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overview-manual: Updates to "OpenEmbedded Build System Concepts"

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I removed the less than pretty build process figure and swapped
in the more aesthetically pleasing one.  Also, am refering to
the figure as the "general workflow figure".

(From yocto-docs rev: 093f1337131bc658d6afd1b56fb3661a76751aad)

Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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<para>
This section takes a more detailed look inside the build
process used by the OpenEmbedded build system.
The following diagram represents the build at a high level.
The remainder of this section expands on the fundamental input,
output, process, and
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>
blocks that make up the build process.
</para>
<para id='general-yocto-environment-figure'>
<imagedata fileref="figures/yocto-environment-ref.png" align="center" width="8in" depth="4.25in" />
process used by the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-system-term'>OpenEmbedded build system</ulink>,
which is the build system specific to the Yocto Project.
At the heart of the build system is BitBake, the task executor.
</para>
<para>
In general, the build process consists of several functional areas:
The following diagram represents a build at a high level.
The remainder of this section expands on the fundamental input,
output, process, and metadata logical blocks that make up the
OpenEmbedded build system's workflow.
</para>
<para id='general-yocto-environment-figure'>
<imagedata fileref="figures/YP-flow-diagram.png" format="PNG" align='center' width="8in"/>
</para>
<para>
In general, the build's workflow consists of several functional
areas:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>User Configuration:</emphasis>
Metadata you can use to control the build process.
metadata you can use to control the build process.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Metadata Layers:</emphasis>
Various layers that provide software, machine, and
distro Metadata.
distro metadata.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Source Files:</emphasis>
@@ -285,7 +291,8 @@
<emphasis>Package Feeds:</emphasis>
Directories containing output packages (RPM, DEB or IPK),
which are subsequently used in the construction of an
image or SDK, produced by the build system.
image or Software Development Kit (SDK), produced by the
build system.
These feeds can also be copied and shared using a web
server or other means to facilitate extending or updating
existing images on devices at runtime if runtime package
@@ -293,7 +300,7 @@
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Images:</emphasis>
Images produced by the development process.
Images produced by the workflow.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
<emphasis>Application Development SDK:</emphasis>