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diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml index b74b5230cf..9477883373 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-images.xml @@ -5,62 +5,71 @@ <title>Reference: Images</title> <para> - Poky has several standard images covering most people's standard needs. A full - list of image targets can be found by looking in the directories - <filename class="directory"> meta/recipes-core/images/</filename>, - <filename class="directory"> meta/recipes-extended/images/</filename>, - <filename class="directory"> meta/recipes-sato/images/</filename> and - <filename class="directory"> meta/recipes-tbd/meta/</filename>. The standard - images are listed below along with details of what they contain: + Poky has several standard images covering most people's standard needs. + Use the following command to list the supported images: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + $ ls meta*/recipes*/images/*.bb + </literallayout> + Images are listed below along with details of what they contain: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - <emphasis>poky-image-minimal</emphasis> - A small image, just enough - to allow a device to boot + <emphasis>poky-image-minimal</emphasis> - A small image just capable + of allowing a device to boot. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <emphasis>poky-image-base</emphasis> - console only image with full - support of target device hardware + <emphasis>poky-image-base</emphasis> - A console-only image that fully + supports the target device hardware. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <emphasis>poky-image-core</emphasis> - X11 image with simple apps like - terminal, editor and file manager + <emphasis>poky-image-core</emphasis> - An X11 image with simple + applications such as terminal, editor, and file manager. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <emphasis>poky-image-sato</emphasis> - X11 image with Sato theme and - Pimlico applications. Also contains terminal, editor and file manager. + <emphasis>poky-image-sato</emphasis> - An X11 image with Sato theme and + Pimlico applications. + The image also contains terminal, editor, and file manager. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <emphasis>poky-image-sdk</emphasis> - X11 image like poky-image-sato but - also include native toolchain and libraries needed to build applications - on the device itself. Also includes testing and profiling tools and debug - symbols. + <emphasis>poky-image-sato-dev</emphasis> - An X11 image similar to + poky-image-sato but + also includes a native toolchain and libraries needed to build applications + on the device itself. The image also includes testing and profiling tools + as well as debug symbols. This image was formerly poky-image-sdk. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <emphasis>meta-toolchain</emphasis> - This generates a tarball containing - a standalone toolchain which can be used externally to Poky. It is self - contained and unpacks to the <filename class="directory">/opt/poky</filename> - directory. It also contains a copy of QEMU and the scripts necessary to run + <emphasis>poky-image-lsb</emphasis> - An image suitable for implementations + that conform to Linux Standard Base (LSB). + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <emphasis>meta-toolchain</emphasis> - This image generates a tarball + that contains a stand-alone toolchain that can be used externally to Poky. + The tarball is self-contained and unpacks to the + <filename class="directory">/opt/poky</filename> directory. + The tarball also contains a copy of QEMU and the scripts necessary to run poky QEMU images. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - <emphasis>meta-toolchain-sdk</emphasis> - This includes everything in + <emphasis>meta-toolchain-sdk</emphasis> - This image includes everything in meta-toolchain but also includes development headers and libraries - forming a complete standalone SDK. See the <link linkend='platdev-appdev-external-sdk'> + to form a complete standalone SDK. + See the <link linkend='platdev-appdev-external-sdk'> External Development Using the Poky SDK</link> section for more information. </para> </listitem> |