From ee198802a348b167bad6f69904b5ca232934dfde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:14:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] documentation: dev-manual - First re-write of "Package" term. (From yocto-docs rev: 735f6b10710f060541de88c9164c9cc1e605d436) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml index a32c31a408a..b2ed2da20ad 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml @@ -308,9 +308,23 @@ with OpenEmbedded (OE) that is shared between OE and the Yocto Project. This metadata is found in the meta directory of the source directory. - Package: The packaged output from a baked recipe. + Package: 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. + You ‘bake’ something by running it through BitBake. + It is worth noting that the term "package" can, in general, have subtle + meanings. For example, the packages refered to in the + "The Packages" section are + compiled binaries that when installed add functionality to your Linux + distribution. + 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. PR, + PRINC, + PV, and + PE). + Poky: 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 -- 2.47.2