[PATH] dev-manual: mention that "bmap-tools" is transitional package
"Robert P. J. Day" <[email protected]>
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For modern Debian and Ubuntu releases, mention that the "bmap-tools" package is transitional to the newer "bmaptool" package. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <[email protected]> --- someone can decide if this is worth adding to the bmaptool section; i can go either way. diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst index 87162a49c..1e5ad2bba 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst @@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ system image files much faster. $ bitbake bmaptool-native -caddto_recipe_sysroot + - Finally, in modern Ubuntu and Debian releases, the ``bmap-tools`` + package is a transitional package; it exists solely to ensure + backward compatibility and smooth upgrades from older installations. + You can safely remove it and install the active package, ``bmaptool``, + which contains the actual utilities for flashing block images. + Following, is an example that shows how to flash a Wic image. Realize that while this example uses a Wic image, you can use `bmaptool` to flash any type of image. Use these steps to flash an image using `bmaptool`: