Getting Started with the Yocto Project
- This chapter introduces the Yocto Project and gives you an idea of what you need to get started.
- You can find enough information to set up your development host and build or use images for
- hardware supported by the Yocto Project by reading the
+ This chapter provides procedures related to getting set up to use the
+ Yocto Project.
+ For a more front-to-end process that takes you from minimally preparing
+ a build host through building an image, see the
Yocto Project Quick Start.
-
- The remainder of this chapter summarizes what is in the Yocto Project Quick Start and provides
- some higher-level concepts you might want to consider.
-
-
-
- Introducing the Yocto Project
-
-
- The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux development.
- The project currently provides a build system that is
- referred to as the
- OpenEmbedded build system
- in the Yocto Project documentation.
- The Yocto Project provides various ancillary tools for the embedded developer
- and also features the Sato reference User Interface, which is optimized for
- stylus-driven, low-resolution screens.
-
-
-
- You can use the OpenEmbedded build system, which uses
- BitBake,
- to develop complete Linux
- images and associated user-space applications for architectures based
- on ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, x86 and x86-64.
-
- By default, using the Yocto Project creates a Poky distribution.
- However, you can create your own distribution by providing key
- Metadata.
- See the "Creating Your Own Distribution"
- section for more information.
-
- While the Yocto Project does not provide a strict testing framework,
- it does provide or generate for you artifacts that let you perform target-level and
- emulated testing and debugging.
- Additionally, if you are an Eclipse
- IDE user, you can install an Eclipse Yocto Plug-in to allow you to
- develop within that familiar environment.
-
-
-
Getting Set Up
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
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--- a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
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The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project whose
focus is for developers of embedded Linux systems.
- Among other things, the Yocto Project uses a build host based
- on the OpenEmbedded (OE) project, which uses the
- BitBake
- tool, to construct complete Linux images.
- The BitBake and OE components are combined together to form
- a reference build host, historically known as
- Poky
- (Pah-kee).
+ Among other things, the Yocto Project uses an
+ OpenEmbedded build system.
+ The build system, which is based on the OpenEmbedded (OE) project and
+ uses the
+ BitBake tool, constructs complete
+ Linux images for architectures based on ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, x86 and
+ x86-64.
+
+ Historically, the OpenEmbedded build system, which is the
+ combination of BitBake and OE components, formed a reference
+ build host that was known as
+ "Poky" (Pah-kee).
+ The term "Poky", as used throughout the Yocto Project Documentation
+ set, can have different meanings.
+
+ The Yocto Project provides various ancillary tools for the embedded
+ developer and also features the Sato reference User Interface, which
+ is optimized for stylus-driven, low-resolution screens.
- By default, using the Yocto Project creates a Poky distribution.
+ While the Yocto Project does not provide a strict testing framework,
+ it does provide or generate for you artifacts that let you perform
+ target-level and emulated testing and debugging.
+ Additionally, if you are an
+ Eclipse IDE user, you can
+ install an Eclipse Yocto Plug-in to allow you to develop within that
+ familiar environment.
+
+
+
+ By default, using the Yocto Project to build an image creates a Poky
+ distribution.
However, you can create your own distribution by providing key
- Metadata.
+ Metadata.
A good example is Angstrom, which has had a distribution
based on the Yocto Project since its inception.
Other examples include commercial distributions like
diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index 197ddd53cb..285d326334 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
tool, to construct complete Linux images.
The BitBake and OE components are combined together to form
a reference build host, historically known as
- Poky
+ Poky
(Pah-kee).
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@
For more detailed information on the Yocto Project, you can
reference these resources:
+
+ Yocto Project Backgrounders:
+ The
+ Yocto Project Backgrounder
+ provides introductory information on the Yocto Project.
+ Website:
The