@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class ZephyrBinaryRunner(abc.ABC):
268268 (have a breakpoint debugger and program loader on a host
269269 workstation attached to a running target).
270270
271- This is supported by three top-level commands managed by the
271+ This is supported by four top-level commands managed by the
272272 Zephyr build system:
273273
274274 - 'flash': flash a previously configured binary to the board,
@@ -289,18 +289,19 @@ class ZephyrBinaryRunner(abc.ABC):
289289 the current binary, and block until it exits. Unlike 'debug', this
290290 command does not program the flash.
291291
292- This class provides an API for these commands. Every runner has a
293- name (like 'pyocd'), and declares commands it can handle (like
294- 'flash'). Zephyr boards (like 'nrf52_pca10040') declare compatible
295- runner(s) by name to the build system, which makes concrete runner
296- instances to execute commands via this class.
292+ This class provides an API for these commands. Every subclass is
293+ called a 'runner' for short. Each runner has a name (like
294+ 'pyocd'), and declares commands it can handle (like
295+ 'flash'). Boards (like 'nrf52_pca10040') declare which runner(s)
296+ are compatible with them to the Zephyr build system, along with
297+ information on how to configure the runner to work with the board.
297298
298- If your board can use an existing runner, all you have to do is
299- give its name to the build system. How to do that is out of the
300- scope of this documentation, but use the existing boards as a
301- starting point .
299+ The build system will then place enough information in the build
300+ directory so to create and use runners with this class's create()
301+ method, which provides a command line argument parsing API. You
302+ can also create runners by instantiating subclasses directly .
302303
303- If you want to define and use your own runner:
304+ In order to define your own runner, you need to :
304305
305306 1. Define a ZephyrBinaryRunner subclass, and implement its
306307 abstract methods. You may need to override capabilities().
@@ -310,19 +311,19 @@ class ZephyrBinaryRunner(abc.ABC):
310311 get_runners() won't work).
311312
312313 3. Give your runner's name to the Zephyr build system in your
313- board's build files .
314+ board's board.cmake .
314315
315316 For command-line invocation from the Zephyr build system, runners
316317 define their own argparse-based interface through the common
317318 add_parser() (and runner-specific do_add_parser() it delegates
318319 to), and provide a way to create instances of themselves from
319320 a RunnerConfig and parsed runner-specific arguments via create().
320321
321- Runners use a variety of target-specific tools and configuration
322- values, the user interface to which is abstracted by this
323- class. Each runner subclass should take any values it needs to
324- execute one of these commands in its constructor. The actual
325- command execution is handled in the run() method.'''
322+ Runners use a variety of host tools and configuration values, the
323+ user interface to which is abstracted by this class. Each runner
324+ subclass should take any values it needs to execute one of these
325+ commands in its constructor. The actual command execution is
326+ handled in the run() method.'''
326327
327328 def __init__ (self , cfg ):
328329 '''Initialize core runner state.
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