[yocto] BSP guide refers to meta-fri2 as example for binary/ data, it has none

[Rifenbark, Scott M]

I fixed this up a bit.

Scott

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Zanussi, Tom
>Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 2:14 PM
>To: Rifenbark, Scott M
>Cc: Robert P. J. Day; Yocto discussion list
>Subject: Re: [yocto] BSP guide refers to meta-fri2 as example for binary/ data,
>it has none
>
>On Mon, 2015-01-05 at 21:44 +0000, Rifenbark, Scott M wrote:
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org [mailto:yocto-
>> >bounces at yoctoproject.org] On Behalf Of Robert P. J. Day
>> >Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 10:20 AM
>> >To: Yocto discussion list
>> >Subject: [yocto] BSP guide refers to meta-fri2 as example for binary/
>> >data, it has none
>> >
>> >
>> >  in sec 1.3.1 of BSP guide, there is an explanation of the README.sources
>file.
>> >first, the text suggests that file is mandatory:
>> >
>> >"You must include a README.sources in the meta-bsp_name directory."
>>
>> I understood that for a released BSP to be considered Yocto-compliant,
>> the README.sources files is a requirement.
>> >
>
>Right, README.sources refers to the sources used to generate the binaries in
>a released BSP e.g. the release tarballs on the Yocto BSP Downloads page(s).
>
>> >however, as i read it, it's really only necessary when a layer
>> >provides some binary content in the binary/ subdirectory. the guide
>> >then goes on to claim that the meta-fri2 layer does just that, but i
>> >see no binary content in that layer
>> >-- in fact, none of the meta-intel sublayers appear to come with
>> >binary content. so perhaps that part of the guide can be updated to
>> >refer to an appropriate layer.
>>
>> The wording here does imply that the sources are the ones used to
>> generate the images that would be in the "binary/" directory.  Can
>> someone tell me if it would be more accurate to state that the
>> README.sources file simply indicates where the sources to build the
>> BSP are period... regardless of whether or not any binaries are
>> included in that directory?  Knowing that would help me make sure this
>> section is not mis-leading.  Also, knowing that would help me choose
>> an appropriate example to point to for the README.sources file.
>>
>
>No. the README.sources indicate what was actually used to build the images,
>which can and do contain much more than what is specified by the recipes in
>the BSP layer.
>
>So README.sources is meaningless if there are no binaries in /binary, and the
>layer itself may have no /binary directory or README.sources until a tarball is
>generated for release, which generation might be done by the release
>process instead.
>
>Again, this all refers to released BSPs, and if e.g. meta-fri2 doesn't have these
>in the meta-intel git repo, any meta-fri2 released BSP certainly does.
>
>hth,
>
>Tom
>
>
>
>> >
>> >rday
>> >
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