-1.1. Welcome

- Welcome to the Yocto Project Overview Manual! - This manual introduces the Yocto Project by providing concepts, - software overviews, best-known-methods (BKMs), and any other - high-level introductory information suitable for a new Yocto - Project user. -

- The following list describes what you can get from this manual: -

- Major Topic: - Provide a high-level description of this major topic. -
- Major Topic: - Provide a high-level description of this major topic. -
- Major Topic: - Provide a high-level description of this major topic. -
- Major Topic: - Provide a high-level description of this major topic. -

- This manual does not give you the following: -

- Step-by-step Instructions for Development Tasks: - Instructional procedures reside in other manuals within - the Yocto Project documentation set. - For example, the - Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual - provides examples on how to perform various development - tasks. - As another example, the - Yocto Project Application Development and the Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) - manual contains detailed instructions on how to install an - SDK, which is used to develop applications for target - hardware. -
- Reference Material: - This type of material resides in an appropriate reference - manual. - For example, system variables are documented in the - Yocto Project Reference Manual. - As another example, the - Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide - contains reference information on BSPs. -
- Detailed Public Information Not Specific to the - Yocto Project: - For example, exhaustive information on how to use the - Source Control Manager Git is better covered with Internet - searches and official Git Documentation than through the - Yocto Project documentation. -

- Yocto Project Overview Manual -

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- Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under - the terms of the - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales as published by - Creative Commons. -

Manual Notes

- This version of the - Yocto Project Overview Manual - is for the 2.5 release of the - Yocto Project. - To be sure you have the latest version of the manual - for this release, use the manual from the - Yocto Project documentation page. -
- For manuals associated with other releases of the Yocto - Project, go to the - Yocto Project documentation page - and use the drop-down "Active Releases" button - and choose the manual associated with the desired - Yocto Project. -
- To report any inaccuracies or problems with this - manual, send an email to the Yocto Project - discussion group at - yocto@yoctoproject.com or log into - the freenode #yocto channel. -

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Revision History
Revision 2.5	April 2018
The initial document released with the Yocto Project 2.5 Release.

Table of Contents

1. The Yocto Project Overview Manual

1.1. Welcome
1.2. Other Information

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ChapterÂ 1.Â The Yocto Project Overview ManualÂ¶

Table of Contents

1.1. Welcome
1.2. Other Information

1.1.Â WelcomeÂ¶

- The following list describes what you can get from this manual: -

- Major Topic: - Provide a high-level description of this major topic. -
- Major Topic: - Provide a high-level description of this major topic. -
- Major Topic: - Provide a high-level description of this major topic. -
- Major Topic: - Provide a high-level description of this major topic. -

- This manual does not give you the following: -

- Step-by-step Instructions for Development Tasks: - Instructional procedures reside in other manuals within - the Yocto Project documentation set. - For example, the - Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual - provides examples on how to perform various development - tasks. - As another example, the - Yocto Project Application Development and the Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) - manual contains detailed instructions on how to install an - SDK, which is used to develop applications for target - hardware. -
- Reference Material: - This type of material resides in an appropriate reference - manual. - For example, system variables are documented in the - Yocto Project Reference Manual. - As another example, the - Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide - contains reference information on BSPs. -
- Detailed Public Information Not Specific to the - Yocto Project: - For example, exhaustive information on how to use the - Source Control Manager Git is better covered with Internet - searches and official Git Documentation than through the - Yocto Project documentation. -

1.2.Â Other InformationÂ¶

- Because this manual presents information for many different - topics, supplemental information is recommended for full - comprehension. - For additional introductory information on the Yocto Project, see - the Yocto Project Website. - You can find an introductory to using the Yocto Project by working - through the - Yocto Project Quick Start. -

- For a comprehensive list of links and other documentation, see the - "Links and Related Documentation" - section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual. -

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- - Yocto Project Overview Manual -

-Scott Rifenbark -

Manual Notes

-Chapter 1. The Yocto Project Overview Manual

-1.2. Other Information

-1.1. Welcome

- Yocto Project Overview Manual -

Scott Rifenbark

Manual Notes

ChapterÂ 1.Â The Yocto Project Overview ManualÂ¶

1.1.Â WelcomeÂ¶

1.2.Â Other InformationÂ¶