From b43a1706c322165898b0f5f5000525107c2877c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 13:50:25 -0700 Subject: dev-manual: Pulled cloning sections up into a parent section. (From yocto-docs rev: 68ef556831f687e25e3f4df068db4ea86bffb3b3) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml | 56 ++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 26 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 c72a28d9cf..a1b502b8eb 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml @@ -829,35 +829,39 @@ + -
- Cloning the <filename>poky</filename> Repository +
+ Cloning and Checking Out Branches - - To use the Yocto Project, you need a release of the Yocto Project - locally installed on your development system. - The locally installed set of files is referred to as the - Source Directory - in the Yocto Project documentation. - + + To use the Yocto Project, you need a release of the Yocto Project + locally installed on your development system. + The locally installed set of files is referred to as the + Source Directory + in the Yocto Project documentation. + - - You create your Source Directory by using - Git to clone a local - copy of the upstream poky repository. - Tip - The preferred method of getting the Yocto Project Source - Directory set up is to clone the repository. - - Working from a copy of the upstream repository allows you - to contribute back into the Yocto Project or simply work with - the latest software on a development branch. - Because Git maintains and creates an upstream repository with - a complete history of changes and you are working with a local - clone of that repository, you have access to all the Yocto - Project development branches and tag names used in the upstream - repository. - + + You create your Source Directory by using + Git to clone a local + copy of the upstream poky repository. + Tip + The preferred method of getting the Yocto Project Source + Directory set up is to clone the repository. + + Working from a copy of the upstream repository allows you + to contribute back into the Yocto Project or simply work with + the latest software on a development branch. + Because Git maintains and creates an upstream repository with + a complete history of changes and you are working with a local + clone of that repository, you have access to all the Yocto + Project development branches and tag names used in the upstream + repository. + + +
+ Cloning the <filename>poky</filename> Repository Follow these steps to create a local version of the -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf