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Day" To: YP docs mailing list Subject: [PATCH] overview-manual: fix "checkout" versus "check out" Message-ID: 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, 12 May 2026 09:56:27 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/9458 As with "setup" versus "set up", the pedants at grammarist.com explain that "checkout" is used as a noun or adjective, while the corresponding verb is two words, "check out." https://grammarist.com/spelling/checkout-check-out/ Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst index 7408a4c62..67e85e174 100644 --- a/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst +++ b/documentation/overview-manual/development-environment.rst @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ these tarballs gives you a snapshot of the released files. BSP repository, the :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)` and :term:`BitBake` repositories. For example, if you have checked out the "&DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;" branch of :term:`OpenEmbedded-Core (OE-Core)` and you are going to use ``meta-intel``, be - sure to checkout the "&DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;" branch of ``meta-intel``. + sure to check out the "&DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;" branch of ``meta-intel``. In summary, here is where you can get the project files needed for development: @@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ local branch named "&DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;", which tracks the upstream branch would ultimately affect the upstream "&DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;" branch of the ``yocto-docs`` repository. -It is important to understand that when you create and checkout a local +It is important to understand that when you create and check out a local working branch based on a branch name, your local environment matches the "tip" of that particular development branch at the time you created your local branch, which could be different from the files in the @@ -439,10 +439,10 @@ Yocto Project releases. When you create a local copy of the Git repository, you also have access to all the tags in the upstream repository. Similar to branches, you can -create and checkout a local working Git branch based on a tag name. When +create and check out a local working Git branch based on a tag name. When you do this, you get a snapshot of the Git repository that reflects the state of the files when the change was made associated with that tag. -The most common use is to checkout a working branch that matches a +The most common use is to check out a working branch that matches a specific Yocto Project release. Here is an example:: $ cd ~ @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ whose "HEAD" matches the commit in the repository associated with the "&DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;-&DISTRO;" tag. The files in your repository now exactly match that particular Yocto Project release as it is tagged in the upstream Git repository. It is important to understand that when you create and -checkout a local working branch based on a tag, your environment matches +check out a local working branch based on a tag, your environment matches a specific point in time and not the entire development branch (i.e. from the "tip" of the branch backwards).