From 23ca3ba89009059ba99f1fa9a20ad892bcd5e901 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Opdenacker Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:11:18 +0200 Subject: ref-manual: add LTS and Mixin terms (From yocto-docs rev: f9ce60e2a035f3921901d2c6633df6e302cad1c7) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker Signed-off-by: Steve Sakoman --- documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual') diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst index d94fa4a5c9..ba13f77f19 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst @@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ universal, the list includes them just in case: Layers`" section in the Yocto Project Board Support Packages (BSP) Developer's Guide. + :term:`LTS` + This term means "Long Term Support", and in the context of the Yocto + Project, it corresponds to selected stable releases for which bug and + security fixes are provided for at least four years. See + the :ref:`ref-long-term-support-releases` section for details. + :term:`Metadata` A key element of the Yocto Project is the Metadata that is used to construct a Linux distribution and is contained in the @@ -230,6 +236,12 @@ universal, the list includes them just in case: :yocto_git:`yocto-kernel-cache ` Git repository. + :term:`Mixin` + A :term:`Mixin` layer is a layer which can be created by the community to + add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an + :term:`LTS` release. See the :ref:`ref-long-term-support-releases` + section for details. + :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)` OE-Core is metadata comprised of foundational recipes, classes, and associated files that are meant to -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf