From e50ef9e9cf6009bdb79757121c37f06eb286564f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:26:56 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] bsp-guide: Minor edits Applied "Metadata" for "metadata" Added a link to the section to help find maintainers. Some re-wording. (From yocto-docs rev: 7f40c4dac30d2f54cf09afeb51a5cc83ba0851e9) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml | 18 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml index 1f04930b9f..aee30ae455 100644 --- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml +++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml @@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ wiki page. The requirements for the BSP as it is made available to a developer are completely independent of the released form of the BSP. - For example, the BSP metadata can be contained within a Git repository + For example, the BSP Metadata can be contained within a Git repository and could have a directory structure completely different from what appears in the officially released BSP layer. It is not required that specific packages or package @@ -741,12 +741,12 @@ recipes. The recipes themselves should follow the general guidelines for recipes used in the Yocto Project found in the - Yocto - Recipe and Patch Style Guide. + "Yocto Recipe and Patch Style Guide". + License File: You must include a license file in the meta-<bsp_name> directory. - This license covers the BSP metadata as a whole. + This license covers the BSP Metadata as a whole. You must specify which license to use since there is no default license if one is not specified. See the @@ -775,11 +775,15 @@ For example, this information includes information on special variables needed to satisfy a EULA, or instructions on information needed to build or distribute - binaries built from the BSP metadata. + binaries built from the BSP Metadata. The name and contact information for the BSP layer maintainer. This is the person to whom patches and questions should - be sent. + be sent. + For information on how to find the right person, see the + "How to Submit a Change" + section in the Yocto Project Development Manual. + Instructions on how to build the BSP using the BSP layer. Instructions on how to boot the BSP build from @@ -822,7 +826,7 @@ BSP layers for each target. It is completely possible for a developer to structure the working repository as a conglomeration of unrelated BSP - files, and to possibly generate specifically targeted 'release' BSPs + files, and to possibly generate BSPs targeted for release from that directory using scripts or some other mechanism. Such considerations are outside the scope of this document.