From a7e4747f499d4219c29277e80e64e4fdf604628a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:55:07 -0700 Subject: documentation/dev-manual: Scott Garman's review comments. Made several editing corrections for various terms and phrasings based on Scott Garman's review. (From yocto-docs rev: a21ba80151ce82683d45cd67ddb0728d779b007a) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml') diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml index fbf16813c3..48f98b50b5 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Introducing the Yocto Project - The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux developers. + The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux development. The project provides a recent Linux kernel along with a set of system commands, libraries, and system components suitable for the embedded developer. The Yocto Project also features the Sato reference User Interface should you be dealing with @@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ Host System: You need a recent release of Fedora, OpenSUSE, Debian, or Ubuntu. You should have a reasonably current Linux-based host system. - You should also have about 100 gigabytes of free disk space if you plan on building - images. - Packages: Depending on your host system (Debian-based or RPM-based), - you need certain packages. + You should also have about 100 gigabytes of free disk space for building images. + + Packages: The Yocto Project requires certain packages + exist on your development system. See the The Packages section in the Yocto Project Quick start for the exact package requirements. @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ script. Make sure the conf/local.conf configuration file is set up how you want it. - This file defines the target machine architecture and and other build configurations. + This file defines the target machine architecture and and other build options. Build the image using the BitBake command. If you want information on Bitbake, see the user manual at . @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Using Pre-Built Binaries and QEMU - Another option you have to get started is to use a pre-built binary. + Another option you have to get started is to use pre-built binaries. This scenario is ideal for developing software applications to run on your target hardware. To do this you need to install the stand-alone Yocto toolchain tarball and then download the pre-built kernel that you will boot using the QEMU emulator. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf