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As stated in terms.rst, use "project" for the directory name. Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard --- documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst index bcda9d7e7..4bc9b97b6 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst @@ -22,7 +22,16 @@ release or a Long Term Support release. Once you complete the setup instructions for your machine (see the :doc:`/ref-manual/system-requirements` section of the Yocto Project Reference -Manual), you need to get a copy of the different :term:`layers ` needed +Manual), create a :term:`Source Directory`: the base directory for your project. +Throughout the documentation, we will use ``bitbake-builds`` as the name of the +:term:`Source Directory`. Here's how to create it: + +.. code-block:: console + + $ mkdir bitbake-builds + $ cd bitbake-builds + +You need to get a copy of the different :term:`layers ` needed to setup the :term:`Poky` reference distribution on your build host. Use the following commands: