From f2db665b7877a3640b180af46d1a2c260ede7210 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:43:07 -0700 Subject: ref-manual: Updated the "poky" term Applied some formatting and some links (From yocto-docs rev: a0881588fcf2314b6d7bcbfb7ee9b9d4d7a2ef2c) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml | 54 ++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml') diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml index 9e6c751987..aab0eaa9e0 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml @@ -937,29 +937,37 @@ Poky: - The term "poky" can mean several things. - In its most general sense, it is an open-source - project that was initially developed by OpenedHand. - With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing - OpenEmbedded build system becoming a commercially - supportable build system for embedded Linux. - After Intel Corporation acquired OpenedHand, the - project poky became the basis for the Yocto Project's - build system. - - Within the Yocto Project source repositories, - poky exists as a separate Git - repository you can clone to yield a local copy on your - host system. - Thus, "poky" can refer to the local copy of the Source - Directory used for development within the Yocto - Project. - - Finally, "poky" can refer to the default - DISTRO - (i.e. distribution) created when you use the Yocto - Project in conjunction with the - poky repository to build an image. + The term "poky", which is pronounced + Pah-kee, can mean several things: + + + In its most general sense, poky is an open-source + project that was initially developed by OpenedHand. + OpenedHand developed poky off of the existing + OpenEmbedded build system to create a commercially + supportable build system for embedded Linux. + After Intel Corporation acquired OpenedHand, the + poky project became the basis for the Yocto Project's + build system. + + + Within the Yocto Project + Source Repositories, + "poky" exists as a separate Git + repository from which you can clone to yield a local + Git repository that is a copy on your host system. + Thus, "poky" can refer to the upstream or + local copy of the files used for development within + the Yocto Project. + + + Finally, "poky" can refer to the default + DISTRO + (i.e. distribution) created when you use the Yocto + Project in conjunction with the + poky repository to build an image. + + Recipe: -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf