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[89.159.1.53]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id v16-20020a5d4a50000000b002c5526234d2sm10990366wrs.8.2023.02.28.14.14.12 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:14:12 -0800 (PST) From: Yoann Congal To: docs@lists.yoctoproject.org Cc: Michael Opdenacker , Yoann Congal Subject: [PATCH 1/1] ref-manual: Add info on "mixin" layers Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:13:09 +0100 Message-Id: <20230228221309.82156-2-yoann.congal@smile.fr> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.30.2 In-Reply-To: <20230228221309.82156-1-yoann.congal@smile.fr> References: <20230228221309.82156-1-yoann.congal@smile.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 List-Id: X-Webhook-Received: from li982-79.members.linode.com [45.33.32.79] by aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org with HTTPS for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:14:23 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/3761 This is heavily inspired from: https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Stable_Release_and_LTS&oldid=84847#LTS_.E2.80.9CMixin.E2.80.9D_repositories Signed-off-by: Yoann Congal --- documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst index 19e804063..cc464447f 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/release-process.rst @@ -97,6 +97,21 @@ through the same release process as do point releases. You can find more information about stable branch maintenance at :yocto_wiki:`/Stable_branch_maintenance`. +.. note:: + + In some circumstances, a layer can be created by the community in order to + add a specific feature or support a new version of some package for an LTS. + This is called a "mixin" layer. These are thin and specific purpose layers + which can be stacked with an LTS release to "mix" a specific feature into + that build. These are created on an as needed basis and maintained by the + people who need them. The "mixin" layers are found here : + :yocto_git:`/meta-lts-mixins`. + + Policies on testing these layers depends on how widespread their usage is + and determined on a case by case basis. Note that there may be other "mixin" + layers within the wider community too. + + Testing and Quality Assurance =============================