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[6/6] ref-manual/terms.rst: update Poky description

Message ID 20251030-bitbake-setup-v1-6-f44a8a2b7c0b@bootlin.com
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Antonin Godard Oct. 30, 2025, 4:28 p.m. UTC
Poky as in the repository will no longer be updated. Update the
description of Poky to remove the last bullet point, and add a note to
say that Poky was used before.

Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
---
 documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Alexander Kanavin Oct. 31, 2025, 4:15 p.m. UTC | #1
lgtm.

Thanks for doing this, other than some tweaks (see my other messages),
the patchset's fine!

Alex

On Thu, 30 Oct 2025 at 17:29, Antonin Godard via
lists.yoctoproject.org
<antonin.godard=bootlin.com@lists.yoctoproject.org> wrote:
>
> Poky as in the repository will no longer be updated. Update the
> description of Poky to remove the last bullet point, and add a note to
> say that Poky was used before.
>
> Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
> ---
>  documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
> index e25c714d9..6a9f88061 100644
> --- a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
> +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
> @@ -461,11 +461,26 @@ universal, the list includes them just in case:
>        -  A means by which to test the Yocto Project components (i.e. Poky
>           is used to validate the Yocto Project).
>
> -      -  A vehicle through which you can download the Yocto Project.
> -
>        Poky is not a product level distro. Rather, it is a good starting
>        point for customization.
>
> +      .. note::
> +
> +         Poky also used to be a repository containing the combination of
> +         :term:`BitBake`, :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)`, the
> +         :yocto_git:`meta-yocto </meta-yocto>` repository and the Yocto Project
> +         documentation -- which were combined with the :yocto_git:`combo-layer
> +         </poky-config>` tool.
> +
> +         This repository is still hosted at :yocto_git:`/poky` and is still
> +         updated for maintained releases that are older than Whinlatter (5.3).
> +         Newer releases now use ``bitbake-setup`` to clone and setup the initial
> +         :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` environment. For more information on
> +         how to use ``bitbake-setup``, see the :doc:`/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index`
> +         document. An alternative can be to setup the above repositories
> +         manually, by following the :doc:`/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup`
> +         section of the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
> +
>        .. note::
>
>           Poky began as an open-source project initially developed by
>
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
index e25c714d9..6a9f88061 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
@@ -461,11 +461,26 @@  universal, the list includes them just in case:
       -  A means by which to test the Yocto Project components (i.e. Poky
          is used to validate the Yocto Project).
 
-      -  A vehicle through which you can download the Yocto Project.
-
       Poky is not a product level distro. Rather, it is a good starting
       point for customization.
 
+      .. note::
+
+         Poky also used to be a repository containing the combination of
+         :term:`BitBake`, :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)`, the
+         :yocto_git:`meta-yocto </meta-yocto>` repository and the Yocto Project
+         documentation -- which were combined with the :yocto_git:`combo-layer
+         </poky-config>` tool.
+
+         This repository is still hosted at :yocto_git:`/poky` and is still
+         updated for maintained releases that are older than Whinlatter (5.3).
+         Newer releases now use ``bitbake-setup`` to clone and setup the initial
+         :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` environment. For more information on
+         how to use ``bitbake-setup``, see the :doc:`/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index`
+         document. An alternative can be to setup the above repositories
+         manually, by following the :doc:`/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup`
+         section of the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
+
       .. note::
 
          Poky began as an open-source project initially developed by