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diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-using.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-using.xml
index cd95d15e68..fe8a372801 100644
--- a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-using.xml
+++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-using.xml
@@ -505,15 +505,18 @@
"<link linkend='sdk-installing-the-sdk'>Installing the SDK</link>"
section.
</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>Secure the target root filesystem
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>
+ Secure the target root filesystem
and the Cross-development toolchain</emphasis>:
- You need to find and download the appropriate root filesystem and
- the cross-development toolchain.</para>
- <para>You can find the tarballs for the root filesystem in the same area used
- for the kernel image.
- Depending on the type of image you are running, the root filesystem you need differs.
- For example, if you are developing an application that runs on an image that
- supports Sato, you need to get a root filesystem that supports Sato.</para>
+ You need to find and download the appropriate root
+ filesystem and the cross-development toolchain.</para>
+ <para>You can find the tarballs for the root filesystem in
+ the same area used for the kernel image.
+ Depending on the type of image you are running, the root
+ filesystem you need differs.
+ For example, if you are developing an application that
+ runs on an image that supports Sato, you need to get a
+ root filesystem that supports Sato.</para>
<para>You can find the cross-development toolchains at
<ulink url='&YOCTO_TOOLCHAIN_DL_URL;'><filename>toolchains</filename></ulink>.
Be sure to get the correct toolchain for your development host and your
@@ -522,6 +525,17 @@
section for information and the
"<link linkend='sdk-installing-the-sdk'>Installing the SDK</link>"
section for installation information.
+ <note>
+ As an alternative to downloading an SDK, you can build
+ the toolchain installer.
+ For information on building the installer, see the
+ "<link linkend='sdk-building-an-sdk-installer'>Building an SDK Installer</link>"
+ section.
+ Another helpful resource for building an installer is
+ the
+ <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/TipsAndTricks/RunningEclipseAgainstBuiltImage'>Cookbook guide to Making an Eclipse Debug Capable Image</ulink>
+ wiki page.
+ </note>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>Create and build your application</emphasis>:
At this point, you need to have source files for your application.