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ref-manual: Updated the FAQ entry about old Python version 

I re-wrote this FAQ entry to indicate more recent versions of
Python and to leverage off the way we can now download or build
out the buildtools.

Reported-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
(From yocto-docs rev: 87bcd154526feac7218a27b62bffd3a017885435)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Scott Rifenbark 2013-11-08 07:28:08 -08:00 committed by Richard Purdie
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<qandaentry>
<question>
<para>
I only have Python 2.4 or 2.5 but BitBake requires Python 2.6 or 2.7.
My development system does not have Python 2.7.3 or greater,
which the Yocto Project requires.
Can I still use the Yocto Project?
</para>
</question>
<answer>
<para>
You can use a stand-alone tarball to provide Python 2.6.
You can find pre-built 32 and 64-bit versions of Python 2.6 at the following locations:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_PYTHON-i686_DL_URL;'>32-bit tarball</ulink></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><ulink url='&YOCTO_PYTHON-x86_64_DL_URL;'>64-bit tarball</ulink></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
These tarballs are self-contained with all required libraries and should work
on most Linux systems.
To use the tarballs extract them into the root
directory and run the appropriate command:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
$ export PATH=/opt/poky/sysroots/i586-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/:$PATH
$ export PATH=/opt/poky/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/:$PATH
</literallayout>
</para>
<para>
Once you run the command, BitBake uses Python 2.6.
You can get the required tools on your host development
system a couple different ways (i.e. building a tarball or
downloading a tarball).
See the
"<link linkend='required-git-tar-and-python-versions'>Required Git, tar, and Python Versions</link>"
section for steps on how to update your build tools.
</para>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
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<para>
Yes - you can easily do this.
When you use BitBake to build an image, all the build output
goes into the directory created when you run the
goes into the directory created when you run the
build environment setup script (i.e.
<link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
or