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Otavio Salvador
03b3e4b62f
As the Linux kernel, unconditionally, builds the dtc application and
it is the compatible version with the DeviceTree files shipped within
the kernel it is better to use it and the kernel build system to
generate the dtb files.
Some DeviceTree files rely on CPP and kernel headers to be able to
generate the dtb binary contents and it is harder to replicate it
outside of Linux kernel build system so we /use/ it.
To comply with these assumptions we need to use the dtb file when
calling 'make' instead of pointing to the DeviceTree source file; the
code has been made backward compatible but it is advised to move to
the new definition to avoid warnings as:
,----[ Original definition ]
| KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "${S}/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-sabresd.dts"
`----
Becomes:
,----[ New definition ]
| KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "imx6q-sabresd.dtb"
`----
(From OE-Core rev: 72980d5bb465f0640ed451d1ebb9c5d2a210ad0c)
Signed-off-by: Otavio Salvador <otavio@ossystems.com.br>
Signed-off-by: Saul Wold <sgw@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Poky
====
Poky is an integration of various components to form a complete prepackaged
build system and development environment. It features support for building
customised embedded device style images. There are reference demo images
featuring a X11/Matchbox/GTK themed UI called Sato. The system supports
cross-architecture application development using QEMU emulation and a
standalone toolchain and SDK with IDE integration.
Additional information on the specifics of hardware that Poky supports
is available in README.hardware. Further hardware support can easily be added
in the form of layers which extend the systems capabilities in a modular way.
As an integration layer Poky consists of several upstream projects such as
BitBake, OpenEmbedded-Core, Yocto documentation and various sources of information
e.g. for the hardware support. Poky is in turn a component of the Yocto Project.
The Yocto Project has extensive documentation about the system including a
reference manual which can be found at:
http://yoctoproject.org/documentation
OpenEmbedded-Core is a layer containing the core metadata for current versions
of OpenEmbedded. It is distro-less (can build a functional image with
DISTRO = "") and contains only emulated machine support.
For information about OpenEmbedded, see the OpenEmbedded website:
http://www.openembedded.org/
Where to Send Patches
=====================
As Poky is an integration repository, patches against the various components
should be sent to their respective upstreams.
bitbake:
bitbake-devel@lists.openembedded.org
meta-yocto:
poky@yoctoproject.org
Most everything else should be sent to the OpenEmbedded Core mailing list. If
in doubt, check the oe-core git repository for the content you intend to modify.
Before sending, be sure the patches apply cleanly to the current oe-core git
repository.
openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org
Note: The scripts directory should be treated with extra care as it is a mix
of oe-core and poky-specific files.