Embedded Linux Development using Yocto Projects - Second Edition

Making a new layer

Before creating our own layer, it's always a good idea to check whether there is a similar one already available at the following website: http://layers.openembedded.org. If we cannot find a suitable layer for our needs, the next step is to create the directory. Usually, the layer name starts with meta-, but this is not a technical restriction.

The layer configuration file is required in every layer, and is placed in <layer>/conf/layer.conf; we can create it manually using any text editor, or populate it with a script provided in Poky, as shown in the following command:

$ ./poky/scripts/yocto-layer create newlayer

The output is shown in the following screenshot:

With the script, we are asked to enter the value for layer ...