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authorMichael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>2023-03-20 15:59:02 +0100
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2023-04-28 14:46:17 +0100
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ref-manual: add "Mixin" term
Also add a target (and use) a target for the "Long Term Support Release" section. (From yocto-docs rev: 98d6f2066fcdb20e63b8da6ed52d0f3590b15195) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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87 exception to this policy occurs when there is a strong reason such as 87 exception to this policy occurs when there is a strong reason such as
88 the fix happens to also be the preferred upstream approach. 88 the fix happens to also be the preferred upstream approach.
89 89
90.. _ref-long-term-support-releases:
91
90Long Term Support Releases 92Long Term Support Releases
91========================== 93==========================
92 94
@@ -120,16 +122,16 @@ of stable and :term:`LTS` releases.
120 122
121 In some circumstances, a layer can be created by the community in order to 123 In some circumstances, a layer can be created by the community in order to
122 add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an :term:`LTS` 124 add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an :term:`LTS`
123 release. This is called a "mixin" layer. These are thin and specific 125 release. This is called a :term:`Mixin` layer. These are thin and specific
124 purpose layers which can be stacked with an :term:`LTS` release to "mix" a specific 126 purpose layers which can be stacked with an :term:`LTS` release to "mix" a specific
125 feature into that build. These are created on an as-needed basis and 127 feature into that build. These are created on an as-needed basis and
126 maintained by the people who need them. 128 maintained by the people who need them.
127 129
128 Policies on testing these layers depend on how widespread their usage is and 130 Policies on testing these layers depend on how widespread their usage is and
129 determined on a case-by-case basis. You can find some "mixin" layers in the 131 determined on a case-by-case basis. You can find some :term:`Mixin` layers in the
130 :yocto_git:`meta-lts-mixins </meta-lts-mixins>` repository. While the Yocto 132 :yocto_git:`meta-lts-mixins </meta-lts-mixins>` repository. While the Yocto
131 Project provides hosting for those repositories, it does not provides 133 Project provides hosting for those repositories, it does not provides
132 testing on them. Other "mixin" layers may be released elsewhere by the wider 134 testing on them. Other :term:`Mixin` layers may be released elsewhere by the wider
133 community. 135 community.
134 136
135Testing and Quality Assurance 137Testing and Quality Assurance