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Since Toaster adds a number of specific requirements managed by pip, we document these requirements in order to be able to run bitbake and toaster under virtualenv. The target here is to break the dependency on distro packages for specific python libraries. In order to start bitbake/Toaster in a distro-independent manner, we use virtualenv and pip. We add venv to the .gitignore list to make room for the virtualenv deployment in this directory. Use this command sequence to setup the virtualenv: $ virtualenv venv $ . venv/bin/activate $ cat toaster-requirements.txt | xargs pip install bitbake and Toaster will then run normally under virtualenv. We also fix bugs related to toaster starting in managed mode through this script: * toaster will not use bldcontrol application in interactive mode * a proper message will be displayed if toaster detects a managed start request in a build environment (Bitbake rev: b5789c7ea7e6d1a4b67ec60fc0e4233ec543ba3a) Signed-off-by: Alexandru DAMIAN <alexandru.damian@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 = "nodistro") 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.