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-boun...@yoctoproject.org [mailto:yocto- >> >boun...@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 >> > >> >-- >> > >> >>========================================================== >= >> >============= >> >Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA >> > http://crashcourse.ca >> > >> >Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday >> >LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday >> >>========================================================== >= >> >============= >> >-- >> >_______________________________________________ >> >yocto mailing list >> >yocto@yoctoproject.org >> >https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto > -- _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
