diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml
index 69b679bbf7..af8797bbf5 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/faq.xml
@@ -31,31 +31,19 @@
- 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?
- 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:
-
- 32-bit tarball
- 64-bit tarball
-
-
-
- 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:
-
- $ export PATH=/opt/poky/sysroots/i586-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/:$PATH
- $ export PATH=/opt/poky/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/:$PATH
-
-
-
- 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
+ "Required Git, tar, and Python Versions"
+ section for steps on how to update your build tools.
@@ -682,7 +670,7 @@
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.
&OE_INIT_FILE;
or