From 040eea3de69f921f79b1be05df9b6665a9159228 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simone Weiß Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:51:24 +0000 Subject: dev-manual: start.rst: update use of Download page MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The yocto website has changed its structure. Update the section for Accessing the Downloads page to match the new structure. (From yocto-docs rev: d8fdec653f96c4ddcb705ff0ef17ed641afcfe2d) Signed-off-by: Simone Weiß Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/dev-manual/start.rst | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/dev-manual') diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst index 4a556967eb..d70c39d546 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/start.rst @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ a selection of these components. Using the Downloads Page ------------------------ -The :yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` uses a "DOWNLOADS" page +The :yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` uses a "RELEASES" page from which you can locate and download tarballs of any Yocto Project release. Rather than Git repositories, these files represent snapshot tarballs similar to the tarballs located in the Index of Releases @@ -630,11 +630,13 @@ described in the ":ref:`dev-manual/start:accessing source archives`" section. #. *Go to the Yocto Project Website:* Open The :yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` in your browser. -#. *Get to the Downloads Area:* Select the "DOWNLOADS" item from the - pull-down "SOFTWARE" tab menu near the top of the page. +#. *Get to the Downloads Area:* Select the "RELEASES" item from the + pull-down "DEVELOPMENT" tab menu near the top of the page. -#. *Select a Yocto Project Release:* Use the menu next to "RELEASE" to - display and choose a recent or past supported Yocto Project release +#. *Select a Yocto Project Release:* On the top of the "RELEASE" page currently + supported releases are displayed, further down past supported Yocto Project + releases are visible. The "Download" links in the rows of the table there + will lead to the download tarballs for the release. (e.g. &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;, &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP_MINUS_ONE;, and so forth). .. note:: @@ -645,9 +647,9 @@ described in the ":ref:`dev-manual/start:accessing source archives`" section. You can use the "RELEASE ARCHIVE" link to reveal a menu of all Yocto Project releases. -#. *Download Tools or Board Support Packages (BSPs):* From the - "DOWNLOADS" page, you can download tools or BSPs as well. Just scroll - down the page and look for what you need. +#. *Download Tools or Board Support Packages (BSPs):* Next to the tarballs you + will find download tools or BSPs as well. Just select a Yocto Project + release and look for what you need. Cloning and Checking Out Branches ================================= -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf