From 08d7d5c2433c9f54567c558e551771a3d08e272f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Quentin Schulz Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:50:27 +0100 Subject: docs: kernel-dev: fix typos, highlights and links (From yocto-docs rev: a69247321ff34cb0a2b9a8cc62020ec7f3aad834) Signed-off-by: Quentin Schulz Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.rst | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-maint-appx.rst') 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. Once you have cloned the kernel Git repository and the cache of Metadata on your local machine, you can discover the branches that are available -in the repository using the following Git command: $ git branch -a +in the repository using the following Git command: +:: + + $ git branch -a + Checking out a branch allows you to work with a particular Yocto Linux kernel. For example, the following commands check out the "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: .. note:: - Branches in the - yocto-kernel-cache - repository correspond to Yocto Linux kernel versions (e.g. - "yocto-4.12", "yocto-4.10", "yocto-4.9", and so forth). + Branches in the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository correspond to Yocto Linux + kernel versions (e.g. "yocto-4.12", "yocto-4.10", "yocto-4.9", and so forth). Once you have checked out and switched to appropriate branches, you can see a snapshot of all the kernel source files used to used to build that @@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ patch, or BSP: repository organized under the "Yocto Linux Kernel" heading in the :yocto_git:`Yocto Project Source Repositories <>`. - - Areas pointed to by ``SRC_URI`` statements found in kernel recipes + - Areas pointed to by ``SRC_URI`` statements found in kernel recipes. For a typical build, the target of the search is a feature description in an ``.scc`` file whose name follows this format (e.g. @@ -194,12 +196,10 @@ the build process before compilation starts: .. note:: In the previous example, the "yocto-4.12" branch is checked out in - the - yocto-kernel-cache - repository. + the ``yocto-kernel-cache`` repository. The OpenEmbedded build system makes sure these conditions exist before -attempting compilation. Other means, however, do exist, such as as +attempting compilation. Other means, however, do exist, such as bootstrapping a BSP. Before building a kernel, the build process verifies the tree and -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf