Re: [docs] [PATCH 4/5] dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst: mention the Source Directory

Quentin Schulz
2026-01-15T10:27:53Z

Hi Antonin,

On 12/24/25 5:24 PM, Antonin Godard via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> After switching to the new definition of "Source Directory", i.e. the
> base directory for your project (which used to be poky), mention it in
> this document on manually setting up the layers for a project. As stated
> in terms.rst, use "project" for the directory name.
>
> Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
> ---
> documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst | 10 +++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst
> index bcda9d7e7..7ee084007 100644
> --- a/documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst
> +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup.rst
> @@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ release or a Long Term Support release.
>
> Once you complete the setup instructions for your machine (see the
> :doc:`/ref-manual/system-requirements` section of the Yocto Project Reference
> -Manual), you need to get a copy of the different :term:`layers <Layer>` needed
> +Manual), create a :term:`Source Directory`: the base directory for your project.
> +We will name it ``project`` in the following sections:
> +

What do you think about:

We will name it ``project`` in the following sections

to

Throughout the documentation, we will use ``project`` as the
:term:`Source Directory`. Here's how to create it:

?

Otherwise, change ok to me.

Cheers,
Quentin