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author | Andrew Geissler <geissonator@yahoo.com> | 2020-11-03 03:44:49 +0300 |
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committer | Andrew Geissler <geissonator@yahoo.com> | 2020-11-03 23:32:06 +0300 |
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diff --git a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-intro.xml b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-intro.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0e0bfed6e --- /dev/null +++ b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-intro.xml @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" +"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" +[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] > +<!--SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.0-UK--> + +<chapter id='overview-manual-intro'> + +<title>The Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual</title> + <section id='overview-manual-welcome'> + <title>Welcome</title> + + <para> + Welcome to the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual! + This manual introduces the Yocto Project by providing concepts, + software overviews, best-known-methods (BKMs), and any other + high-level introductory information suitable for a new Yocto + Project user. + </para> + + <para> + The following list describes what you can get from this manual: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + <emphasis><link linkend='overview-yp'>Introducing the Yocto Project</link>:</emphasis> + This chapter provides an introduction to the Yocto + Project. + You will learn about features and challenges of the + Yocto Project, the layer model, components and tools, + development methods, the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#poky'>Poky</ulink> + reference distribution, the OpenEmbedded build system + workflow, and some basic Yocto terms. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + <emphasis><link linkend='overview-development-environment'>The Yocto Project Development Environment</link>:</emphasis> + This chapter helps you get started understanding the + Yocto Project development environment. + You will learn about open source, development hosts, + Yocto Project source repositories, workflows using Git + and the Yocto Project, a Git primer, and information + about licensing. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + <emphasis><link linkend='overview-manual-concepts'>Yocto Project Concepts</link>:</emphasis> + This chapter presents various concepts regarding the + Yocto Project. + You can find conceptual information about components, + development, cross-toolchains, and so forth. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + + <para> + This manual does not give you the following: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + <emphasis>Step-by-step Instructions for Development Tasks:</emphasis> + Instructional procedures reside in other manuals within + the Yocto Project documentation set. + For example, the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;'>Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual</ulink> + provides examples on how to perform various development + tasks. + As another example, the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_SDK_URL;'>Yocto Project Application Development and the Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK)</ulink> + manual contains detailed instructions on how to install an + SDK, which is used to develop applications for target + hardware. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + <emphasis>Reference Material:</emphasis> + This type of material resides in an appropriate reference + manual. + For example, system variables are documented in the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;'>Yocto Project Reference Manual</ulink>. + As another example, the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink> + contains reference information on BSPs. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + <emphasis>Detailed Public Information Not Specific to the + Yocto Project:</emphasis> + For example, exhaustive information on how to use the + Source Control Manager Git is better covered with Internet + searches and official Git Documentation than through the + Yocto Project documentation. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </section> + + <section id='overview-manual-other-information'> + <title>Other Information</title> + + <para> + Because this manual presents information for many different + topics, supplemental information is recommended for full + comprehension. + For additional introductory information on the Yocto Project, see + the <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>. + If you want to build an image with no knowledge of Yocto Project + as a way of quickly testing it out, see the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BRIEF_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Build</ulink> + document. + For a comprehensive list of links and other documentation, see the + "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#resources-links-and-related-documentation'>Links and Related Documentation</ulink>" + section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual. + </para> + </section> +</chapter> +<!-- +vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4 +--> |