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Embedded Linux Development using Yocto Projects

You're reading from   Embedded Linux Development using Yocto Projects Learn to leverage the power of Yocto Project to build efficient Linux-based products

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
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ISBN-13 9781788470469
Length 162 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Otavio Salvador Otavio Salvador
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Daiane Angolini Daiane Angolini
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Preface 1. Meeting the Yocto Project FREE CHAPTER 2. Baking Our Poky-Based System 3. Using Toaster to Bake an Image 4. Grasping the BitBake Tool 5. Detailing the Temporary Build Directory 6. Assimilating Packaging Support 7. Diving into BitBake Metadata 8. Developing with the Yocto Project 9. Debugging with the Yocto Project 10. Exploring External Layers 11. Creating Custom Layers 12. Customizing Existing Recipes 13. Achieving GPL Compliance 14. Booting Our Custom Embedded Linux

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Pheew! We got it done! Now you should know the basics of the Yocto Project build system and be capable of extending your knowledge about it to cover other areas with much less hassle. We tried to cover the most common tasks in daily work using the Yocto Project, and there are few things you might want to practice:

  • Creating bbappend files to apply patches or do other changes on a recipe
  • Make your custom images
  • Change the Linux kernel configuration file (defconfig)
  • Change the busybox configuration and include the configuration fragments to add or remove a feature in a layer
  • Add a new recipe for a package
  • Make a product layer with your product-specific machines, recipes, and images

Remember, the source code is the ultimate knowledge source, so use it. When looking for how to do something, finding a similar recipe buys you a lot of time testing different approaches to...

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