Locating Yocto Project Source Files
- This section contains procedures related to locating Yocto Project
- files.
+ This section shows you how to locate and access the
+ source files that ship with the Yocto Project.
You establish and use these local files to work on projects.
Notes
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
Select the Repository:
- Click on the repository in which you are interested (i.e.
+ Click on the repository in which you are interested (e.g.
poky).
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@
The procedure in this section exists should you desire a
tarball snapshot of any given component.
+ Follow these steps to locate and download a particular tarball:
Access the Index of Releases:
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uses a "DOWNLOADS" page from which you can locate and download
tarballs of any Yocto Project release.
Rather than Git repositories, these files represent snapshot
- tarballs.
+ tarballs similar to the tarballs located in the Index of Releases
+ described in the
+ "Accessing Index of Releases"
+ section.
Tip
The recommended method for accessing Yocto Project
components is to use Git to clone a repository and work from
@@ -820,18 +824,23 @@
Get to the Downloads Area:
Select the "DOWNLOADS" item from the pull-down
- "SOFTWARE" tab menu.
+ "SOFTWARE" tab menu near the top of the page.
Select a Yocto Project Release:
Use the menu next to "RELEASE" to display and choose
- a Yocto Project release (e.g. sumo, rocko, pyro, and
- so forth.
- For a "map" of Yocto Project releases to version numbers,
- see the
- Releases
- wiki page.
-
+ a recent or past supported Yocto Project release
+ (e.g. &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;,
+ &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP_MINUS_ONE;, and so forth).
+ Tip
+ For a "map" of Yocto Project releases to version
+ numbers, see the
+ Releases
+ wiki page.
+
+ You can use the "RELEASE ARCHIVE" link to reveal a menu of
+ all Yocto Project releases.
+ Download Tools or Board Support Packages (BSPs):
From the "DOWNLOADS" page, you can download tools or