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Implementing feature set selection that allows a client to enable specific features in the server at connection time. Only enabling of features is supported, as there is no way to safely remove data loaded into the cooker. Once enabled, a feature will remain enabled for the life of the cooker. Client-server connection now supports specifying the feature set required by the client. This is implemented in the Process server using a managed proxy list, so the server cooker will now load dynamically needed features based on what client connects to it. In the XMLRPC server the feature set is requested by using a parameter for registerUIHandler function. This allows observer-only clients to also specify features for the server. The server code configuration now is completly separated from the client code. All hardcoding of client knowledge is removed from the server. The extra_caches is removed as the client can now specify the caches it needs using the feature. The UI modules now need to specify the desired featureSet. HOB is modified to conform to the featureSet specification. The only feature available is CookerFeatures.HOB_EXTRA_CACHES which forces loading the bb.cache_extra:HobRecipeInfo class. (Bitbake rev: 98e594837aab89ea042cfa9f3740d20a661b14e2) 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 = "") 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.