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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> |
23 | 23 | ||
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27 | |||
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> |
59 | 55 | ||
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64 | <qandaentry> | 56 | <qandaentry> |
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> |
77 | |||
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> |
98 | |||
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> |