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diff --git a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml index 07e4d7828..c3c9569ad 100644 --- a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml +++ b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml @@ -1088,21 +1088,26 @@ That's it. Configure and build. </para></listitem> <listitem><para> - Point the build at the new kernel git tree. - </para> + In a layer, create a <filename>linux-yocto_git.bbappend</filename> + file with the following: + </para> <para> - You can do this by commenting out the SRC_URI variable in - <filename>meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_git.bb</filename> and using a SRC_URI - that points to your new bare git tree. - You should also be able to do this in <filename>linux-yocto_git.bbappend</filename> in the layer: <literallayout class='monospaced'> - # To use a staged, on-disk bare clone of a Wind River Kernel, use a variant of the - # below SRC_URI = "git://///path/to/kernel/default_kernel.git;fullclone=1" - # - SRC_URI = "git://git.pokylinux.org/linux-2.6-windriver.git;protocol=git;fullclone=1;branch=${KBRANCH};name=machine -\ - git://git.pokylinux.org/linux-2.6-windriver.git;protocol=git;noclone=1;branch=wrs_meta;name=meta" + COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = ${MACHINE} + + # It is often nice to have a local clone of the kernel repository, to + # allow patches to be staged, branches created, and so forth. Modify + # KSRC to point to your local clone as appropriate. + + # KSRC ?= /path/to/your/bare/clone/yocto-kernel + + # KMACHINE is the branch to be built, or alternateively + # KBRANCH can be directly set. + + # KBRANCH ?= "${KMACHINE}-${LINUX_KERNEL_TYPE}" + + # SRC_URI = "git://${KSRC};nocheckout=1;branch=${KBRANCH},meta;name=machine,meta" </literallayout> </para> |