[yocto] [yocto-docs][PATCH 08/11] documentation/poky-ref-manual: update FAQ for adding a new board

Paul Eggleton paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com
Mon Oct 1 11:05:27 PDT 2012


Since we are using a layer-based approach, people do not need to rely
upon us to add support for new boards.

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>
---
 documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml |   12 +++++-------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml
index 54c4763..d31691e 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/faq.xml
@@ -91,13 +91,11 @@
         </question>
         <answer>
             <para>
-                There are two main ways to get a board supported in the Yocto Project;
-                <itemizedlist>
-                    <listitem><para>Send the Yocto Project team information on the board
-                        and if the team does not have it yet they will consider adding it.</para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para>Send the Yocto Project team the BitBake recipes if you have them.
-                        </para></listitem>
-                </itemizedlist>
+                Support for an additional board is added by creating a BSP layer for it.
+                For more information on how to create a BSP layer, please see the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>BSP Guide</ulink>.
+            </para>
+            <para>
                 Usually, if the board is not completely exotic, adding support in 
                 the Yocto Project is fairly straightforward.
             </para>
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