[gnome-continuous-yocto/gnomeostree-3.28-rocko: 6690/8267] dev-manual, ref-manual: Added procedure for Downloads page
- From: Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-continuous-yocto/gnomeostree-3.28-rocko: 6690/8267] dev-manual, ref-manual: Added procedure for Downloads page
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 05:11:56 +0000 (UTC)
commit ed25d7df9cc755cfcbf24e3a83f129ad8e1575e9
Author: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark gmail com>
Date: Thu Jun 22 14:05:24 2017 -0700
dev-manual, ref-manual: Added procedure for Downloads page
Fixes [YOCTO #11630]
Added a new procedure section for using the Downloads page from
the YP website.
(From yocto-docs rev: 7efb29dfa7a0960710ca7cf3983048f166c6a13f)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark gmail com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard purdie linuxfoundation org>
documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++
.../ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml | 18 ++++++---
2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
index e7049f9..cdb349b 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -356,6 +356,46 @@
</para>
</section>
+ <section id='using-the-downloads-page'>
+ <title>Using the Downloads Page</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>
+ uses a "Downloads" area from which you can locate and download
+ tarballs of any Yocto Project release.
+ Rather than Git repositories, these files represent snapshot
+ tarballs.
+ <note><title>Tip</title>
+ The recommended method for accessing Yocto Project
+ components is to use Git to clone a repository and work from
+ within that local repository.
+ The procedure in this section exists should you desire a
+ tarball snapshot of any given component.
+ </note>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Open The
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>
+ in your browser.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Click the "Downloads" tab.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Click the type of files you want (i.e "Build System",
+ "Tools", or "Board Support Packages (BSPs)".
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Locate the release.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Click the download link to get your files.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
<section id='cloning-the-poky-repository'>
<title>Cloning the <filename>poky</filename> Repository</title>
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml
b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml
index b640f44..6922736 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml
@@ -711,19 +711,25 @@
"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#accessing-index-of-releases'>Accessing Index of
Releases</ulink>"
section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
+ <listitem><para id='downloads-page'>
<emphasis>"Downloads" page for the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>:
- </emphasis>
- Access this page by going to the website and then selecting
- the "Downloads" tab.
- This page allows you to download any Yocto Project
- release or Board Support Package (BSP) in tarball form.
+ </emphasis></para>
+
+ <para role="writernotes">This section will change due to
+ reworking of the YP Website.</para>
+
+ <para>The Yocto Project website includes a "Downloads" tab
+ that allows you to download any Yocto Project
+ release and Board Support Package (BSP) in tarball form.
The tarballs are similar to those found in the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DL_URL;/releases/'>Index of /releases:</ulink> area.</para>
<para>
<imagedata fileref="figures/yp-download.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="4in" />
+ For steps on how to use the "Downloads" page, see the
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-the-downloads-page'>Using the Downloads Page</ulink>"
+ section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
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