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authorScott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>2015-04-01 08:32:22 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2015-04-01 17:36:15 +0100
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dev-manual: Added a small section to note Toaster as a development model.
(From yocto-docs rev: 63e73beca3b7d084c4776f296d3310a31dafcfc4) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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9336 </section> 9336 </section>
9337 </section> 9337 </section>
9338 9338
9339 <section id="examining-builds-using-toaster">
9340 <title>Examining Builds Using the Toaster API</title>
9341
9342 <para>
9343 Toaster is an Application Programming Interface (API) and
9344 web-based interface to the OpenEmbedded build system, which uses
9345 BitBake.
9346 Both interfaces are based on a Representational State Transfer
9347 (REST) API that queries for and returns build information using
9348 <filename>GET</filename> and <filename>JSON</filename>.
9349 These types of search operations retrieve sets of objects from
9350 a datastore used to collect build information.
9351 The results contain all the data for the objects being returned.
9352 You can order the results of the search by key and the search
9353 parameters are consistent for all object types.
9354 </para>
9355
9356 <para>
9357 Using the interfaces you can do the following:
9358 <itemizedlist>
9359 <listitem><para>See information about the tasks executed
9360 and reused during the build.</para></listitem>
9361 <listitem><para>See what is built (recipes and
9362 packages) and what packages were installed into the final
9363 image.</para></listitem>
9364 <listitem><para>See performance-related information such
9365 as build time, CPU usage, and disk I/O.</para></listitem>
9366 <listitem><para>Examine error, warning and trace messages
9367 to aid in debugging.</para></listitem>
9368 </itemizedlist>
9369 </para>
9370
9371 <note>
9372 <para>This release of Toaster provides you with information
9373 about a BitBake run.
9374 The tool does not allow you to configure and launch a build.
9375 However, future development includes plans to integrate the
9376 configuration and build launching capabilities of
9377 <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;/tools-resources/projects/hob'>Hob</ulink>.
9378 </para>
9379 <para>For more information on using Hob to build an image,
9380 see the
9381 "<link linkend='image-development-using-hob'>Image Development Using Hob</link>"
9382 section.</para>
9383 </note>
9384
9385 <para>
9386 The remainder of this section describes what you need to have in
9387 place to use Toaster, how to start it, use it, and stop it.
9388 For additional information on installing and running Toaster, see the
9389 "<ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Toaster#Installation_and_Running'>Installation and Running</ulink>"
9390 section of the "Toaster" wiki page.
9391 For complete information on the API and its search operation
9392 URI, parameters, and responses, see the
9393 <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/REST_API_Contracts'>REST API Contracts</ulink>
9394 Wiki page.
9395 </para>
9396
9397 <section id='starting-toaster'>
9398 <title>Starting Toaster</title>
9399
9400 <para>
9401 Getting set up to use and start Toaster is simple.
9402 First, be sure you have met the following requirements:
9403 <itemizedlist>
9404 <listitem><para>You have set up your
9405 <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
9406 by cloning the upstream <filename>poky</filename>
9407 repository.
9408 See the
9409 <link linkend='local-yp-release'>Yocto Project Release</link>
9410 item for information on how to set up the Source
9411 Directory.</para></listitem>
9412 <listitem><para>Be sure your build machine has
9413 <ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_%28web_framework%29'>Django</ulink>
9414 version 1.5 installed.</para></listitem>
9415 <listitem><para>Make sure that port 8000 and 8200 are
9416 free (i.e. they have no servers on them).
9417 </para></listitem>
9418 </itemizedlist>
9419 </para>
9420
9421 <para>
9422 Once you have met the requirements, follow these steps to
9423 start Toaster running in the background of your shell:
9424 <orderedlist>
9425 <listitem><para><emphasis>Set up your build environment:</emphasis>
9426 Source a build environment script (i.e.
9427 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>
9428 or
9429 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></ulink>).
9430 </para></listitem>
9431 <listitem><para><emphasis>Start Toaster:</emphasis>
9432 Start the Toaster service using this
9433 command from within your
9434 <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>:
9435 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
9436 $ source toaster start
9437 </literallayout></para></listitem>
9438 <note>
9439 The Toaster must be started and running in order
9440 for it to collect data.
9441 </note>
9442 </orderedlist>
9443 </para>
9444
9445 <para>
9446 When Toaster starts, it creates some additional files in your
9447 Build Directory.
9448 Deleting these files will cause you to lose data or interrupt
9449 Toaster:
9450 <itemizedlist>
9451 <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>toaster.sqlite</filename>:</emphasis>
9452 Toaster's database file.</para></listitem>
9453 <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>toaster_web.log</filename>:</emphasis>
9454 The log file of the web server.</para></listitem>
9455 <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>toaster_ui.log</filename>:</emphasis>
9456 The log file of the user interface component.
9457 </para></listitem>
9458 <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>toastermain.pid</filename>:</emphasis>
9459 The PID of the web server.</para></listitem>
9460 <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>toasterui.pid</filename>:</emphasis>
9461 The PID of the DSI data bridge.</para></listitem>
9462 <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>bitbake-cookerdaemon.log</filename>:</emphasis>
9463 The BitBake server's log file.</para></listitem>
9464 </itemizedlist>
9465 </para>
9466 </section>
9467
9468 <section id='using-toaster'>
9469 <title>Using Toaster</title>
9470
9471 <para>
9472 Once Toaster is running, it logs information for any BitBake
9473 run from your Build Directory.
9474 This logging is automatic.
9475 All you need to do is access and use the information.
9476 </para>
9477
9478 <para>
9479 You access the information one of two ways:
9480 <itemizedlist>
9481 <listitem><para>Open a Browser and enter
9482 <filename>http://localhost:8000</filename>
9483 for the URL.
9484 </para></listitem>
9485 <listitem><para>Use the <filename>xdg-open</filename>
9486 tool from the shell and pass it the same URL.
9487 </para></listitem>
9488 </itemizedlist>
9489 Either method opens the home page for the Toaster interface.
9490 </para>
9491
9492 <note><title>Notes</title>
9493 <itemizedlist>
9494 <listitem><para>
9495 For information on how to delete information from the
9496 Toaster database, see the
9497 <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Toaster#Deleting_a_Build_from_the_Toaster_Database'>Deleting a Build from the Toaster Database</ulink>
9498 wiki page.
9499 </para></listitem>
9500 <listitem><para>
9501 For information on how to set up an instance of Toaster
9502 on a remote host, see the
9503 <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Toaster#Setting_up_a_Toaster_Instance_on_a_Remote_Host'>Setting Up a Toaster Instance on a Remote Host</ulink>
9504 wiki page.
9505 </para></listitem>
9506 </itemizedlist>
9507 </note>
9508 </section>
9509
9510 <section id='examining-toaster-data'>
9511 <title>Examining Toaster Data</title>
9512
9513 <para>
9514 The Toaster database is persistent regardless of whether you
9515 start or stop the service.
9516 </para>
9517
9518 <para>
9519 Toaster's interface shows you a list of builds
9520 (successful and unsuccessful) for which it has data.
9521 You can click on any build to see related information.
9522 This information includes configuration details, information
9523 about tasks, all recipes and packages built and their
9524 dependencies, packages and their directory structure as
9525 installed in your final image,
9526 execution time, CPU usage and disk I/O per task.
9527 </para>
9528
9529 <para>
9530 For details on the interface, see the
9531 <ulink url='https://www.yoctoproject.org/documentation/toaster-manual'>Toaster Manual</ulink>.
9532 </para>
9533 </section>
9534
9535 <section id='stopping-toaster'>
9536 <title>Stopping Toaster</title>
9537
9538 <para>
9539 Stop the Toaster service with the following command
9540 from with the
9541 <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>:
9542 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
9543 $ source toaster stop
9544 </literallayout>
9545 The service stops but the Toaster database remains persistent.
9546 </para>
9547 </section>
9548 </section>
9549
9550 <section id="platdev-oprofile"> 9339 <section id="platdev-oprofile">
9551 <title>Profiling with OProfile</title> 9340 <title>Profiling with OProfile</title>
9552 9341
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