[yocto] [PATCH] yocto-docs: Minor, aesthetic touchups to BSP Guide.
Robert P. J. Day
rpjday at crashcourse.ca
Tue Dec 30 12:28:28 PST 2014
Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
---
diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
index d485023..2f5a2cc 100644
--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
Collectively, you can think of the base directory, its file structure,
and the contents as a BSP Layer.
Although not a strict requirement, layers in the Yocto Project use the
- following well established naming convention:
+ following well-established naming convention:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
meta-<replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable>
</literallayout>
The string "meta-" is prepended to the machine or platform name, which is
- "bsp_name" in the above form.
+ <replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable> in the above form.
</para>
<para>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
Each of these layers is a repository unto itself and clicking on a
layer reveals information that includes two links from which you can choose
to set up a clone of the layer's repository on your local host system.
- Here is an example that clones the Minnow Board BSP layer:
+ Here is an example that clones the MinnowBoard BSP layer:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
$ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-minnow
</literallayout>
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@
<para>
Some layers function as a layer to hold other BSP layers.
- An example of this type of layer is the <filename>meta-intel</filename> layer.
- The <filename>meta-intel</filename> layer contains many individual BSP layers.
+ An example of this type of layer is the <filename>meta-intel</filename> layer,
+ which contains a number of individual BSP sub-layers, as well as a directory
+ named <filename>common/</filename> full of common content across those layers.
</para>
<para>
@@ -131,8 +132,8 @@
<title>Example Filesystem Layout</title>
<para>
- Providing a common form allows end-users to understand and become familiar
- with the layout.
+ Defining a common BSP directory structure allows end-users to understand and
+ become familiar with that structure.
A common format also encourages standardization of software support of hardware.
</para>
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@
<para>
You can find these files in the BSP Layer at:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
- meta-<replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable>/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_*.bbappend
+ meta-<replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable>/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto*.bbappend
</literallayout>
</para>
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