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Learning Embedded Linux using the Yocto Project

You're reading from   Learning Embedded Linux using the Yocto Project Develop powerful embedded Linux systems with the Yocto Project components

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784397395
Length 334 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction FREE CHAPTER 2. Cross-compiling 3. Bootloaders 4. Linux Kernel 5. The Linux Root Filesystem 6. Components of the Yocto Project 7. ADT Eclipse Plug-ins 8. Hob, Toaster, and Autobuilder 9. Wic and Other Tools 10. Real-time 11. Security 12. Virtualization 13. CGL and LSB Index

Wic


Wic is more of a feature then a project per se. It is the least documented, and if a search is conducted for it, you may find no results. I have decided to mention it here because in the development process, some special requirements could appear, such as generating a custom root filesystem from available packages (such as .deb, .rpm, or .ipk). This job is the one that is best suited for the wic tool.

This tool tries to solve some special requirements from devices or bootloaders, such as special formatting or the partitioning of the root filesystem. It is a highly customized tool that offers the possibility of extending its features. It has been developed from another tool called oeic, which was used to create a certain proprietary formatted image for hardware and was imported into the Yocto Project to serve a broader purposes for developers who did not wanted to touch recipes and had already packaged sources, or required special formatting for their deliverable Linux image.

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