From 9f0f7c43900e36610411b1d7901adf3d8f109f70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:07:06 -0600
Subject: documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml: Changes to section
3.4.4 and new 3.4.5
I made some updates to the 3.4.4 section according to Bruce Ashfield's
feedback. I also added a new section 3.4.5 (Creating a BSP Based on an
Existing Similar BSP Without a Local Kernel Repository).
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
---
documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml
index 27426117a..abb19f285 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-manual/kernel-how-to.xml
@@ -1198,6 +1198,37 @@ That's it. Configure and build.
</para>
</section>
+ <section id='bsp-creating-bsp-without-a-local-kernel-repo'>
+ <title>Creating a BSP Based on an Existing Similar BSP Without a Local Kernel Repository</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If you are creating a BSP based on an existing similar BSP but you do not have
+ a local kernel repository, the process is very similar to the process in
+ the previous section (<xref linkend='bsp-creating'/>).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Follow the exact same process as described in the previous section with
+ these slight modifications:
+ </para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Perform Step 1 as is from the previous section.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Perform Step 2 as is from the previous section.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Perform Step 3 but do not modify the
+ KSRC line in the bbappend file.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Edit the <filename>local.conf</filename> so
+ that it contains the following:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ YOCTO_KERNEL_EXTERNAL_BRANCH="<your-machine>-standard
+ </literallayout></para>
+ <para>Adding this statement to the file triggers BSP bootstrapping
+ to occur and the correct branches and base configuration to be used.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Perform Step 4 as is from the previous section.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Perform Step 5 as is from the previous section.</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </section>
+
<!-- <section id='bsp-creating-a-new-bsp'>
<title>BSP: Creating a New BSP</title>
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