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The current module_autoload_* and module_conf_* variables are error both ugly and error prone. They aren't registered in the task checksums so changes to them aren't reflected in the build. This turns out to be near impossible to fix with the current variable format in any sensible way :(. This patch replace module_autoload with the list of variables in KERNEL_MODULE_AUTOLOAD which is a much simpler and usable API. An error is printed if an old style variable is encountered. It should be simple to convert to this. module_conf_* are harder to deal with since there is data associated with it, it isn't simply a flag. We need a list of variables that are set in order to be able to correctly handle the task checksum so we add KERNEL_MODULE_PROBECONF for this purpose and error if the user hasn't added a module to it when they should have. [YOCTO #5786] (From OE-Core rev: 6f8b5be646be0f3e15e215907547f11d2a23d81b) 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.