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diff --git a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/structure.rst b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/structure.rst index fe27d17caa..8b08f88969 100644 --- a/poky/documentation/ref-manual/structure.rst +++ b/poky/documentation/ref-manual/structure.rst @@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ For more information on BitBake, see the :doc:`BitBake User Manual This directory contains user configuration files and the output generated by the OpenEmbedded build system in its standard configuration where the source tree is combined with the output. The :term:`Build Directory` -is created initially when you ``source`` -the OpenEmbedded build environment setup script (i.e. -:ref:`structure-core-script`). +is created initially when you ``source`` the OpenEmbedded build environment +setup script (i.e. :ref:`structure-core-script`). It is also possible to place output and configuration files in a directory separate from the :term:`Source Directory` by @@ -153,10 +152,10 @@ BitBake commands. The script uses other scripts within the ``scripts`` directory to do the bulk of the work. When you run this script, your Yocto Project environment is set up, a -:term:`Build Directory` is created, your working -directory becomes the Build Directory, and you are presented with some -simple suggestions as to what to do next, including a list of some -possible targets to build. Here is an example:: +:term:`Build Directory` is created, your working directory becomes the +:term:`Build Directory`, and you are presented with some simple +suggestions as to what to do next, including a list of some possible +targets to build. Here is an example:: $ source oe-init-build-env @@ -182,12 +181,13 @@ See the section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more information. -By default, running this script without a Build Directory argument +By default, running this script without a :term:`Build Directory` argument creates the ``build/`` directory in your current working directory. If -you provide a Build Directory argument when you ``source`` the script, -you direct the OpenEmbedded build system to create a Build Directory of -your choice. For example, the following command creates a Build -Directory named ``mybuilds/`` that is outside of the :term:`Source Directory`:: +you provide a :term:`Build Directory` argument when you ``source`` the script, +you direct the OpenEmbedded build system to create a :term:`Build Directory` of +your choice. For example, the following command creates a +:term:`Build Directory` named ``mybuilds/`` that is outside of the +:term:`Source Directory`:: $ source oe-init-build-env ~/mybuilds @@ -219,11 +219,10 @@ These files are standard top-level files. The Build Directory --- ``build/`` ================================== -The OpenEmbedded build system creates the :term:`Build Directory` -when you run the build environment setup -script :ref:`structure-core-script`. If you do not give the Build -Directory a specific name when you run the setup script, the name -defaults to ``build/``. +The OpenEmbedded build system creates the :term:`Build Directory` when you run +the build environment setup script :ref:`structure-core-script`. If you do not +give the :term:`Build Directory` a specific name when you run the setup script, +the name defaults to ``build/``. For subsequent parsing and processing, the name of the Build directory is available via the :term:`TOPDIR` variable. |