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authorWilliam A. Kennington III <wak@google.com>2021-06-02 22:28:27 +0300
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(1): lsb-release: fix reproducibility failure Armin Kuster (5): bitbake: hashserv/server.py: drop unused imports bitbake: hashserver/client.py: drop unused imports poky.yaml: fedora33: add missing pkgs systemctl: Stop tracebacks use formated error messages package_manager/rpm: decode systemctl failures Bastian Krause (1): ccache: version bump 4.2.1 -> 4.3 Bruce Ashfield (18): linux-yocto/5.4: qemuppc32: reduce serial shutdown issues kern-tools: Kconfiglib: add support for bare 'modules' keyword lttng-modules: update devupstream to v2.13-rc lttng-modules: update to v2.12.6 kernel-yocto: provide debug / summary information for metadata linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.35 linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.117 linux-yocto/5.10: ktypes/standard: disable obsolete crypto options by default linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.36 linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.118 linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.37 linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.119 kernel-devsrc: adjust NM and OBJTOOL variables for target linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.38 linux-yocto-dev: bump to v5.13+ linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.120 linux-yocto/5.10: update to v5.10.41 linux-yocto/5.4: update to v5.4.123 Carlos Rafael Giani (1): ffmpeg: Add libopus packageconfig Changqing Li (2): unfs3: correct configure option pkgconfig: update SRC_URI Chen Qi (3): db: update CVE_PRODUCT rt-tests: update SRCREV xxhash: backport patch to fix special char problem Daniel McGregor (3): lib/oe/gpg_sign.py: Fix gpg verification sstate: Ignore sstate signing key bison: Make libtextstyle and libreadline optional Daniel Wagenknecht (1): kernel-dev: document KCONFIG_MODE Douglas Royds (3): Revert "icecc: Don't use icecc when INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS is set" icecc: Demote "could not get ICECC_CC" warning to note icecc-create-env: Silence warning: invalid ICECC_ENV_EXEC Drew Moseley (1): manuals: fix a few incorrect option specifications. Guillaume Champagne (1): image-live.bbclass: order do_bootimg after do_rootfs Joshua Watt (1): zstd: Add patch to fix MinGW builds Kai Kang (1): grub2.inc: remove '-O2' from CFLAGS Khem Raj (17): swig: Upgrade to 4.0.2 python3-markdown: Upgrade to 3.3.4 ffmpeg: Fix build on mips npth: Check for pthread_create for including lpthread gcc: Add target gcc include search for musl config too gcc: Extend .gccrelocprefix section support to musl configs gcc: Refresh patch to fix patch fuzz musl: Fix __NR_fstatat syscall name for riscv libxfixes: Update to 6.0.0 release xorgproto: Upgrade to 2021.4 release glibc: Update to latest 2.33 branch systemd: Fix 248.3 on musl glibc: Enable memory tagging for aarch64 gcc: Update to latest on release/gcc-11 branch apt: Add missing <array> header ovmf: Fix VLA warnings with GCC 11 libucontext: Switch to meson build system Martin Jansa (4): gcc-sanitizers: Package up static hwasan files as well webkitgtk: fix build without opengl in DISTRO_FEATURES 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diff --git a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst
index fca02e4ce..28ed07994 100644
--- a/poky/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst
+++ b/poky/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ to the Yocto Project.
Features
--------
-The following list describes features and advantages of the Yocto
-Project:
+Here are features and advantages of the Yocto Project:
- *Widely Adopted Across the Industry:* Many semiconductor, operating
system, software, and service vendors adopt and support the Yocto
@@ -137,13 +136,11 @@ Project:
Challenges
----------
-The following list presents challenges you might encounter when
-developing using the Yocto Project:
+Here are challenges you might encounter when developing using the Yocto Project:
- *Steep Learning Curve:* The Yocto Project has a steep learning curve
and has many different ways to accomplish similar tasks. It can be
- difficult to choose how to proceed when varying methods exist by
- which to accomplish a given task.
+ difficult to choose between such ways.
- *Understanding What Changes You Need to Make For Your Design Requires
Some Research:* Beyond the simple tutorial stage, understanding what
@@ -158,7 +155,7 @@ developing using the Yocto Project:
workflow <overview-manual/development-environment:the yocto project development environment>`
could be confusing if you are used to traditional desktop and server
software development.
- In a desktop development environment, mechanisms exist to easily pull
+ In a desktop development environment, there are mechanisms to easily pull
and install new packages, which are typically pre-compiled binaries
from servers accessible over the Internet. Using the Yocto Project,
you must modify your configuration and rebuild to add additional
@@ -292,8 +289,8 @@ associated with the Yocto Project.
Development Tools
-----------------
-The following list consists of tools that help you develop images and
-applications using the Yocto Project:
+Here are tools that help you develop images and applications using
+the Yocto Project:
- *CROPS:* `CROPS <https://github.com/crops/poky-container/>`__ is an
open source, cross-platform development framework that leverages
@@ -347,8 +344,8 @@ applications using the Yocto Project:
Production Tools
----------------
-The following list consists of tools that help production related
-activities using the Yocto Project:
+Here are tools that help with production related activities using the
+Yocto Project:
- *Auto Upgrade Helper:* This utility when used in conjunction with the
:term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`
@@ -432,8 +429,8 @@ activities using the Yocto Project:
require system administrator privileges. For example, file ownership
or permissions might need to be defined. Pseudo is a tool that you
can either use directly or through the environment variable
- ``LD_PRELOAD``. Either method allows these operations to succeed as
- if system administrator privileges exist even when they do not.
+ ``LD_PRELOAD``. Either method allows these operations to succeed
+ even without system administrator privileges.
Thanks to Pseudo, the Yocto Project never needs root privileges to
build images for your target system.
@@ -444,8 +441,7 @@ activities using the Yocto Project:
Open-Embedded Build System Components
-------------------------------------
-The following list consists of components associated with the
-:term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`:
+Here are components associated with the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`:
- *BitBake:* BitBake is a core component of the Yocto Project and is
used by the OpenEmbedded build system to build images. While BitBake
@@ -511,8 +507,7 @@ section.
Packages for Finished Targets
-----------------------------
-The following lists components associated with packages for finished
-targets:
+Here are components associated with packages for finished targets:
- *Matchbox:* Matchbox is an Open Source, base environment for the X
Window System running on non-desktop, embedded platforms such as
@@ -583,8 +578,7 @@ software.
This section provides an introduction to the choices or development
methods you have when setting up your Build Host. Depending on your
particular workflow preference and the type of operating system your
-Build Host runs, several choices exist that allow you to use the Yocto
-Project.
+Build Host runs, you have several choices.
.. note::
@@ -794,7 +788,7 @@ Some Basic Terms
================
It helps to understand some basic fundamental terms when learning the
-Yocto Project. Although a list of terms exists in the ":doc:`Yocto Project
+Yocto Project. Although there is a list of terms in the ":doc:`Yocto Project
Terms </ref-manual/terms>`" section of the Yocto Project
Reference Manual, this section provides the definitions of some terms
helpful for getting started: