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Embedded Linux Development Using Yocto Project - Third Edition

By : Otavio Salvador, Daiane Angolini
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Embedded Linux Development Using Yocto Project - Third Edition

By: Otavio Salvador, Daiane Angolini

Overview of this book

The Yocto Project is the industry standard for developing dependable embedded Linux projects. It stands out from other frameworks by offering time-efficient development with enhanced reliability and robustness. With Embedded Linux Development Using Yocto Project, you’ll acquire an understanding of Yocto Project tools, helping you perform different Linux-based tasks. You’ll gain a deep understanding of Poky and BitBake, explore practical use cases for building a Linux subsystem project, employ Yocto Project tools available for embedded Linux, and uncover the secrets of SDK, recipe tool, and others. This new edition is aligned with the latest long-term support release of the aforementioned technologies and introduces two new chapters, covering optimal emulation in QEMU for faster product development and best practices. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to generate and run an image for real hardware boards. You’ll gain hands-on experience in building efficient Linux systems using the Yocto Project.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)

The Yocto Project releases

The Yocto Project has a release every six months, in April and October. This release cycle ensures continuous development flow while providing points of increased testing and focus on stability. A release becomes a Stable or a Long-Term Support (LTS) release whenever a release is ready.

The support period differs significantly between the stable and LTS releases. The support for the stable release is for 7 months, offering 1 month of overlapped support for every stable release. The LTS release has a minimal support period of 2 years, optionally extended. After the official support period ends, it moves to Community support and finally reaches End Of Life (EOL).

When the official release support period ends, a release can be Community support if a community member steps in to become the community maintainer. Finally, a release turns EOL when there is no change in the source code by 2 months, or the community maintainer is no longer an active member.

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