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diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.rst b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.rst index 17883327d5..69f680688f 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.rst +++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.rst | |||
| @@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ section. | |||
| 42 | 42 | ||
| 43 | Once you have cloned the kernel Git repository and the cache of Metadata | 43 | Once you have cloned the kernel Git repository and the cache of Metadata |
| 44 | on your local machine, you can discover the branches that are available | 44 | on your local machine, you can discover the branches that are available |
| 45 | in the repository using the following Git command: $ git branch -a | 45 | in the repository using the following Git command: |
| 46 | :: | ||
| 47 | |||
| 48 | $ git branch -a | ||
| 49 | |||
| 46 | Checking out a branch allows you to work with a particular Yocto Linux | 50 | Checking out a branch allows you to work with a particular Yocto Linux |
| 47 | kernel. For example, the following commands check out the | 51 | kernel. For example, the following commands check out the |
| 48 | "standard/beagleboard" branch of the Yocto Linux kernel repository and | 52 | "standard/beagleboard" branch of the Yocto Linux kernel repository and |
| @@ -56,10 +60,8 @@ the "yocto-4.12" branch of the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository: | |||
| 56 | 60 | ||
| 57 | .. note:: | 61 | .. note:: |
| 58 | 62 | ||
| 59 | Branches in the | 63 | Branches in the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository correspond to Yocto Linux |
| 60 | yocto-kernel-cache | 64 | kernel versions (e.g. "yocto-4.12", "yocto-4.10", "yocto-4.9", and so forth). |
| 61 | repository correspond to Yocto Linux kernel versions (e.g. | ||
| 62 | "yocto-4.12", "yocto-4.10", "yocto-4.9", and so forth). | ||
| 63 | 65 | ||
| 64 | Once you have checked out and switched to appropriate branches, you can | 66 | Once you have checked out and switched to appropriate branches, you can |
| 65 | see a snapshot of all the kernel source files used to used to build that | 67 | see a snapshot of all the kernel source files used to used to build that |
| @@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ patch, or BSP: | |||
| 105 | repository organized under the "Yocto Linux Kernel" heading in the | 107 | repository organized under the "Yocto Linux Kernel" heading in the |
| 106 | :yocto_git:`Yocto Project Source Repositories <>`. | 108 | :yocto_git:`Yocto Project Source Repositories <>`. |
| 107 | 109 | ||
| 108 | - Areas pointed to by ``SRC_URI`` statements found in kernel recipes | 110 | - Areas pointed to by ``SRC_URI`` statements found in kernel recipes. |
| 109 | 111 | ||
| 110 | For a typical build, the target of the search is a feature | 112 | For a typical build, the target of the search is a feature |
| 111 | description in an ``.scc`` file whose name follows this format (e.g. | 113 | description in an ``.scc`` file whose name follows this format (e.g. |
| @@ -194,12 +196,10 @@ the build process before compilation starts: | |||
| 194 | .. note:: | 196 | .. note:: |
| 195 | 197 | ||
| 196 | In the previous example, the "yocto-4.12" branch is checked out in | 198 | In the previous example, the "yocto-4.12" branch is checked out in |
| 197 | the | 199 | the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository. |
| 198 | yocto-kernel-cache | ||
| 199 | repository. | ||
| 200 | 200 | ||
| 201 | The OpenEmbedded build system makes sure these conditions exist before | 201 | The OpenEmbedded build system makes sure these conditions exist before |
| 202 | attempting compilation. Other means, however, do exist, such as as | 202 | attempting compilation. Other means, however, do exist, such as |
| 203 | bootstrapping a BSP. | 203 | bootstrapping a BSP. |
| 204 | 204 | ||
| 205 | Before building a kernel, the build process verifies the tree and | 205 | Before building a kernel, the build process verifies the tree and |
