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105 <emphasis>Set Up the Build Environment:</emphasis> 105 <emphasis>Set Up the Build Environment:</emphasis>
106 Be sure you are set up to use BitBake in a shell. 106 Be sure you are set up to use BitBake in a shell.
107 See the 107 See the
108 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#qs-building-images'>Building Images</ulink>" 108 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#setting-up-the-development-host-to-use-the-yocto-project'>Setting Up the Development Host to Use the Yocto Project</ulink>"
109 section in the Yocto Project Quick Start for steps that 109 section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for information
110 show you how to set up the Yocto Project environment. 110 on how to get a build host ready that is either a native
111 Linux machine or a machine that uses CROPS.
112 </para></listitem>
113 <listitem><para>
114 <emphasis>Clone the <filename>poky</filename> Repository:</emphasis>
115 You need to have a local copy of the Yocto Project
116 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
117 (i.e. a local <filename>poky</filename> repository).
118 See the
119 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#cloning-the-poky-repository'>Cloning the <filename>poky</filename> Repository</ulink>"
120 and possibly the
121 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#checking-out-by-branch-in-poky'>Checking Out by Branch in Poky</ulink>"
122 and
123 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#checkout-out-by-tag-in-poky'>Checking Out by Tag in Poky</ulink>"
124 sections all in the Yocto Project Development Manual for
125 information on how to clone the <filename>poky</filename>
126 repository and check out the appropriate branch for your work.
127 </para></listitem>
128 <listitem><para>
129 <emphasis>Initialize the Build Environment:</emphasis>
130 While in the root directory of the Source Directory (i.e.
131 <filename>poky</filename>), run the
132 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>
133 environment setup script to define the OpenEmbedded
134 build environment on your build host.
135 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
136 $ source &OE_INIT_FILE;
137 </literallayout>
138 Among other things, the script creates the
139 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>,
140 which is <filename>build</filename> in this case
141 and is located in the
142 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
143 After the script runs, your current working directory
144 is set to the <filename>build</filename> directory.
145 <note>
146 For information on running a memory-resident
147 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#usingpoky-components-bitbake'>BitBake</ulink>,
148 see the
149 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></ulink>
150 setup script.
151 </note>
111 </para></listitem> 152 </para></listitem>
112 <listitem><para> 153 <listitem><para>
113 <emphasis>Make Sure You Are Building an Installer for the Correct Machine:</emphasis> 154 <emphasis>Make Sure You Are Building an Installer for the Correct Machine:</emphasis>