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Many different Yocto Project documentation pages are returned by Google searches and it can be hard to know what's what. URLs have the following format: <tt>http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/release/name/name.html</tt>. Here is an example for the quick start guide for release 2.1: <tt>http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/2.1/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html</tt>
== URL Decoder ==
Many different Yocto Project documentation pages are returned by Google searches and it can be hard to know what's what.  
:URLs have the following format: <tt>http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/release/name/name.html</tt>.  
: Here is an example for the quick start guide for release 2.1.1: <tt>http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/2.1.1/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html</tt>
Note that <tt>current</tt> can be used in place of the current release number. There is also a <tt>latest</tt> tag which refers to documentation in progress and is best avoided.<br/>
Note that <tt>current</tt> can be used in place of the current release number. There is also a <tt>latest</tt> tag which refers to documentation in progress and is best avoided.<br/>
== List of Manual Pages ==
Here is a list of documentation page name and a brief description of their purpose
Here is a list of documentation page name and a brief description of their purpose
:[http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html yocto-project-qs]. Quick start guide to get you going.
:[http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html yocto-project-qs]. Quick start guide to get you going.
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:[http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/toaster-manual/toaster-manual.html toaster-manual]. Toaster is a web interface to the Yocto Project's OpenEmbedded build system.  
:[http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/toaster-manual/toaster-manual.html toaster-manual]. Toaster is a web interface to the Yocto Project's OpenEmbedded build system.  
:[http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/ref-manual/ref-manual.html ref-manual]. Material suited for reference rather than procedures. Come here for the details.
:[http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/ref-manual/ref-manual.html ref-manual]. Material suited for reference rather than procedures. Come here for the details.
:[http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/mega-manual/mega-manual.html mega-manual]. All of the above rolled into one mega manual.

Revision as of 20:17, 25 August 2016

URL Decoder

Many different Yocto Project documentation pages are returned by Google searches and it can be hard to know what's what.

URLs have the following format: http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/release/name/name.html.
Here is an example for the quick start guide for release 2.1.1: http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/2.1.1/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html

Note that current can be used in place of the current release number. There is also a latest tag which refers to documentation in progress and is best avoided.

List of Manual Pages

Here is a list of documentation page name and a brief description of their purpose

yocto-project-qs. Quick start guide to get you going.
dev-manual. Conceptual and procedural information that covers common development tasks.
sdk-manual. Describes how to use Yocto built SDKs for application development.
bsp-guide. Describes how to use or create a board support package layer for your hardware platform.
kernel-dev. Kernel development manual. Often used in conjunction with BSP guide.
toaster-manual. Toaster is a web interface to the Yocto Project's OpenEmbedded build system.
ref-manual. Material suited for reference rather than procedures. Come here for the details.
mega-manual. All of the above rolled into one mega manual.