From patchwork Tue May 19 13:52:13 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: 88413 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 A4237CD4F3C for ; Tue, 19 May 2026 13:49:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cpanel10.indieserve.net (cpanel10.indieserve.net [199.212.143.9]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.msgproc02-g2.21979.1779198542470546653 for ; Tue, 19 May 2026 06:49:02 -0700 Authentication-Results: mx.groups.io; dkim=pass header.i=@crashcourse.ca header.s=default header.b=ryDLGWu2; 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-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=9Ua8L9BAGNQiiNnOPMyH51Z0raVqv8JKbsQX0GaecFM=; b=ryDLGWu2eG20AEP+JIO8zkRsNp 0LelraPLBcuzVxpSGaNMBTvb+kw5M3NpKQ2rRqkk8BIj+TM8uy0sq8/5zPbOQePnZuiL0bOaJDiPd xAOg9Dn4D0MNTdoB+9icI0UlfaUJ85vDzUdIIwmK7hyMhJyzhYLZHgQa2c5nCp8aLMdFF8lOaE7CN 1IirPI3TQtPVrfJnukXpv4PZAgrOS85FCE1qO5XOnProDs7apUyHWNPSSold5iB2RZpyRwTvaZxjb /GeBWjx0fzktIIq1VN8Ag52vgLi8sKJaI3AswBN4rcQiNDS2nPpIP7K/DCtubGVsZ3O2aI7I2nKg/ Fhjd9DoQ==; Received: from [147.129.179.166] (port=37654 helo=rday) by cpanel10.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.99.2) (envelope-from ) id 1wPKod-000000091up-2Fp2 for docs@lists.yoctoproject.org; Tue, 19 May 2026 09:49:00 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 09:52:13 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" To: YP docs mailing list Subject: [PATCH] overview-manual: remind reader that meta-poky is a distro layer Message-ID: <6d2c5a08-67b6-58cd-ac67-4cd85805a530@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 ; Tue, 19 May 2026 13:49:10 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/9486 Even though it's mentioned a little earlier on that same page, when defining the properties of a "Distro Layer," remind the reader that "meta-poky" is an example of such a layer. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst index ec5babe4c..06e888799 100644 --- a/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst +++ b/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst @@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ configurations into their own layer. Settings you provide in in your ``conf/local.conf`` file in the :term:`Build Directory`. The following list provides some explanation and references for what you -typically find in a distribution layer: +typically find in a distribution layer (recall that +:yocto_git:`meta-poky ` is such a layer): - *classes*, *classes-global*, *classes-recipe:* Class files (``.bbclass``) hold common functionality that