On 03/19/2012 10:17 AM, Rifenbark, Scott M wrote: > I could replace the Beagleboard xM machine with qemux86. The > introductory bit up front provides minimal inconvenience to the
"Minimal inconvenience" is a subjective assessment of course. I find it very annoying to slog through that much material when all I want are the 3 shell commands to get it going, from which I can typically infer a lot. Other have reported similar views. > reader to quickly hop down to the section via the link. I missed this on my first scan, despite checking for it. My fault? Sure. But I'm not likely to be the only one. -- Darren > > Scott > > -----Original Message----- From: Darren Hart > [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 11:07 > AM To: Rifenbark, Scott M Cc: Robert P. J. Day; Yocto discussion > list Subject: Re: [yocto] my idea of a quick start guide > > > > On 03/16/2012 04:27 PM, Rifenbark, Scott M wrote: >> Several people have indicated a quick start section like Robert's >> wiki page would be good in the YP QS. I agree that the idea of >> diverting the super user to a shortened, more concise section that >> let's you kick the tires of Yocto is a good idea. I have created a >> section based on Robert's example from his wiki page. You can see >> it at this link: >> >> http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.html#super-user >> >> >> Feedback and comments welcome. > > It's not a bad section to have, but it doesn't feel integrated into > the quickstart, especially the bit about building for Beagleboard xM. > Users looking for a truly quick start will still have to troll > through pages of introductory overview and concepts before they get > to this. I still argue that a new user should be able to build and > boot qemux86 sato using the QS guide without having to scroll down. > > -- Darren > >> >> Scott >> >> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert P. J. >> Day Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:49 AM To: Yocto >> discussion list Subject: [yocto] my idea of a quick start guide >> >> >> since it's easier to just write something than suggest numerous >> fixes, i took less than an hour and wrote this: >> >> http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Yocto_Project_Quick_Start >> >> it's the sort of thing that would have been perfect for me when i >> first jumped into yocto. >> >> i'm going to add a couple more short sections but, technically, it >> contains everything i would have needed to know to build my first >> image. >> >> thoughts? >> >> rday >> > -- Darren Hart Intel Open Source Technology Center Yocto Project - Linux Kernel _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list [email protected] https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
