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getting-started: Added "Development Methods" section
This section introduces the ways a developer can use the Yocto Project. They can use BitBake from a Linux shell, they can got through CROPS, they can use Toaster, and they can use the Eclipse IDE. The section overviews these possibilities. (From yocto-docs rev: 95af6303364f94f91c94fd0bd1890b4e6351048e) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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<section id='the-development-environment'>
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<title>The Development Environment</title>
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<section id='gs-development-methods'>
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<title>Development Methods</title>
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<para>
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The Yocto Project development environment usually involves a
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#hardware-build-system-term'>Build Host</ulink>
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and target hardware.
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You use the Build Host to build images and develop applications,
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while you use the target hardware to test deployed software.
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</para>
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<para>
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This section provides an introduction to the choices or
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development methods you have when setting up your Build Host.
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Depending on the your particular workflow preference and the
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type of operating system your Build Host runs, several choices
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exist that allow you to use the Yocto Project.
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<note>
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For additional detail about the Yocto Project development
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environment, see the
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"<link linkend='overview-development-environment'>The Yocto Project Development Environment</link>"
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chapter.
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</note>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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<emphasis>Native Linux Host:</emphasis>
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By far the best option for a Build Host.
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A system running Linux as its native operating system
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allows you to develop software by directly using the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink>
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tool.
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You can accomplish all aspects of development from a
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familiar shell of a supported Linux distribution.</para>
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<para>For information on how to set up a Build Host on
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a system running Linux as its native operating system, see
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TBD.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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<emphasis>CROss PlatformS (CROPS):</emphasis>
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Typically, you use
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<ulink url='https://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/crops/about/'>CROPS</ulink>,
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which leverages
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<ulink url='https://www.docker.com/'>Docker Containers</ulink>,
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to set up a Build Host that is not running Linux (e.g.
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<trademark class='registered'>Microsoft</trademark>
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<trademark class='trademark'>Windows</trademark>
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or
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<trademark class='registered'>macOS</trademark>).
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<note>
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You can, however, use CROPS on a Linux-based system.
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</note>
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CROPS is an open source, cross-platform development
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framework that provides an easily managed, extensible
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environment for building binaries targeted for a variety
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of architectures on Windows, macOS, or Linux hosts.
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Once the Build Host is set up using CROPS, you can prepare
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a shell environment to mimic that of a shell being used
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on a system natively running Linux.</para>
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<para>For information on how to set up a Build Host with
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CROPS, see TBD.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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<emphasis>Toaster:</emphasis>
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Regardless of what your Build Host is running, you can
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use Toaster to develop software using the Yocto Project.
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Toaster is a web interface to the Yocto Project's
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OpenEmbedded build system.
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The interface enables you to configure and run your
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builds.
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Information about builds is collected and stored in a
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database.
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You can use Toaster to configure and start builds on
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multiple remote build servers.</para>
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<para>For information about and how to use Toaster,
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see the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_TOAST_URL;'>Toaster User Manual</ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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<emphasis><trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark> IDE:</emphasis>
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If your Build Host supports and runs the popular
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Eclipse IDE, you can install the Yocto Project Eclipse
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plug-in and use the Yocto Project to develop software.
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The plug-in integrates the Yocto Project functionality
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into Eclipse development practices.</para>
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<para>For information about how to install and use the
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Yocto Project Eclipse plug-in, see the
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"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_SDK_URL;#sdk-eclipse-project'>Developing Applications Using Eclipse</ulink>"
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section in the Yocto Project Application Development and
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the Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) Manual.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</section>
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