From patchwork Thu Oct 1 10:51:58 2026 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: "Robert P. J. Day" X-Patchwork-Id: 99808 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FDE6CA5FCB for ; Thu, 1 Oct 2026 10:54:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cpanel10.indieserve.net (cpanel10.indieserve.net [199.212.143.9]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.msgproc01-g2.8350.1790852062541448288 for ; Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:54:22 -0700 Authentication-Results: mx.groups.io; dkim=pass header.i=@crashcourse.ca header.s=default header.b=v8Df+Y+1; spf=pass (domain: crashcourse.ca, ip: 199.212.143.9, mailfrom: rpjday@crashcourse.ca) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=crashcourse.ca; s=default; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Subject: To:From:Date:Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Unsubscribe-Post:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=HpTe+xPRaspt+zv2xuJILWTgQna9+qHk7kz7dvWO4f4=; b=v8Df+Y+14cgh/QjPP9iz6KBdFh /x8dh3zYmjHwGrLetMb6rVj+ue5lmJrAZNR0hIWmALhE+YGI3O/mGy+qr4EfFUyy3IbufgbaISOzC wYdjYUKw7EQRsDJEg/LaxMjSZTQi22heiL08jjC68hd/FGh5haoATawY8EA9jj1JYC4xe2k4LH4D2 j3jsIjzxOyW9ErBB8pcD1oQUB38t5hSSpMRP2jNZsuKNpLCN1KATORx3DCIWRLqDbS0v2rQc0H47T X2BzQJir8mDWOX48/lyyd6MzSYzjEnq7neKEYCUwCI8VKJHuuOkQZRbclcbtrOpjhQWP4UBN+q6Oi J2OAPzJg==; Received: from pool-174-114-114-5.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([174.114.114.5]:33080 helo=sheena) by cpanel10.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.100.1) (envelope-from ) id 1xCEQc-00000002K1U-3pRO for docs@lists.yoctoproject.org; Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:54:20 -0400 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 06:51:58 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" To: YP docs mailing list Subject: [PATCH] ref-manual: add a terms entry for Wic Message-ID: <37230285-e554-fadb-1b33-b5748362f710@crashcourse.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel10.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.yoctoproject.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel10.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel10.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: List-Id: X-Webhook-Received: from 45-33-107-173.ip.linodeusercontent.com [45.33.107.173] by aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org with HTTPS for ; Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:54:31 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/10644 Add a short entry for Wic to the reference manual in order to later refer to it from other places in the docs. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst index b0ebb4a40..ed507033d 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst @@ -648,3 +648,9 @@ universal, the list includes them just in case: controlled by the maintainer of the source code. For example, in order for a developer to work on a particular piece of code, they need to first get a copy of it from an "upstream" source. + + :term:`Wic` + Wic --- the OpenEmbedded Image Creator --- is a standalone utility + used in the OpenEmbedded and Yocto Project ecosystems to generate + partitioned, bootable images from existing build artifacts. For a + comprehensive introduction to Wic, see :doc:`/dev-manual/wic`.