From 4df50d382763961501651eb4ca7d5dff11298479 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Robert P. J. Day" Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 15:11:06 +0300 Subject: bitbake: bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml: Minor edits to start of intro chapter (Bitbake rev: 4e5db4bc460c12194a233dd283c273009606bb64) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- .../bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml | 25 +++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'bitbake/doc') diff --git a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml index af2400f53c..42ea19f3fc 100644 --- a/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml +++ b/bitbake/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-intro.xml @@ -35,17 +35,19 @@ BitBake executes tasks according to provided metadata that builds up the tasks. - Metadata is stored in recipe (.bb), - recipe "append" (.bbappend), - configuration (.conf), and class - (.bbclass) files and provides + Metadata is stored in recipe (.bb) + and related recipe "append" (.bbappend) + files, configuration (.conf) and + underlying include (.inc) files, and + in class (.bbclass) files. + The metadata provides BitBake with instructions on what tasks to run and the dependencies between those tasks. BitBake includes a fetcher library for obtaining source code from various places such as local files, source control - systems, websites, or local files. + systems, or websites. The instructions for each unit to be built (e.g. a piece @@ -56,8 +58,8 @@ BitBake includes a client/server abstraction and can - be used from a command line or used as a service over XMLRPC and - has several different user interfaces. + be used from a command line or used as a service over + XML-RPC and has several different user interfaces. @@ -80,8 +82,11 @@ Today, BitBake is the primary basis of the OpenEmbedded project, which is being used to build and maintain Linux - distributions such as the Angstrom Distribution and which is used - as the build tool for Linux projects such as the Yocto Project. + distributions such as the + Angstrom Distribution, + and which is also being used as the build tool for Linux projects + such as the + Yocto Project. @@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ Split metadata into layers and allow layers - to override each other. + to enhance or override other layers. Allow representation of a given set of input variables -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf