[gnome-continuous-yocto/gnomeostree-3.28-rocko: 7528/8267] kernel-dev: Updated "Creating and Preparing a Layer" section



commit 2230585846bf9ae9bb6f564922895c72c78f258b
Author: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark gmail com>
Date:   Thu Aug 10 13:36:43 2017 -0700

    kernel-dev: Updated "Creating and Preparing a Layer" section
    
    This section failed to mention the "yocto-layer create" script,
    which is a simple way to create a layer.  I have added this info
    into the section by way of a "Tip" box.
    
    (From yocto-docs rev: cf204f2b72b1da0104315f54cfe55c3f1eaf0f96)
    
    Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark gmail com>
    Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard purdie linuxfoundation org>

 documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml |   22 +++++++++++++---------
 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 8c74a70..bb50a7d 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -31,15 +31,19 @@
             (<filename>.bbappend</filename>) and provides a convenient
             mechanism to create your own recipe files
             (<filename>.bb</filename>).
-            For details on how to create and work with layers, see the following
-            sections in the Yocto Project Development Manual:
-            <itemizedlist>
-                <listitem><para>"<ulink 
url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#understanding-and-creating-layers'>Understanding and Creating Layers</ulink>" for
-                    general information on layers and how to create layers.</para></listitem>
-                <listitem><para>"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#set-up-your-layer-for-the-build'>Set Up 
Your Layer for the Build</ulink>" for
-                    specific instructions on setting up a layer for kernel
-                    development.</para></listitem>
-            </itemizedlist>
+            For details on how to create and work with layers, see the
+            "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#understanding-and-creating-layers'>Understanding and Creating 
Layers</ulink>"
+            section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+            <note><title>Tip</title>
+                The Yocto Project comes with many tools that simplify
+                tasks you need to perform.
+                One such tool is the <filename>yocto-layer create</filename>
+                script, which simplifies creating a new layer.
+                See the
+                "<ulink 
url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-general-layer-using-the-yocto-layer-script'>Creating a General Layer 
Using the yocto-layer Script</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for more
+                information.
+            </note>
         </para>
     </section>
 


[Date Prev][Date Next]   [Thread Prev][Thread Next]   [Thread Index] [Date Index] [Author Index]