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4 Setting Up to Use the Yocto Project
8 Project. You can learn about creating a team environment to develop
9 using the Yocto Project, how to set up a :ref:`build
11 Yocto Project source repositories, and how to create local Git
17 It might not be immediately clear how you can use the Yocto Project in a
19 developers. You can adapt the Yocto Project to many different use cases
34     Project and determine their roles. Making this determination is
66        building Yocto Project development containers to be run under
80     supported by BitBake, the Yocto Project team strongly recommends using
156     See ":yocto_ab:`Yocto Project Autobuilder <>`" for more
157     information and links to buildbot. The Yocto Project team has found
159     this is the Yocto Project Autobuilders, which the Yocto Project team
191 9.  *Document Policies and Change Flow:* The Yocto Project uses a
217     here are best practices within the Yocto Project development
225        section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual and the
231        section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual for
235        for related upstream Yocto Project Git repositories.
246     -  The Yocto Project community encourages you to send patches to the
259        the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
266 development using the Yocto Project. Your build host can be a native
275    The Yocto Project is not compatible with
281 Once your build host is set up to use the Yocto Project, further steps
287    section in the Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's
291    section in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual.
297 Project Build Host:
302    as these releases are frequently tested against the Yocto Project and
306    section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual and the wiki page at
326    can still use the Yocto Project. See the
328    section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual for information.
332    with the Yocto Project. Collectively, the number of required packages
337    section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
345 Project Application Development and the Extensible Software Development
355 create a Yocto Project development environment that is operating system
357 Yocto Project on a Windows, Mac, or Linux machine.
360 as your Yocto Project build host:
421 7. *Set Up the Containers to Use the Yocto Project:* Go to
437 Project Application Development and the Extensible Software Development
447 you can create a Yocto Project development environment that allows you
449 in which you can develop using the Yocto Project.
452 your Yocto Project build host:
474    pick will be one of the distributions supported by the Yocto Project
567 Project Application Development and the Extensible Software Development
572 Locating Yocto Project Source Files
576 files you'll need to work with the Yocto Project.
581       in the Yocto Project, see the ":ref:`overview-manual/development-environment:git`"
582       section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
584    -  For concepts on Yocto Project source repositories, see the
586       section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual."
592 preferred method for obtaining and using a Yocto Project release. You
593 can view the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
602    Yocto Project source repositories.
619 Yocto Project maintains an Index of Releases area that contains related
620 files that contribute to the Yocto Project. Rather than Git
626    The recommended method for accessing Yocto Project components is to
650    Yocto Project &DISTRO; release.
658 The :yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` uses a "DOWNLOADS" page
659 from which you can locate and download tarballs of any Yocto Project
664 1. *Go to the Yocto Project Website:* Open The
665    :yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` in your browser.
670 3. *Select a Yocto Project Release:* Use the menu next to "RELEASE" to
671    display and choose a recent or past supported Yocto Project release
676       For a "map" of Yocto Project releases to version numbers, see the
680    Project releases.
689 To use the Yocto Project for development, you need a release locally
692 in the Yocto Project documentation.
697 repository allows you to contribute back into the Yocto Project or to
701 you have access to all the Yocto Project development branches and tag
797    want to work. For example, to access the files for the Yocto Project
878    development branch at the point where Yocto Project &DISTRO; was