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diff --git a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml index 5215a9d09..09f06088d 100644 --- a/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml +++ b/poky/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-extensible.xml @@ -1715,31 +1715,35 @@ </para> </section> - <section id='sdk-updating-the-extensible-sdk'> - <title>Updating the Extensible SDK</title> + <section id='sdk-applying-updates-to-an-installed-extensible-sdk'> + <title>Applying Updates to an Installed Extensible SDK</title> <para> - If you are working with an extensible SDK that gets occasionally - updated (e.g. typically when that SDK has been provided to you by - another party), then you will need to manually pull down those - updates to your installed SDK. + If you are working with an installed extensible SDK that gets + occasionally updated (e.g. a third-party SDK), then you will need + to manually "pull down" the updates into the installed SDK. </para> <para> - To update your installed SDK, run the following: + To update your installed SDK, use <filename>devtool</filename> as + follows: <literallayout class='monospaced'> $ devtool sdk-update </literallayout> The previous command assumes your SDK provider has set the default - update URL for you. - If that URL has not been set, you need to specify it yourself as - follows: + update URL for you through the + <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_UPDATE_URL'><filename>SDK_UPDATE_URL</filename></ulink> + variable as described in the + "<link linkend='sdk-providing-updates-to-the-extensible-sdk-after-installation'>Providing Updates to the Extensible SDK After Installation</link>" + section. + If the SDK provider has not set that default URL, you need to + specify it yourself in the command as follows: <literallayout class='monospaced'> $ devtool sdk-update <replaceable>path_to_update_directory</replaceable> </literallayout> <note> - The URL needs to point specifically to a published SDK and not an - SDK installer that you would download and install. + The URL needs to point specifically to a published SDK and + not to an SDK installer that you would download and install. </note> </para> </section> |
