| Message ID | 34f959b5-acf8-e4d8-134c-b24d8a483a99@crashcourse.ca |
|---|---|
| State | Under Review |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [v2] overview-manual/yp-intro.rst: update on-target packaging info | expand |
Hi Robert, On 10/24/25 1:34 PM, Robert P. J. Day via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote: > > - drop references to obsolete tar packaging format > - add references to apt and dpkg utilities for .deb packaging > - add reference to alternative "dnf" .rpm packaging > > Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> > > --- > > diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst > index 8fa17b191..1e36cc3de 100644 > --- a/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst > +++ b/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst > @@ -174,11 +174,12 @@ Here are challenges you might encounter when developing using the Yocto Project: > changes on the development system within the BitBake environment and > then deploying only the updated packages to the target. > > - The Yocto Project :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` > - produces packages > - in standard formats (i.e. RPM, DEB, IPK, and TAR). You can deploy > - these packages into the running system on the target by using > - utilities on the target such as ``rpm`` or ``ipk``. > + The Yocto Project :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` produces packages > + in standard formats (i.e. RPM, DEB and/or IPK). If you included the > + runtime package management feature in your image, you can deploy Sorry,forgot to mention that in my first mail, but if we're using "runtime package managemennt" maybe we can link to the appropriate section directly here? Something like :ref:`runtime package management<dev-manual/packages:using runtime package management>` maybe? What do you think? In any case, Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de> Thanks! Quentin
diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst index 8fa17b191..1e36cc3de 100644 --- a/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst +++ b/documentation/overview-manual/yp-intro.rst @@ -174,11 +174,12 @@ Here are challenges you might encounter when developing using the Yocto Project: changes on the development system within the BitBake environment and then deploying only the updated packages to the target. - The Yocto Project :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` - produces packages - in standard formats (i.e. RPM, DEB, IPK, and TAR). You can deploy - these packages into the running system on the target by using - utilities on the target such as ``rpm`` or ``ipk``. + The Yocto Project :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System` produces packages + in standard formats (i.e. RPM, DEB and/or IPK). If you included the + runtime package management feature in your image, you can deploy + these packages into the running system on the target by using the + corresponding utilities on the target such as + ``rpm``/``dnf``, ``dpkg``/``apt`` or ``opkg``. - *Initial Build Times Can be Significant:* Long initial build times are unfortunately unavoidable due to the large number of packages
- drop references to obsolete tar packaging format - add references to apt and dpkg utilities for .deb packaging - add reference to alternative "dnf" .rpm packaging Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> ---