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Day" To: YP docs mailing list Subject: [PATCH] YP Quick Build: use "set up" as a verb Message-ID: <24bc012b-dc44-ca34-b3d0-b08200bf77d8@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 ; Fri, 08 May 2026 19:14:48 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/9420 Pedantically speaking, the difference between "setup" and "set up" is explained here: https://grammarist.com/spelling/set-up-vs-setup/ - "setup" is one word when used as a noun - "set up" is two words when it functions as a verb Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day --- Over time, I will fix the rest of the docs similarly. diff --git a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst index 7fbf92098..34a04cc96 100644 --- a/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst +++ b/documentation/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Use Git to Clone bitbake-setup ============================== Once you complete the setup instructions for your machine, you need to -get a copy of the ``bitbake-setup`` tool to setup the :term:`Poky` reference +get a copy of the ``bitbake-setup`` tool to set up the :term:`Poky` reference distribution on your build host. Use the following commands to clone the bitbake repository. @@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ Setup a build environment with the following command: $ ./bitbake/bin/bitbake-setup init -By default, this will setup a top directory in the current directory. +By default, this will set up a top directory in the current directory. -If you prefer to setup your builds in a different top directory, for example +If you prefer to set up your builds in a different top directory, for example ``$HOME/bitbake-builds``, you can set it with the :ref:`bitbake:ref-bbsetup-command-settings` command: .. code-block:: console @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ This directory contains: .. note:: - It is also possible to setup the :term:`Poky` reference distro manually. For + It is also possible to set up the :term:`Poky` reference distro manually. For that refer to the :doc:`/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup` section of the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ an entire Linux distribution, including the toolchain, from source. #. **Initialize the Build Environment:** Source the ``init-build-env`` environment setup script within the :term:`bitbake:BitBake build` directory - to setup the :term:`BitBake` build environment on your host: + to set up the :term:`BitBake` build environment on your host: .. code-block:: console @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ an entire Linux distribution, including the toolchain, from source. These set up the environment similar to what was previously in the local configuration file :ref:`local.conf `, - which is now largely empty. To setup the build how it was done + which is now largely empty. To set up the build how it was done previously, see the :doc:`/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup` section of the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.