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diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
index 79e9dfbf9..2d2e3f6ea 100644
--- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
+++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
<para>
This section gives an overview of the components that make up Poky
- following by information about running poky builds and dealing with any
+ followed by information about running poky builds and dealing with any
problems that may arise.
</para>
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
<title>Poky Overview</title>
<para>
- The bitbake task executor together with various types of configuration files form the core of Poky.
- This section overviews the bitbake task executor and the
+ The BitBake task executor together with various types of configuration files form the core of Poky.
+ This section overviews the BitBake task executor and the
configuration files by describing what they are used for and they they interact.
</para>
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
<para>
Bitbake is the tool at the heart of Poky and is responsible
for parsing the metadata, generating a list of tasks from it
- and then executing them. To see a list of the options bitbake
+ and then executing them. To see a list of the options BitBake
supports look at 'bitbake --help'.
</para>
<para>
- The most common usage for bitbake is <filename>bitbake &lt;packagename&gt;</filename>, where
+ The most common usage for BitBake is <filename>bitbake &lt;packagename&gt;</filename>, where
packagename is the name of the package you want to build (referred to as the 'target'
in this manual).
The target often equates to the first part of a <filename>.bb</filename> filename.
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@
</literallayout>
Several different versions of <filename>matchbox-desktop</filename> might exist.
Bitbake chooses the one selected by the distribution configuration.
- You can get more details about how bitbake chooses between different versions
+ You can get more details about how BitBake chooses between different versions
and providers in the <link linkend='ref-bitbake-providers'>
'Preferences and Providers'</link> section.
</para>
<para>
Bitbake also tries to execute any dependent tasks first.
- So for example, before building <filename>matchbox-desktop</filename> bitbake
+ So for example, before building <filename>matchbox-desktop</filename> BitBake
would build a cross compiler and glibc if they had not already been built.
</para>
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
<para>The log file for shell tasks is available in <filename>${WORKDIR}/temp/log.do_taskname.pid</filename>.
For example, the "compile" task of busybox 1.01 on the ARM spitz machine might be
<filename>tmp/work/armv5te-poky-linux-gnueabi/busybox-1.01/temp/log.do_compile.1234</filename>.
- To see what bitbake runs to generate that log, look at the corresponding
+ To see what BitBake runs to generate that log, look at the corresponding
<filename>run.do_taskname.pid </filename> file located in the same directory.
</para>
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@
In most cases the series is: fetch, unpack, patch, configure,
compile, install, package, package_write and build.
The default task is "build" and any tasks on which it depends build first - hence,
- the standard bitbake behaviour.
+ the standard BitBake behaviour.
Some tasks exist, such as devshell, that are not part of the default build chain.
If you wish to run a task that is not part of the default build chain you can use the
- "-c" option in bitbake as follows:
+ "-c" option in BitBake as follows:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
$ bitbake matchbox-desktop -c devshell
</literallayout>
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
<title>Dependency Graphs</title>
<para>
- Sometimes it can be hard to see why bitbake wants to build some other packages before a given
+ Sometimes it can be hard to see why BitBake wants to build some other packages before a given
package you've specified.
The <filename>bitbake -g targetname</filename> command creates the <filename>depends.dot</filename> and
<filename>task-depends.dot</filename> files in the current directory.
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@
<title>General Bitbake Problems</title>
<para>
- You can see debug output from bitbake by using the "-D" option.
- The debug output gives more information about what bitbake
+ You can see debug output from BitBake by using the "-D" option.
+ The debug output gives more information about what BitBake
is doing and the reason behind it.
Each "-D" option you use increases the logging level.
The most common usage is <filename>-DDD</filename>.
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@
<para>
The output from <filename>bitbake -DDD -v targetname</filename> can reveal why
- bitbake chose a certain version of a package or why bitbake
+ BitBake chose a certain version of a package or why BitBake
picked a certain provider.
- This command could also help you in a situation where you think bitbake did something
+ This command could also help you in a situation where you think BitBake did something
unexpected.
</para>
</section>
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
the command form <filename>bitbake -b somepath/somefile.bb</filename>.
This command form does not check for dependencies so you should use it
only when you know its dependencies already exist.
- You can also specify fragments of the filename and bitbake checks for a unique match.
+ You can also specify fragments of the filename and BitBake checks for a unique match.
</para>
</section>