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<title>Image Development Using Hob</title> <title>Image Development Using Hob</title>
<para> <para>
The <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink> is a graphical user interface for the The <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink> is a graphical user interface for the
OpenEmbedded build system, which is based on BitBake. OpenEmbedded build system, which is based on BitBake.
You can use the Hob to build custom operating system images within the Yocto Project build environment. You can use the Hob to build custom operating system images within the Yocto Project build environment.
Hob simply provides a friendly interface over the build system used during system development. Hob simply provides a friendly interface over the build system used during development.
In other words, building images with the Hob lets you take care of common build tasks more easily. In other words, building images with the Hob lets you take care of common build tasks more easily.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
For a better understanding of Hob, see the project page at For a better understanding of Hob, see the project page at
<ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/projects/hob'></ulink> on the Yocto Project website. <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'></ulink>
The page has a short introductory training video on Hob. on the Yocto Project website.
If you follow the "Documention" link from the Hob page, you will
find a short introductory training video on Hob.
The following lists some features of Hob: The following lists some features of Hob:
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>You can setup and run Hob using these commands: <listitem><para>You can setup and run Hob using these commands:
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<listitem><para>You can set the <listitem><para>You can set the
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink> <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'><filename>MACHINE</filename></ulink>
for which you are building the image.</para></listitem> for which you are building the image.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>You can modify various policy settings such as the package format used to build with, <listitem><para>You can modify various policy settings such as the
the parallelism BitBake uses, whether or not to build an external toolchain, and which host package format with which to build,
to build against.</para></listitem> the parallelism BitBake uses, whether or not to build an
external toolchain, and which host to build against.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>You can manage <listitem><para>You can manage
<link linkend='understanding-and-creating-layers'>layers</link>.</para></listitem> <link linkend='understanding-and-creating-layers'>layers</link>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>You can select a base image and then add extra packages for your custom build. <listitem><para>You can select a base image and then add extra packages for your custom build.