From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mga02.intel.com (mga02.intel.com [134.134.136.20]) by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66641E00723 for ; Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:22:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from orsmga001.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.18]) by orsmga101.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 21 Jun 2012 08:22:30 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.67,352,1309762800"; d="scan'208";a="156751823" Received: from unknown (HELO [10.255.12.124]) ([10.255.12.124]) by orsmga001.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 21 Jun 2012 08:22:29 -0700 Message-ID: <4FE33C34.9060904@linux.intel.com> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:22:28 -0700 From: Saul Wold User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:12.0) Gecko/20120430 Thunderbird/12.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Barros Pena, Belen" References: In-Reply-To: Cc: "yocto@yoctoproject.org" Subject: Re: self-hosted image vs. build appliance X-BeenThere: yocto@yoctoproject.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of all things Yocto List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:22:32 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 06/21/2012 03:30 AM, Barros Pena, Belen wrote: > Hi Saul, > > Thanks for explaining. But I must say: to an outsider, the existing naming > does not explain how these 2 things relate to each other. > > We are adding a description of the 'self-hosted-image' to Hob, including a > link to the Build Appliance page in the Yocto Project website. But I am > not sure it will be enough to fully explain the relationship between both. > Is there any reason why the recipe and the ovf file need to have different > names? > How about build-appliance-image and building a Build Appliance ovf Sau! > Cheers > > Belen > > > > On 20/06/2012 17:44, "Saul Wold" wrote: > >> On 06/20/2012 09:23 AM, Barros Pena, Belen wrote: >>> Does anybody know why are we calling it 'self-hosted-image' in Hob and >>> 'build-appliance' in the Yocto Project website? Wouldn't it be easier if >>> we used the same name everywhere? Which one should be used? >>> >> They are slightly different. The self-hosted-image is the recipe name >> that generates the image. The build-appliance is the VMware OVF file >> and bits needed to use VMPlayer or VMWorkstation. The self-hosted-image >> is the underlying disk image used in the Build Appliance >> >> Sau! >> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Belen >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Intel Corporation (UK) Limited >>> Registered No. 1134945 (England) >>> Registered Office: Pipers Way, Swindon SN3 1RJ >>> VAT No: 860 2173 47 >>> >>> This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for >>> the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution >>> by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended >>> recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> yocto mailing list >>> yocto@yoctoproject.org >>> https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto >>> >>> > > >