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documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml: BSP Layer step updated

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Several things out-of-date for step five of the BSP Creation overview.

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Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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isolating and storing work for a given piece of hardware. isolating and storing work for a given piece of hardware.
A layer is really just a location or area in which you place the recipes for your BSP. A layer is really just a location or area in which you place the recipes for your BSP.
In fact, a BSP is, in itself, a special type of layer. In fact, a BSP is, in itself, a special type of layer.
</para>
<para>
Another example that illustrates a layer is an application. Another example that illustrates a layer is an application.
Suppose you are creating an application that has library or other dependencies in Suppose you are creating an application that has library or other dependencies in
order for it to compile and run. order for it to compile and run.
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are kept. are kept.
The key point for a layer is that it is an isolated area that contains The key point for a layer is that it is an isolated area that contains
all the relevant information for the project that the Yocto Project build all the relevant information for the project that the Yocto Project build
system knows about.</para> system knows about.
For more information on layers, see the
"<link linkend='understanding-and-creating-layers'>Understanding and Creating Layers</link>"
section.
For more information on BSP layers, see the
"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>" section in the
Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide.</para>
<note>The Yocto Project supports four BSPs that are part of the <note>The Yocto Project supports four BSPs that are part of the
Yocto Project release: <filename>atom-pc</filename>, <filename>beagleboard</filename>, Yocto Project release: <filename>atom-pc</filename>, <filename>beagleboard</filename>,
<filename>mpc8315e</filename>, and <filename>routerstationpro</filename>. <filename>mpc8315e</filename>, and <filename>routerstationpro</filename>.
The recipes and configurations for these four BSPs are located and dispersed The recipes and configurations for these four BSPs are located and dispersed
within the local Yocto Project files. within the <link linkend='yocto-project-files'>Yocto Project Files</link>.
Consequently, they are not totally isolated in the spirit of layers unless you think
of <filename>meta-yocto</filename> as a layer itself.
On the other hand, BSP layers for Crown Bay, Emenlow, Jasper Forest, On the other hand, BSP layers for Crown Bay, Emenlow, Jasper Forest,
N450, and Sugar Bay are isolated.</note> N450, Cedar Trail, Fish River, Fish River Island II, Romley, sys940x, tlk,
and Sugar Bay exist in their own separate layers within the larger
<filename>meta-intel</filename> layer.</note>
<para>When you set up a layer for a new BSP, you should follow a standard layout. <para>When you set up a layer for a new BSP, you should follow a standard layout.
This layout is described in the section This layout is described in the section
"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-filelayout'>Example Filesystem Layout</ulink>" "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-filelayout'>Example Filesystem Layout</ulink>"