3. OpenEmbedded Build System
In This Chapter
3.1 Building Open Source Software Packages
Poky is the Yocto Project’s reference distribution. It includes the OpenEmbedded build system. It provides all the necessary tools, recipes, and configuration data required to build a Linux OS stack. As we saw in the previous chapter, Poky is a mostly self-contained system bundled as a simple archive. Only a few additional components need to be installed on the build host to use Poky.
This chapter starts by analyzing the typical workflow for open source software packages. It then explains how the OpenEmbedded work flow integrates building of individual software ...
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