Clarify slightly the intended usage of the workspace layer.

Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <[email protected]>
---
 scripts/devtool | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/devtool b/scripts/devtool
index ff368dc..63d2ef9 100755
--- a/scripts/devtool
+++ b/scripts/devtool
@@ -179,13 +179,16 @@ def _create_workspace(workspacedir, config, basepath):
         # Add a README file
         with open(os.path.join(workspacedir, 'README'), 'w') as f:
             f.write('This layer was created by the OpenEmbedded devtool 
utility in order to\n')
-            f.write('contain recipes and bbappends. In most instances you 
should use the\n')
+            f.write('contain recipes and bbappends that are currently being 
worked on. The idea\n')
+            f.write('is that the contents is temporary - once you have 
finished working on a\n')
+            f.write('recipe you use the appropriate method to move the files 
you have been\n')
+            f.write('working on to a proper layer. In most instances you 
should use the\n')
             f.write('devtool utility to manage files within it rather than 
modifying files\n')
             f.write('directly (although recipes added with "devtool add" will 
often need\n')
             f.write('direct modification.)\n')
-            f.write('\nIf you no longer need to use devtool you can remove the 
path to this\n')
-            f.write('workspace layer from your conf/bblayers.conf file (and 
then delete the\n')
-            f.write('layer, if you wish).\n')
+            f.write('\nIf you no longer need to use devtool or the workspace 
layer\'s contents\n')
+            f.write('you can remove the path to this workspace layer from your 
conf/bblayers.conf')
+            f.write('file (and then delete the layer, if you wish).\n')
             f.write('\nNote that by default, if devtool fetches and unpacks 
source code, it\n')
             f.write('will place it in a subdirectory of a "sources" 
subdirectory of the\n')
             f.write('layer. If you prefer it to be elsewhere you can specify 
the source\n')
-- 
2.5.5

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