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diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml b/import-layers/yocto-poky/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml index 47c80061be..f457c8033a 100644 --- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml +++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml @@ -16,33 +16,29 @@ The manual groups related procedures into higher-level sections. Procedures can consist of high-level steps or low-level steps depending on the topic. - You can find conceptual information related to a procedure by - following appropriate links to the Yocto Project Reference - Manual. </para> <para> The following list describes what you can get from this manual: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> - <emphasis>Setup Procedures:</emphasis> - Procedures that show you how to set - up a Yocto Project Development environment and how - to accomplish the change workflow through logging - defects and submitting changes. + Procedures that help you get going with the Yocto Project. + For example, procedures that show you how to set up + a build host and work with the Yocto Project + source repositories. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <emphasis>Emulation Procedures:</emphasis> - Procedures that show you how to use the - Yocto Project integrated QuickEMUlator (QEMU), which lets - you simulate running on hardware an image you have built - using the OpenEmbedded build system. + Procedures that show you how to submit changes to the + Yocto Project. + Changes can be improvements, new features, or bug + fixes. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <emphasis>Common Procedures:</emphasis> Procedures related to "everyday" tasks you perform while developing images and applications using the Yocto Project. + For example, procedures to create a layer, customize an + image, write a new recipe, and so forth. </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> </para> @@ -51,7 +47,7 @@ This manual will not give you the following: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para> - <emphasis>Redundant Step-by-step Instructions:</emphasis> + Redundant Step-by-step Instructions: For 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 @@ -59,14 +55,15 @@ hardware. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <emphasis>Reference or Conceptual Material:</emphasis> - This type of material resides in an appropriate reference manual. + Reference or Conceptual Material: + 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>. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - <emphasis>Detailed Public Information Not Specific to the - Yocto Project:</emphasis> + Detailed Public Information Not Specific to the + Yocto Project: 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 @@ -85,9 +82,10 @@ comprehension. For introductory information on the Yocto Project, see the <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>. - You can find an introductory to using the Yocto Project by working - through the - <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</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. </para> <para> |