ref-manual: Added note about not supporting rolling distros

Fixes [YOCTO #4927]

Provided a note and some explanation about YP support on the
official distributions.

(From yocto-docs rev: c2957ad400127d05f940dc326cb5da4994a66785)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
index 309de87dcd7bad67639280f8ac2b4ba7e1febc6f..c5f13b2f2a150fa8cd92ea3c43eca62f4b36c567 100644 (file)
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
@@ -103,6 +103,25 @@
         <para>
             Currently, the Yocto Project is supported on the following
             distributions:
+            <note>
+                Yocto Project releases are tested against the stable Linux
+                distributions in the following list.
+                The Yocto Project is not supported on "rolling releases" whose
+                frequent changes could break functionality.
+                Attempting to use the Yocto Project on any Linux distribution
+                that is not on the following list puts you into untested
+                territory.
+                Refer to
+                <ulink url='&OE_HOME_URL;/index.php?title=OEandYourDistro'>OE and Your Distro</ulink> and
+                <ulink url='&OE_HOME_URL;/index.php?title=Required_software'>Required Software</ulink>
+                for information for other distributions used with the
+                OpenEmbedded project, which might be a starting point for
+                exploration.
+                If you go down this path, you should expect problems.
+                When you do, please go to <ulink url='&YOCTO_BUGZILLA_URL;'>Yocto Project Bugzilla</ulink>
+                and submit a bug.
+                We are interested in hearing about your experience.
+            </note>
             <itemizedlist>
                 <listitem><para>Ubuntu 10.04</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para>Ubuntu 11.10</para></listitem>