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12 </question> 12 </question>
13 <answer> 13 <answer>
14 <para> 14 <para>
15 Poky is a derivative of <ulink 15 Poky is the Yocto Project build system that was derived from <ulink
16 url='http://www.openembedded.org/'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>, a stable, 16 url='http://www.openembedded.org/'>OpenEmbedded</ulink>.
17 smaller subset focused on the GNOME Mobile environment. Development 17 Poky is a stable, smaller subset focused on the GNOME Mobile environment.
18 in Poky is closely tied to OpenEmbedded with features being merged 18 Development in the Yocto Project using Poky is closely tied to OpenEmbedded with
19 regularly between the two for mutual benefit. 19 features being merged regularly between the two for mutual benefit.
20 </para> 20 </para>
21 </answer> 21 </answer>
22 </qandaentry> 22 </qandaentry>
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28 <qandaentry> 24 <qandaentry>
29 <question> 25 <question>
30 <para> 26 <para>
31 I only have Python 2.4 or 2.5 but BitBake requires Python 2.6 or 2.7. 27 I only have Python 2.4 or 2.5 but BitBake requires Python 2.6 or 2.7.
32 Can I still use Poky? 28 Can I still use the Yocto Project?
33 </para> 29 </para>
34 </question> 30 </question>
35 <answer> 31 <answer>
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57 </answer> 53 </answer>
58 </qandaentry> 54 </qandaentry>
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65 <question> 57 <question>
66 <para> 58 <para>
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70 <answer> 62 <answer>
71 <para> 63 <para>
72 There are three areas that help with stability; 64 There are three areas that help with stability;
73 65 <itemizedlist>
74 <itemizedlist> 66 <listitem><para>The Yocto Project team keeps Poky small and focused.
75 <listitem> 67 It contains around 650 packages as compared to over 5000 for full
76 <para> 68 OpenEmbedded.</para></listitem>
77 We keep Poky small and focused - around 650 packages compared to over 5000 for full OE 69 <listitem><para>The Yocto Project only supports hardware that the
78 </para> 70 team has access to for testing.</para></listitem>
79 </listitem> 71 <listitem><para>The Yocto Project uses an an autobuilder,
80 <listitem> 72 which provides continuous build and integration tests.</para></listitem>
81 <para> 73 </itemizedlist>
82 We only support hardware that we have access to for testing
83 </para>
84 </listitem>
85 <listitem>
86 <para>
87 We have an autobuilder which provides continuous build and integration tests
88 </para>
89 </listitem>
90 </itemizedlist>
91 </para> 74 </para>
92 </answer> 75 </answer>
93 </qandaentry> 76 </qandaentry>
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94 <qandaentry> 78 <qandaentry>
95 <question> 79 <question>
96 <para> 80 <para>
97 How do I get support for my board added to Poky? 81 How do I get support for my board added to the Yocto Project?
98 </para> 82 </para>
99 </question> 83 </question>
100 <answer> 84 <answer>
101 <para> 85 <para>
102 There are two main ways to get a board supported in Poky; 86 There are two main ways to get a board supported in Poky;
103 <itemizedlist> 87 <itemizedlist>
104 <listitem> 88 <listitem><para>Send the Yocto Project team information on the board
105 <para> 89 and if the team does not have it yet they will consider adding it.</para></listitem>
106 Send us the board if we don't have it yet 90 <listitem><para>Send the Yocto Project team the BitBake recipes if you have them.
107 </para> 91 </para></listitem>
108 </listitem> 92 </itemizedlist>
109 <listitem> 93 Usually, if the board is not a completely exotic, adding support in
110 <para> 94 the Yocto Project is fairly straightforward.
111 Send us BitBake recipes if you have them (see the Poky handbook to find out how to create recipes)
112 </para>
113 </listitem>
114 </itemizedlist>
115 Usually if it's not a completely exotic board then adding support in Poky should be fairly straightforward.
116 </para> 95 </para>
117 </answer> 96 </answer>
118 </qandaentry> 97 </qandaentry>
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119 <qandaentry> 99 <qandaentry>
120 <question> 100 <question>
121 <para> 101 <para>
122 Are there any products running poky ? 102 Are there any products running poky?
123 </para> 103 </para>
124 </question> 104 </question>
125 <answer> 105 <answer>
126 <para> 106 <para>
127 The <ulink url='http://vernier.com/labquest/'>Vernier LabQuest</ulink> is using Poky (for more about the LabQuest see the case study at OpenedHand). There are a number of pre-production devices using Poky and we will announce those as soon as they are released. 107 The <ulink url='http://vernier.com/labquest/'>Vernier Labquest</ulink> is using
108 Poky.
109 See the <ulink url='http://www.vernier.com/products/interfaces/labq/'>Vernier Labquest</ulink>
110 for more information.
111 There are a number of pre-production devices using Poky and the Yocto Project team
112 announces them as soon as they are released.
128 </para> 113 </para>
129 </answer> 114 </answer>
130 </qandaentry> 115 </qandaentry>