[yocto] couple questions about toolchains from QS manual

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Fri, 15 Jul 2011, Richard Purdie wrote:

> On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 10:15 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > (look on the bright side -- eventually, after many, many patches, i
> > will have nothing left to whine about.)
>
> :)
>
> >   from quick start manual, i notice that all toolchain tarballs have
> > "sdk" in the filename, whereas the actual downloads have "gmae".  a
> > simple textual fix, i'm assuming.  (what means "gmae"?)
>
> GMAE = GNOME Mobile and Embedded
>
> think cut down GNOME.

  ah, of course.

> >   more significantly, QS manual states that toolchains "should" be
> > installed under /opt/poky.  "should" is a loaded word -- it
> > implies a recommendation for some benefit but not an actual
> > requirement.  and installing it there requires the reader to have
> > root privilege, something to be avoided if at all possible.
> >
> >   can someone clarify the "shouldness" or "mustness" of toolchain
> > installation under /opt/poky?
>
> At this point its a requirement, we'd like to relax that but it
> isn't possible right now.

  ok, then that sentence should simply be reworded to make it clear
that it's not optional and root privilege is required.  patch to
follow shortly.

rday