Index
A
- appending, metadata
- about / Appending and prepending
- application debugging
- differentiating, with metadata debugging / Differentiating metadata and application debugging
- ARM Versatile Platform Baseboard / Understanding the work directory
- Autoconf based recipes
- options, adding to / Adding extra options to recipes based on Autoconf
- Autotools / Adding a package recipe
B
- .bbappend file
- about / Common use cases
- basic variable, metadata
- setting / The basic variable setting
- BitBake
- about / Understanding Poky, Using BitBake, Understanding the BitBake tool
- tasks / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- used, for modifying kernel configuration / Customizing the linux-yocto framework
- bitbake-prserv command / Package feeds
- BitBake tasks
- fetching / Constructing the build directory
- source preparation / Constructing the build directory
- configuration / Constructing the build directory
- building / Constructing the build directory
- installing / Constructing the build directory
- sysroot, wrapping / Constructing the build directory
- package, creating / Constructing the build directory
- Board Support Package (BSP)
- about / Knowing the local.conf file
- board support package (BSP) layer
- about / Powering flexibility with layers
- board versions, Wandboard
- Wandboard Solo / Exploring the Wandboard
- Wandboard Dual / Exploring the Wandboard
- Wandboard Quad / Exploring the Wandboard
- build-appliance-image
- about / Building a target image
- build-time dependency
- about / Dependencies
- build directory
- about / Detailing the build directory
- conf / Detailing the build directory
- downloads / Detailing the build directory
- sstate-cache / Detailing the build directory
- tmp / Detailing the build directory
- constructing / Constructing the build directory
- build environment
- setting up / Preparing the build environment
- buildhistory
- used, for tracking image / Tracking image, package, and SDK contents
- used, for tracking SDK / Tracking image, package, and SDK contents
- used, for tracking packages / Tracking image, package, and SDK contents
- buildhistory-diff utility
- Busybox
- about / Customizing BusyBox
- customizing / Customizing BusyBox
C
- classes
- about / Exploring metadata
- CMake / Adding a package recipe
- commercial licenses
- about / Commercial licenses
- conditional appending, metadata
- about / Conditional appending
- conditional metadata
- about / Conditional metadata set
- conf directory / Detailing the build directory
- configuration, host system
- about / Configuring a host system
- configuration files
- about / Exploring metadata
- copyleft
- about / Understanding copyleft
- copyleft compliance
- versus proprietary code / Copyleft compliance versus proprietary code
- copyleft compliance, achieving with Poky / Using Poky to achieve copyleft compliance
- license auditing / License auditing
- source code, providing / Providing the source code
- compilation scripts, providing / Providing compilation scripts and source code modifications
- source code modifications, providing / Providing compilation scripts and source code modifications
- license text, providing / Providing license text
- core-image-base
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-clutter
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-directfb
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-full-cmdline
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-lsb
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-lsb-dev
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-lsb-sdk
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-minimal
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-minimal-dev
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-minimal-initramfs
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-minimal-mtdutils
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-multilib-example
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-rt
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-rt-sdk
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-sato
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-sato-dev
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-sato-sdk
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-weston
- about / Building a target image
- core-image-x11
- about / Building a target image
- Cortex-A9 processor / Exploring the Wandboard
- custom application
- developing, on target / Developing applications on the target
- integrating, with Eclipse / Integrating with Eclipse
- custom distribution
- using / Using a custom distribution
- customization, Busybox / Customizing BusyBox
- customization, linux-yocto framework / Customizing the linux-yocto framework
- custom layers
- creating / Making a new layer
- metadata, adding to / Adding metadata to the layer
D
- dash shell
- about / Defining executable metadata
- DEB / Generating a root filesystem image
- Debian
- about / Configuring a host system
- Poky, installing on / Installing Poky on Debian
- Debian Package Manager
- DEB package format
- debugging
- about / Differentiating metadata and application debugging
- metadata debugging / Differentiating metadata and application debugging
- application debugging / Differentiating metadata and application debugging
- with GDB / Using the GNU Project Debugger for debugging
- debugging, packages
- about / Debugging packaging
- dependency
- about / Dependencies
- build-time dependency / Dependencies
- runtime dependency / Dependencies
- DEPENDS variable / Dependencies
- deploy directory / Exploring the temporary build directory
- devshell
- using / Utilizing a development shell
- distribution layer
- about / Powering flexibility with layers
- DISTRO_FEATURES variable
- versus, MACHINE_FEATURES variable / Machine features versus distro features
- DISTRO_FEATURES variable, supported values
- alsa / Using a custom distribution
- bluetooth / Using a custom distribution
- cramfs / Using a custom distribution
- ext2 / Using a custom distribution
- ipsec / Using a custom distribution
- ipv6 / Using a custom distribution
- irda / Using a custom distribution
- keyboard / Using a custom distribution
- nfs / Using a custom distribution
- opengl / Using a custom distribution
- pci / Using a custom distribution
- pcmcia / Using a custom distribution
- ppp / Using a custom distribution
- smbfs / Using a custom distribution
- systemd / Using a custom distribution
- usbgadget / Using a custom distribution
- usbhost / Using a custom distribution
- wayland / Using a custom distribution
- wifi / Using a custom distribution
- Dora / Explaining package versioning
- downloads directory / Detailing the build directory
- do_compile task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_configure task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_fetch task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_install task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_install_append function / Adding extra files to the existing packages
- do_package task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_patch task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_unpack task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- Dropbear / Creating an image
E
- Eclipse
- custom application, integrating with / Integrating with Eclipse
- about / Integrating with Eclipse
- End-user License Agreement (EULA) / Using Wandboard with the Yocto Project
- executable metadata
- defining / Defining executable metadata
F
- Fedora
- about / Configuring a host system
- Poky, installing on / Installing Poky on Fedora
- fetcher backend
- about / Fetching the source code
- file inclusion, metadata
- about / File inclusion
- files
- adding, to existent packages / Adding extra files to the existing packages
- file searching paths
- framebuffer
- about / Using a custom distribution
- Freescale ARM BSP
- about / Discovering Freescale ARM BSP
- meta-fsl-arm / Discovering Freescale ARM BSP
- meta-fsl-arm-extra / Discovering Freescale ARM BSP
G
- GDB
- used, for debugging / Using the GNU Project Debugger for debugging
- about / Using the GNU Project Debugger for debugging
- generic SDK
- about / Generic SDK – meta-toolchain
- Gentoo
- about / Understanding the BitBake tool
- Gentoo Portage package system
- Git
- Git repository
- about / Fetching the source code, Git repositories
- GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) / Understanding copyleft
- GNU Make
- about / Understanding the BitBake tool
- GPLv2 license / Understanding copyleft
- GPLv2.1license / Understanding copyleft
- GPLv3 license / Understanding copyleft
- GPLv3 licensing / Building an image using Hob
- GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins / Commercial licenses
H
- Hob
- used, for building image / Building an image using Hob
- used, for customizing image / Customizing an image with Hob
- host system
- configuring / Configuring a host system
- Poky, installing on Debian / Installing Poky on Debian
- Poky, installing on Fedora / Installing Poky on Fedora
I
- image
- building, Hob used / Building an image using Hob
- customizing, Hob used / Customizing an image with Hob
- tracking, buildhistory used / Tracking image, package, and SDK contents
- creating / Creating an image
- building, for Wandboard / Building an image for Wandboard
- image-based SDK
- using / Using an image-based SDK, Using a SDK
- IMAGE_FEATURES variable / Using package feeds
- dbg-pkgs / Creating an image
- dev-pkgs / Creating an image
- doc-pkgs / Creating an image
- nfs-server / Creating an image
- read-only-rootfs / Creating an image
- splash / Creating an image
- ssh-server-dropbear / Creating an image
- ssh-server-openssh / Creating an image
- staticdev-pkgs / Creating an image
- tools-debug / Creating an image
- tools-profile / Creating an image
- tools-sdk / Creating an image
- tools-testapps / Creating an image
- x11 / Creating an image
- x11-base / Creating an image
- x11-sato / Creating an image
- immediate variable expansion, metadata
- about / Immediate variable expansion
- include directive
- about / File inclusion
- inheritance system, metadata
- about / The inheritance system
- inherit directive
- about / The inheritance system
- installation, Poky
- on Debian / Installing Poky on Debian
- on Fedora / Installing Poky on Fedora
- IPK / Generating a root filesystem image
- IPK package format
- Itsy Package Management System
K
- kernel configuration
- modifying, SDK used / Customizing the linux-yocto framework
- modifying, BitBake used / Customizing the linux-yocto framework
L
- LAYERDEPENDS variable
- about / Making a new layer
- layers
- about / Powering flexibility with layers
- software layer / Powering flexibility with layers
- board support package (BSP) layer / Powering flexibility with layers
- distribution layer / Powering flexibility with layers
- source code, detailing / Detailing the layer's source code
- meta layers, adding / Adding meta layers
- custom layers, creating / Making a new layer
- layers, properties
- Name property / Powering flexibility with layers
- Path property / Powering flexibility with layers
- Priority property / Powering flexibility with layers
- LAYERVERSION variable
- about / Making a new layer
- license compliance
- guidelines / Some guidelines for license compliance
- LICENSE variable, package license / Managing software licensing with Poky
- LICENSE_FLAGS variable / Commercial licenses
- LIC_FILES_CHKSUM variable, package license / Managing software licensing with Poky
- linux-yocto framework
- customizing / Customizing the linux-yocto framework
- local.conf file
- about / Knowing the local.conf file
- logging functions
- logging functions, Python
- bb.fatal / Logging information during task execution
- bb.error / Logging information during task execution
- bb.warn / Logging information during task execution
- bb.note / Logging information during task execution
- bb.plain / Logging information during task execution
- bb.debug / Logging information during task execution
- logging functions, Shell Script
- bbfatal / Logging information during task execution
- bberror / Logging information during task execution
- bbwarn / Logging information during task execution
- bbnote / Logging information during task execution
- bbplain / Logging information during task execution
- bbdebug / Logging information during task execution
M
- machine definition
- creating / Writing a machine definition
- TARGET_ARCH variable / Writing a machine definition
- PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel variable / Writing a machine definition
- SERIAL_CONSOLES variable / Writing a machine definition
- MACHINE_FEATURES variable / Writing a machine definition
- KERNEL_IMAGETYPE variable / Writing a machine definition
- IMAGE_FSTYPES variable / Writing a machine definition
- MACHINE variable
- about / Knowing the local.conf file
- MACHINE_FEATURES variable
- acpi / Writing a machine definition
- alsa / Writing a machine definition
- apm / Writing a machine definition
- bluetooth / Writing a machine definition
- ext2 / Writing a machine definition
- irda / Writing a machine definition
- keyboard / Writing a machine definition
- pci / Writing a machine definition
- pcmcia / Writing a machine definition
- screen / Writing a machine definition
- serial / Writing a machine definition
- touchscreen / Writing a machine definition
- usbgadget / Writing a machine definition
- usbhost / Writing a machine definition
- wifi / Writing a machine definition
- versus, DISTRO_FEATURES variable / Machine features versus distro features
- meta-fsl-arm, BSP layers / Discovering Freescale ARM BSP
- meta-fsl-arm-extra, BSP layers / Discovering Freescale ARM BSP
- meta-toolchain
- about / Generic SDK – meta-toolchain
- meta-yocto
- about / Metadata
- meta-yocto-bsp
- about / Metadata, Knowing the local.conf file
- metadata
- about / Using BitBake, Metadata
- meta-yocto / Metadata
- meta-yocto-bsp / Metadata
- exploring / Exploring metadata
- configuration files / Exploring metadata
- classes / Exploring metadata
- recipes / Exploring metadata
- parsing / Parsing metadata
- using / Using metadata
- working with / Working with metadata
- basic variable, setting / The basic variable setting
- variable expansion / Variable expansion
- default value, setting with ?= operator / Setting a default value using ?=
- default value, setting with ??= operator / Setting a default value using ??=
- immediate variable expansion / Immediate variable expansion
- prepending / Appending and prepending
- appending / Appending and prepending
- conditional metadata / Conditional metadata set
- conditional appending / Conditional appending
- file inclusion / File inclusion
- Python variable expansion / Python variable expansion
- executable metadata, defining / Defining executable metadata
- Python functions, defining / Defining Python functions in the global namespace
- inheritance system / The inheritance system
- adding, to custom layers / Adding metadata to the layer
- metadata, classification
- Configuration / Using metadata
- Classes / Using metadata
- Recipes / Using metadata
- metadata debugging
- differentiating, with application debugging / Differentiating metadata and application debugging
- meta layers
- adding / Adding meta layers
- URL / Adding meta layers
- MIRRORS variable
- mklibs process
N
- network access
- disabling / Disabling network access
- disabling, reasons / Disabling network access
O
- += operator
- about / Appending and prepending
- -= operator
- about / Immediate variable expansion
- .= operator
- about / Appending and prepending
- =+ operator
- about / Appending and prepending
- =.operator
- about / Appending and prepending
- ?= operator
- used, for setting default value of metadata / Setting a default value using ?=
- ??= operator
- used, for setting default value of metadata / Setting a default value using ??=
- OpenedHand Sato / Creating an image
- OpenEmbedded-Core
- about / OpenEmbedded-Core
- OpenEmbedded project
- OpenEmbedded Project and Yocto Project alliance
- OpenMoko
- OpenSSH source code
- about / Fetching the source code
- OpenWrt
- OpenZaurus project
- Opkg fork
- options
- adding, to Autoconf based recipes / Adding extra options to recipes based on Autoconf
- overrides
- about / Conditional metadata set
P
- package feed
- about / Package feeds
- using / Using package feeds
- package recipe
- adding / Adding a package recipe
- packages
- tracking, buildhistory used / Tracking image, package, and SDK contents
- debugging / Debugging packaging
- patch, applying over / Applying a patch
- files, adding to / Adding extra files to the existing packages
- package versioning
- about / Explaining package versioning
- PACKAGE_CLASSES variable / Choosing a package format
- PACKAGE_FEED_URIS variable / Using package feeds
- patch
- applying, over packages / Applying a patch
- PE variable / Explaining package versioning
- Poky
- about / Understanding Poky
- objective / Understanding Poky
- BitBake, using / Using BitBake
- OpenEmbedded-Core metadata collection / OpenEmbedded-Core
- metadata / Metadata
- installing, on Debian / Installing Poky on Debian
- installing, on Fedora / Installing Poky on Fedora
- used, for managing software licensing / Managing software licensing with Poky
- poky directory
- about / Downloading the Poky source code
- Poky SDK
- about / Working with the Poky SDK
- image-based SDK, using / Using an image-based SDK, Using a SDK
- generic SDK / Generic SDK – meta-toolchain
- Poky source code
- downloading / Downloading the Poky source code
- Portage
- about / Understanding the BitBake tool
- postinst script / Running code during package installation
- postrm script / Running code during package installation
- preinst script / Running code during package installation
- prelink process
- PREMIRRORS variable
- prepending, metadata
- about / Appending and prepending
- prerm script / Running code during package installation
- PR variable / Explaining package versioning
- psplash / Creating an image
- Python functions, metadata
- Python variable expansion, metadata
- about / Python variable expansion
Q
- QEMU
- target image, executing in / Running images in QEMU
- about / Running images in QEMU
- qemuarm-tcbootstrap directory
- qemuarm directory
- QMake / Adding a package recipe
- qt4e-demo-image
- about / Building a target image
R
- RDEPENDS variable / Dependencies
- recipe feature configuration
- modifying / Changing recipe feature configuration
- recipes
- about / Exploring metadata
- preferring / Preferring and providing recipes
- providing / Preferring and providing recipes
- Red Hat Package Manager
- remote file downloads
- about / Remote file downloads
- require directive
- about / File inclusion
- root filesystem image
- generating / Generating a root filesystem image
- RPM / Generating a root filesystem image
- RPM package format
- runqemu script
- about / Running images in QEMU
- runtime dependency
- about / Dependencies
S
- SDK
- tracking, buildhistory used / Tracking image, package, and SDK contents
- used, for modifying kernel configuration / Customizing the linux-yocto framework
- shared state cache
- about / Understanding shared state cache
- smart install command / Using package feeds
- smart query command / Using package feeds
- software development kit (SDK)
- software layer
- about / Powering flexibility with layers
- software licensing
- managing, Poky used / Managing software licensing with Poky
- source code
- fetching / Fetching the source code
- remote file downloads / Remote file downloads
- Git repository / Git repositories
- other repositories / Other repositories
- network access, disabling / Disabling network access
- source code, layers
- detailing / Detailing the layer's source code
- source code download
- optimizing / Optimizing the source code download
- SRCREV variable / Git repositories
- sstate-cache directory / Detailing the build directory
- sstate-cache package / Understanding shared state cache
- supported package formats
- using / Using supported package formats
- RPM / List of supported package formats
- DEB / List of supported package formats
- IPK / List of supported package formats
- TAR / List of supported package formats
- selecting / Choosing a package format
- scripts, using / Running code during package installation
- code, running / Running code during package installation
- sysroots directory / Exploring the temporary build directory
- about / Understanding the sysroot directories
- qemuarm-tcbootstrap directory / Understanding the sysroot directories
- x86_64-linux directory / Understanding the sysroot directories
- qemuarm directory / Understanding the sysroot directories
T
- target image
- building / Building a target image
- build-appliance-image / Building a target image
- core-image-base / Building a target image
- core-image-minimal / Building a target image
- core-image-minimal-dev / Building a target image
- core-image-minimal-initramfs / Building a target image
- core-image-minimal-mtdutils / Building a target image
- core-image-full-cmdline / Building a target image
- core-image-lsb / Building a target image
- core-image-lsb-dev / Building a target image
- core-image-lsb-sdk / Building a target image
- core-image-clutter / Building a target image
- core-image-directfb / Building a target image
- core-image-weston / Building a target image
- core-image-x11 / Building a target image
- qt4e-demo-image / Building a target image
- core-image-rt / Building a target image
- core-image-rt-sdk / Building a target image
- core-image-sato / Building a target image
- core-image-sato-dev / Building a target image
- core-image-sato-sdk / Building a target image
- core-image-multilib-example / Building a target image
- executing, in QEMU / Running images in QEMU
- TAR package format
- tasks
- about / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_fetch task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_unpack task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_patch task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_configure task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_compile task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_install task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- do_package task / Understanding BitBake's tasks
- extending / Extending tasks
- temporary build directory
- TFTP server / Customizing BusyBox
- tmp directory / Detailing the build directory
- toolchain
U
- use cases
- about / Common use cases
V
- variable expansion, metadata
- about / Variable expansion
- variables scope
W
- Wandboard
- about / Exploring the Wandboard
- board versions / Exploring the Wandboard
- URL / Exploring the Wandboard
- using, with Yocto Project / Using Wandboard with the Yocto Project
- image, building / Building an image for Wandboard
- booting, from SD card / Booting Wandboard from the SD card
- work directory / Exploring the temporary build directory
- about / Understanding the work directory
- <sources> / Understanding the work directory
- image / Understanding the work directory
- packages / Understanding the work directory
- packages-split / Understanding the work directory
- temp / Understanding the work directory
X
- x86_64-linux directory
Y
- Yocto Project
- about / What is the Yocto Project?
- delineating / Delineating the Yocto Project
- Poky / Understanding Poky