sdk-manual: appendix-obtain: improve and update descriptions

- Improve text formatting
- Stop mentioning all possible values
- Update examples
- Correct descriptions

(From yocto-docs rev: f7437c2efa1014dc46481993b5e87d52dcf42b05)

Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Michael Opdenacker 2023-10-13 17:56:30 +02:00 committed by Richard Purdie
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@ -39,27 +39,20 @@ Follow these steps to locate and hand-install the toolchain:
download the installer appropriate for your build host, target
hardware, and image type.
The installer files (``*.sh``) follow this naming convention::
The installer files (``*.sh``) follow this naming convention:
``poky-glibc-host_system-core-image-type-arch-toolchain[-ext]-release.sh``:
poky-glibc-host_system-core-image-type-arch-toolchain[-ext]-release.sh
- ``host_system``: string representing your development system: ``i686`` or ``x86_64``
Where:
host_system is a string representing your development system:
"i686" or "x86_64"
- ``type``: string representing the image: ``sato`` or ``minimal``
type is a string representing the image:
"sato" or "minimal"
- ``arch``: string representing the target architecture such as ``cortexa57-qemuarm64``
arch is a string representing the target architecture:
"aarch64", "armv5e", "core2-64", "cortexa8hf-neon", "i586", "mips32r2",
"mips64", or "ppc7400"
release is the version of Yocto Project.
NOTE:
The standard SDK installer does not have the "-ext" string as
part of the filename.
- ``release``: version of the Yocto Project.
.. note::
The standard SDK installer does not have the ``-ext`` string as
part of the filename.
The toolchains provided by the Yocto
Project are based off of the ``core-image-sato`` and
@ -67,16 +60,16 @@ Follow these steps to locate and hand-install the toolchain:
developing against those images.
For example, if your build host is a 64-bit x86 system and you need
an extended SDK for a 64-bit core2 target, go into the ``x86_64``
an extended SDK for a 64-bit core2 QEMU target, go into the ``x86_64``
folder and download the following installer::
poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-sato-core2-64-toolchain-ext-&DISTRO;.sh
poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-sato-core2-64-qemux86-64-toolchain-&DISTRO;.sh
#. *Run the Installer:* Be sure you have execution privileges and run
the installer. Following is an example from the ``Downloads``
directory::
$ ~/Downloads/poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-sato-core2-64-toolchain-ext-&DISTRO;.sh
$ ~/Downloads/poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-sato-core2-64-qemux86-64-toolchain-&DISTRO;.sh
During execution of the script, you choose the root location for the
toolchain. See the
@ -216,21 +209,14 @@ Follow these steps to extract the root filesystem:
also contain flattened root filesystem image files (``*.ext4``),
which you can use with QEMU directly.
The pre-built root filesystem image files follow these naming
conventions::
The pre-built root filesystem image files follow the
``core-image-profile-machine.tar.bz2`` naming convention:
core-image-profile-arch.tar.bz2
- ``profile``: filesystem image's profile, such as ``minimal``,
``minimal-dev`` or ``sato``. For information on these types of image
profiles, see the "Images" chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
Where:
profile is the filesystem image's profile:
lsb, lsb-dev, lsb-sdk, minimal, minimal-dev, minimal-initramfs,
sato, sato-dev, sato-sdk, sato-sdk-ptest. For information on
these types of image profiles, see the "Images" chapter in
the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
arch is a string representing the target architecture:
beaglebone-yocto, beaglebone-yocto-lsb, edgerouter, edgerouter-lsb,
genericx86, genericx86-64, genericx86-64-lsb, genericx86-lsb and qemu*.
- ``machine``: same string as the name of the parent download directory.
The root filesystems
provided by the Yocto Project are based off of the