Re: [docs] [PATCH 5/5] ref-manual/terms.rst: refresh the OpenEmbedded build system definition

Paul Barker
2026-01-08T15:04:12Z

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On Wed, 2025-12-24 at 17:24 +0100, Antonin Godard via
lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> Remove the mention of Poky containing BitBake, just mention BitBake.
>
> Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
> ---
> documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
> index 21e30de96..ea674eff6 100644
> --- a/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
> +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/terms.rst
> @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ universal, the list includes them just in case:
> :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`
> The build system specific to the Yocto
> Project. The OpenEmbedded build system is based on another project
> - known as "Poky", which uses :term:`BitBake` as the task
> + known as :term:`BitBake` which is the task
> executor. Throughout the Yocto Project documentation set, the
> OpenEmbedded build system is sometimes referred to simply as "the
> build system". If other build systems, such as a host or target build

I think we should replace the first two sentences here with:

The build system used by the Yocto Project, using :term:`Bitbake` as
the task executor.

Best regards,

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Paul Barker

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