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Learning Embedded Linux Using the Yocto Project

By : Alexandru Vaduva, Vaduva Jan Alexandru
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Learning Embedded Linux Using the Yocto Project

By: Alexandru Vaduva, Vaduva Jan Alexandru

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Learning Embedded Linux Using the Yocto Project
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
8
Hob, Toaster, and Autobuilder
9
Wic and Other Tools
Index

Lava


The Lava project is not an internal work of the Yocto Project, but is, in fact, a project developed by Linaro, which is an automated validation architecture aimed towards testing the deployments of Linux systems on devices. Although its primary focus is the ARM architecture, the fact that it is open source does not make it a disincentive. Its actual name is Linaro Automation and Validation Architecture (LAVA).

This project offers the possibility of deploying an operating system on a hardware or virtual platform, defining, tests, and performing them on the project. The tests can be of various complexities, they can be combined into bigger and more conclusive tests, and the results are tracked in time, after which the resulting data is exported for analysis.

This is developed with the idea of a continuous evolving architecture that allows test performing along with automation and quality control. At the same time, it offers validation for gathered data. Tests can be anything from compiling...