You're reading from Embedded Linux Development with Yocto Project Develop fascinating Linux-based projects using the groundbreaking Yocto Project tools

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2014

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781783282333

Length 142 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

Embedded Systems

Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Meeting the Yocto Project FREE CHAPTER

2. Baking Our Poky-based System

3. Using Hob 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

A. References

Index

Chapter 6. Assimilating Packaging Support

This chapter presents the key concepts to understand Poky and BitBake; it teaches us the concepts related to packaging. We will learn about the supported package formats, what shared state cache is and why it is needed, the package versioning components, how to set up and use package feeds to support our development process, and more.

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Chapter 6. Assimilating Packaging Support

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