with OpenEmbedded (OE) that is shared between OE and the Yocto Project.
This metadata is found in the <filename>meta</filename> directory of the source
directory.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>Package:</emphasis> The packaged output from a baked recipe.
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>Package:</emphasis> In the context of the Yocto Project,
+ this term refers to the packaged output from a baked recipe.
A package is generally the compiled binaries produced from the recipe's sources.
- You ‘bake’ something by running it through BitBake.</para></listitem>
+ You ‘bake’ something by running it through BitBake.</para>
+ <para>It is worth noting that the term "package" can, in general, have subtle
+ meanings. For example, the packages refered to in the
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Packages</ulink>" section are
+ compiled binaries that when installed add functionality to your Linux
+ distribution.</para>
+ <para>Another point worth noting is that historically within the Yocto Project,
+ recipes were referred to as packages - thus, the existence of several BitBake
+ variables that are seemingly mis-named,
+ (e.g. <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></ulink>,
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PRINC'><filename>PRINC</filename></ulink>,
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></ulink>, and
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></ulink>).
+ </para></listitem>
<listitem><para id='poky'><emphasis>Poky:</emphasis> The term "poky" can mean several things.
In its most general sence, it is an open-source project that was initially developed
by OpenedHand. With OpenedHand, poky was developed off of the existing OpenEmbedded