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overview-manual: update section about source archives

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Except the "yocto" and "uninative" directories, everything
under https://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/, in particular
"bitbake".

Point to https://downloads.yoctoproject.org/releases/yocto/
instead for people interested in tar archives.

Simplify the description too, unnecessarily verbose.

(From yocto-docs rev: 502b00003b1c84d7b419f01b87a6ab6a121a7ad9)

Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@ -613,44 +613,23 @@ Use the following procedure to locate the latest upstream copy of the
For information on cloning a repository, see the
":ref:`dev-manual/start:cloning the \`\`poky\`\` repository`" section.
Accessing Index of Releases
---------------------------
Accessing Source Archives
-------------------------
Yocto Project maintains an Index of Releases area that contains related
files that contribute to the Yocto Project. Rather than Git
repositories, these files are tarballs that represent snapshots in time
of a given component.
The Yocto Project also provides source archives of its releases, which
are available on :yocto_dl:`/releases/yocto/`. Then, choose the subdirectory
containing the release you wish to use, for example
:yocto_dl:`yocto-&DISTRO; </releases/yocto/yocto-&DISTRO;/>`.
You will find there source archives of individual components (if you wish
to use them individually), and of the corresponding Poky release bundling
a selection of these components.
.. note::
The recommended method for accessing Yocto Project components is to
use Git to clone the upstream repository and work from within that
locally cloned repository. However, this section documents how to
use a tarball snapshot of any given component.
Follow these steps to locate and download a particular tarball:
#. *Access the Index of Releases:* Open a browser and go to
:yocto_dl:`Index of Releases </releases>`. The
list represents released components (e.g. ``bitbake``, ``sato``, and
so on).
.. note::
The ``yocto`` directory contains the full array of released Poky
tarballs. The ``poky`` directory in the Index of Releases was
historically used for very early releases and exists now only for
retroactive completeness.
#. *Select a Component:* Click on any released component in which you
are interested (e.g. ``yocto``).
#. *Find the Tarball:* Drill down to find the associated tarball. For
example, click on ``yocto-&DISTRO;`` to view files associated with the
Yocto Project &DISTRO; release.
#. *Download the Tarball:* Click the tarball to download and save a
snapshot of the given component.
locally cloned repository.
Using the Downloads Page
------------------------
@ -659,7 +638,7 @@ The :yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` uses a "DOWNLOADS" page
from which you can locate and download tarballs of any Yocto Project
release. Rather than Git repositories, these files represent snapshot
tarballs similar to the tarballs located in the Index of Releases
described in the ":ref:`dev-manual/start:accessing index of releases`" section.
described in the ":ref:`dev-manual/start:accessing source archives`" section.
#. *Go to the Yocto Project Website:* Open The
:yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` in your browser.

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@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ development:
:width: 50%
For steps on how to view and access these files, see the
":ref:`dev-manual/start:accessing index of releases`"
":ref:`dev-manual/start:accessing source archives`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- *"DOWNLOADS" page for the* :yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` *:*