@@ -13,8 +13,17 @@ document guides through this setup step-by-step.
:doc:`/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index`, which shows how to setup :term:`Poky`
with ``bitbake-setup``.
+Obtaining The Source Repositories
+=================================
+
+You can obtain the source repositories required to build the Poky reference
+distro in two ways described below: :ref:`cloning the repositories with Git
+<dev-manual/poky-manual-setup:Use Git to Clone The Layers>`, or
+:ref:`downloading the released archives <dev-manual/poky-manual-setup:Using the
+Source Archives>`.
+
Use Git to Clone The Layers
-===========================
+---------------------------
Go to the :yocto_home:`Releases </development/releases/>` page, and choose a release
(such as ``&DISTRO_REL_LATEST_TAG;``), corresponding to either the latest stable
@@ -42,6 +51,24 @@ following commands:
$ git clone -b &DISTRO_REL_LATEST_TAG; https://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core ./layers/openembedded-core
$ git clone -b &DISTRO_REL_LATEST_TAG; https://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-yocto ./layers/meta-yocto
+
+Using the Source Archives
+-------------------------
+
+The Yocto Project also provides source archives of its releases, which
+are available at :yocto_dl:`/releases/yocto/`. Then, choose the subdirectory
+containing the release you wish to use, for example
+:yocto_dl:`&DISTRO_REL_LATEST_TAG; </releases/yocto/&DISTRO_REL_LATEST_TAG;/>`.
+
+You will find there source archives of :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)`,
+:term:`BitBake`, and :yocto_git:`meta-yocto </meta-yocto>`.
+
+.. note::
+
+ The recommended method for accessing Yocto Project components is to :ref:`use
+ Git to clone the upstream repository <dev-manual/poky-manual-setup:Use Git to
+ Clone The Layers>` and work from within the locally cloned repositories.
+
Building Your Image
===================