | | | | | | Fixes [YOCTO #10098] I did some re-writing here and also linked over to the "Fetchers" section, which is in the BitBake User Manual. (From yocto-docs rev: a2ba04bcf13dd1c68cba5a79ae9e7d4c8fbcdf59) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual: Added cross-link to "Fetchers" section in BB manual.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-121-1/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Fixes [YOCTO #10098] Inside the "Fetching Code" section we mention fetchers but have no links for more information to the "Fetchers" section in the BibBake User Manual. I have added a link. (From yocto-docs rev: 5224bb7b7a3c0f081b066a45865fd326aa068fc9) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* bsp-guide: More corrections to the BSP Kernel Recipe exampleScott Rifenbark2019-05-121-5/+5
| | | | | | | | | | After reading this over, I needed to explicitly state the *.bb and *.bbappend file names. It is clear now. (From yocto-docs rev: 901b76d9f94c33da15382068dc933d765cddade5) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Updated PREFERRED_VERSION variable to use 5.0Scott Rifenbark2019-05-121-3/+3
| | | | | | | | | | I changed the PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto example to use the 5.0 linux-yocto kernel rather than the 4.12 version. (From yocto-docs rev: 334554dd87f5372066d55246384ed5205aaf1f86) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* bsp-guide: Updated the BSP kernel recipe example.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-121-28/+18
| | | | | | | | | | | | | There were some issues with this. The example stated using an append file and the file was actually named as a regular recipe file. I fixed that. Also, I updated the PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto variable from "4.12" to "5.0" to be more up-to-date. (From yocto-docs rev: 933a668ef73b417587b4a8091b834db220611bd6) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* documentation: Cleaned up "plug-in"/"plugin" terminology.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-074-49/+49
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | The YP manual set was using the plugin term inconsistently. It was appearing as "plugin" as well as "plug-in". The plugins in the project are all named without a hyphen. The term itself is either/or according to Google. I have changed all references to plugin so that they do not use a hyphen. (From yocto-docs rev: 715bb58e2347c5e37a49da7d9e3e230503672337) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* bsp-guide: Updated the "beaglebone-yocto.conf" example.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-11/+10
| | | | | | | | | | | This listing had gone stale. I updated the actual listing to match what is in poky repository and adjusted the various variable explanations affected. (From yocto-docs rev: 44ccb6ea7301ffa43c89f7a4f28265ea28725f99) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Updated the "Container Layer" term.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-10/+5
| | | | | | | | | | | I removed the incorrect "meta-intel" layer for the example and replaced it with the better "meta-openembedded" layer. Reported by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> (From yocto-docs rev: eed35c97aa53efdcdb9a270555774a7c3a0e3b69) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* bsp-guide: Removed inaccurate "container layer" references.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-16/+9
| | | | | | | | | | | | I left only the single mention of "container layers" and changed the example from "meta-intel" to OpenEmbedded's meta-openembedded layer. Reported-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> (From yocto-docs rev: 8aa4de2be19c001f19cc540e2f7b33ca71f6be60) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* documentation: Prepared for 2.8 releaseScott Rifenbark2019-05-0711-43/+88
| | | | | | | | | | | poky.ent - variables all set up for 2.8 mega-manual.sed - "2.7" replaced with "2.8" <folder>.xml - manual revision history tables updated. (From yocto-docs rev: 6092a9282cbd397a2f64ca74361f862ea76b0e28) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Review comments applied to 2.7 migration section.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-33/+43
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: 81ced4c68631d4d63efec206e5453b00d8fcc786) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* poky.ent: changed 2.7 release variable date to "May 2019"Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-1/+1
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: 0c94c5c2c4300a9b91ab2be866d8781a79d2f62d) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Added Fedora 29 to the supported distros list.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-0/+1
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: 196bc35669e81b269d4576f552bdecc191bbc80a) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Added "License Value Corrections to migration.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-12/+41
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: 398a60005b9ce63e6ee141dfb8a71e8ae2bf2d86) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Added Eclipse removal for migration section.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-0/+11
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: 06409e5fa0080f76f68d9f98b3c9f5a4edfcc948) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* ref-manual: Inserted Migration 2.7 section.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-0/+224
| | | | | | | (From yocto-docs rev: 238ddd62995420741c2b97ccfa7d2c533b72837c) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual: Added reasoning blurb to "Viewing Variables" section.Scott Rifenbark2019-05-071-0/+10
| | | | | | | | | | | | I put a new introductory paragraph in the "Viewing Variables" section that alludes to why you might want to see variables. Also, I linked to the section "Modifying Variable Values" in the BB manual. (From yocto-docs rev: 6e18524ba62d2ff1231184467b0dd24dab33cfe6) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* dev-manual; brief-yoctoprojectqs: Updated checkout branch exampleScott Rifenbark2019-05-072-0/+2
| | | | | | | | | | Added the "yocto-2.6.2" tag to the example output since that will be part of the overal list when 2.7 releases. (From yocto-docs rev: 4863284811ad459cb0193528d5686a1ec008bb3e) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* sdk-manual: Removed all references to EclipseScott Rifenbark2019-05-077-99/+6
| | | | | | | | | Took care of links as well. (From yocto-docs rev: a338dc13ebbcdc77fb16e36f12eb5f0e1e05187f) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
* sdk-manual: Removed all references to EclipseScott Rifenbark2019-05-073-2204/+0
| | | | | | | | | | | One Neon appendix completely removed. One other chapter removed that held the latest version of Eclipse use removed. A figure was also removed. (From yocto-docs rev: 03524fc363f9232a2ed45d10688ddeb0439b0917) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>