[yocto] Documenting YP Development Environment in more detail - user configuration

[Philip Balister]

On 06/23/2013 11:52 PM, Rifenbark, Scott M wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I am going to start throwing these diagrams out to the mailing list and see if I can get any feedback.  This attached figure dives into user configuration.  Any and all discussion, correction, suggestions are welcome. 

It appears the diagram says that the oe-init-build-env script creates
the files in the users conf dir from the meta-yocto layer. These files
(and the script) are in meta. This diagram creates the misleading idea
that the meta-yocto layer is mandatory in order to create a working build.

Philip

> 
> Scott
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rifenbark, Scott M
>> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 1:22 AM
>> To: Paul Eggleton; Burton, Ross
>> Subject: user configuration
>>
>> Paul and Ross,
>>
>> Attached is a sample figure that focuses on "User Configuration."  The
>> illustration attempts to reveal where user configuration data comes from
>> and what processes and user-driven commands are related to it.  Right
>> now, BitBake is simply a box.
>>
>> If you can, give me some comments on this.  I would like to hear on
>> level of detail as well as technical accuracy.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scott
>>
>> Scott Rifenbark
>> Intel Corporation
>> Yocto Project Documentation
>> 503.712.2702
>> 503.341.0418 (cell)
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> yocto mailing list
> yocto at yoctoproject.org
> https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
>