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-rw-r--r-- | documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 793 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts.xml | 391 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 12 |
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diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml index 87636c8bd0..00dd60a33a 100644 --- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml +++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml | |||
@@ -1687,8 +1687,8 @@ | |||
1687 | Thus, the build system can build the corresponding | 1687 | Thus, the build system can build the corresponding |
1688 | recipe and include the component in the image. | 1688 | recipe and include the component in the image. |
1689 | See the | 1689 | See the |
1690 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes'>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</ulink>" | 1690 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes'>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</ulink>" |
1691 | section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts | 1691 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks |
1692 | Manual for details on how to use these variables. | 1692 | Manual for details on how to use these variables. |
1693 | </para> | 1693 | </para> |
1694 | 1694 | ||
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index 61ed8f1cee..14cf1a1685 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | |||
@@ -2187,9 +2187,8 @@ | |||
2187 | containing the current checksum. | 2187 | containing the current checksum. |
2188 | For more explanation and examples of how to set the | 2188 | For more explanation and examples of how to set the |
2189 | <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable, see the | 2189 | <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable, see the |
2190 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>Tracking License Changes</ulink>" | 2190 | "<link link='usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>Tracking License Changes</link>" |
2191 | section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts | 2191 | section.</para> |
2192 | Manual.</para> | ||
2193 | 2192 | ||
2194 | <para>To determine the correct checksum string, you | 2193 | <para>To determine the correct checksum string, you |
2195 | can list the appropriate files in the | 2194 | can list the appropriate files in the |
@@ -3400,7 +3399,7 @@ | |||
3400 | The variable | 3399 | The variable |
3401 | <filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</ulink></filename> | 3400 | <filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</ulink></filename> |
3402 | is used to track source license changes as described in the | 3401 | is used to track source license changes as described in the |
3403 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>Tracking License Changes</ulink>" | 3402 | "<link linkend='usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>Tracking License Changes</link>" |
3404 | section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual. | 3403 | section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual. |
3405 | You can quickly create Autotool-based recipes in a manner | 3404 | You can quickly create Autotool-based recipes in a manner |
3406 | similar to the previous example. | 3405 | similar to the previous example. |
@@ -13501,127 +13500,515 @@ Some notes from Cal: | |||
13501 | </section> | 13500 | </section> |
13502 | </section> | 13501 | </section> |
13503 | 13502 | ||
13504 | <section id='maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'> | 13503 | <section id='working-with-licenses'> |
13505 | <title>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Product's Lifecycle</title> | 13504 | <title>Working With Licenses</title> |
13506 | 13505 | ||
13507 | <para> | 13506 | <para> |
13508 | One of the concerns for a development organization using open source | 13507 | As mentioned in the |
13509 | software is how to maintain compliance with various open source | 13508 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#licensing'>Licensing</ulink>" |
13510 | licensing during the lifecycle of the product. | 13509 | section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual, |
13511 | While this section does not provide legal advice or | 13510 | open source projects are open to the public and they |
13512 | comprehensively cover all scenarios, it does | 13511 | consequently have different licensing structures in place. |
13513 | present methods that you can use to | 13512 | This section describes the mechanism by which the |
13514 | assist you in meeting the compliance requirements during a software | 13513 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-system-term'>OpenEmbedded build system</ulink> |
13515 | release. | 13514 | tracks changes to licensing text and covers how to maintain open |
13515 | source license compliance during your project's lifecycle. | ||
13516 | The section also describes how to enable commercially licensed | ||
13517 | recipes, which by default are disabled. | ||
13516 | </para> | 13518 | </para> |
13517 | 13519 | ||
13518 | <para> | 13520 | <section id="usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM"> |
13519 | With hundreds of different open source licenses that the Yocto | 13521 | <title>Tracking License Changes</title> |
13520 | Project tracks, it is difficult to know the requirements of each | ||
13521 | and every license. | ||
13522 | However, the requirements of the major FLOSS licenses can begin | ||
13523 | to be covered by | ||
13524 | assuming that three main areas of concern exist: | ||
13525 | <itemizedlist> | ||
13526 | <listitem><para>Source code must be provided.</para></listitem> | ||
13527 | <listitem><para>License text for the software must be | ||
13528 | provided.</para></listitem> | ||
13529 | <listitem><para>Compilation scripts and modifications to the | ||
13530 | source code must be provided. | ||
13531 | </para></listitem> | ||
13532 | </itemizedlist> | ||
13533 | There are other requirements beyond the scope of these | ||
13534 | three and the methods described in this section | ||
13535 | (e.g. the mechanism through which source code is distributed). | ||
13536 | </para> | ||
13537 | 13522 | ||
13538 | <para> | 13523 | <para> |
13539 | As different organizations have different methods of complying with | 13524 | The license of an upstream project might change in the future. |
13540 | open source licensing, this section is not meant to imply that | 13525 | In order to prevent these changes going unnoticed, the |
13541 | there is only one single way to meet your compliance obligations, | 13526 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'><filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename></ulink> |
13542 | but rather to describe one method of achieving compliance. | 13527 | variable tracks changes to the license text. The checksums are |
13543 | The remainder of this section describes methods supported to meet the | 13528 | validated at the end of the configure step, and if the |
13544 | previously mentioned three requirements. | 13529 | checksums do not match, the build will fail. |
13545 | Once you take steps to meet these requirements, | 13530 | </para> |
13546 | and prior to releasing images, sources, and the build system, | 13531 | |
13547 | you should audit all artifacts to ensure completeness. | 13532 | <section id="usingpoky-specifying-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM"> |
13548 | <note> | 13533 | <title>Specifying the <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> Variable</title> |
13549 | The Yocto Project generates a license manifest during | 13534 | |
13550 | image creation that is located | 13535 | <para> |
13551 | in <filename>${DEPLOY_DIR}/licenses/<replaceable>image_name-datestamp</replaceable></filename> | 13536 | The <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> |
13552 | to assist with any audits. | 13537 | variable contains checksums of the license text in the |
13553 | </note> | 13538 | source code for the recipe. |
13554 | </para> | 13539 | Following is an example of how to specify |
13540 | <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename>: | ||
13541 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13542 | LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=xxxx \ | ||
13543 | file://licfile1.txt;beginline=5;endline=29;md5=yyyy \ | ||
13544 | file://licfile2.txt;endline=50;md5=zzzz \ | ||
13545 | ..." | ||
13546 | </literallayout> | ||
13547 | <note><title>Notes</title> | ||
13548 | <itemizedlist> | ||
13549 | <listitem><para> | ||
13550 | When using "beginline" and "endline", realize | ||
13551 | that line numbering begins with one and not | ||
13552 | zero. | ||
13553 | Also, the included lines are inclusive (i.e. | ||
13554 | lines five through and including 29 in the | ||
13555 | previous example for | ||
13556 | <filename>licfile1.txt</filename>). | ||
13557 | </para></listitem> | ||
13558 | <listitem><para> | ||
13559 | When a license check fails, the selected license | ||
13560 | text is included as part of the QA message. | ||
13561 | Using this output, you can determine the exact | ||
13562 | start and finish for the needed license text. | ||
13563 | </para></listitem> | ||
13564 | </itemizedlist> | ||
13565 | </note> | ||
13566 | </para> | ||
13567 | |||
13568 | <para> | ||
13569 | The build system uses the | ||
13570 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-S'><filename>S</filename></ulink> | ||
13571 | variable as the default directory when searching files | ||
13572 | listed in <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename>. | ||
13573 | The previous example employs the default directory. | ||
13574 | </para> | ||
13575 | |||
13576 | <para> | ||
13577 | Consider this next example: | ||
13578 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13579 | LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/ls.c;beginline=5;endline=16;\ | ||
13580 | md5=bb14ed3c4cda583abc85401304b5cd4e" | ||
13581 | LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${WORKDIR}/license.html;md5=5c94767cedb5d6987c902ac850ded2c6" | ||
13582 | </literallayout> | ||
13583 | </para> | ||
13584 | |||
13585 | <para> | ||
13586 | The first line locates a file in | ||
13587 | <filename>${S}/src/ls.c</filename> and isolates lines five | ||
13588 | through 16 as license text. | ||
13589 | The second line refers to a file in | ||
13590 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink>. | ||
13591 | </para> | ||
13592 | |||
13593 | <para> | ||
13594 | Note that <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable is | ||
13595 | mandatory for all recipes, unless the | ||
13596 | <filename>LICENSE</filename> variable is set to "CLOSED". | ||
13597 | </para> | ||
13598 | </section> | ||
13599 | |||
13600 | <section id="usingpoky-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM-explanation-of-syntax"> | ||
13601 | <title>Explanation of Syntax</title> | ||
13602 | |||
13603 | <para> | ||
13604 | As mentioned in the previous section, the | ||
13605 | <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable lists all | ||
13606 | the important files that contain the license text for the | ||
13607 | source code. | ||
13608 | It is possible to specify a checksum for an entire file, | ||
13609 | or a specific section of a file (specified by beginning and | ||
13610 | ending line numbers with the "beginline" and "endline" | ||
13611 | parameters, respectively). | ||
13612 | The latter is useful for source files with a license | ||
13613 | notice header, README documents, and so forth. | ||
13614 | If you do not use the "beginline" parameter, then it is | ||
13615 | assumed that the text begins on the first line of the file. | ||
13616 | Similarly, if you do not use the "endline" parameter, | ||
13617 | it is assumed that the license text ends with the last | ||
13618 | line of the file. | ||
13619 | </para> | ||
13620 | |||
13621 | <para> | ||
13622 | The "md5" parameter stores the md5 checksum of the license | ||
13623 | text. | ||
13624 | If the license text changes in any way as compared to | ||
13625 | this parameter then a mismatch occurs. | ||
13626 | This mismatch triggers a build failure and notifies | ||
13627 | the developer. | ||
13628 | Notification allows the developer to review and address | ||
13629 | the license text changes. | ||
13630 | Also note that if a mismatch occurs during the build, | ||
13631 | the correct md5 checksum is placed in the build log and | ||
13632 | can be easily copied to the recipe. | ||
13633 | </para> | ||
13634 | |||
13635 | <para> | ||
13636 | There is no limit to how many files you can specify using | ||
13637 | the <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable. | ||
13638 | Generally, however, every project requires a few | ||
13639 | specifications for license tracking. | ||
13640 | Many projects have a "COPYING" file that stores the | ||
13641 | license information for all the source code files. | ||
13642 | This practice allows you to just track the "COPYING" | ||
13643 | file as long as it is kept up to date. | ||
13644 | <note><title>Tips</title> | ||
13645 | <itemizedlist> | ||
13646 | <listitem><para> | ||
13647 | If you specify an empty or invalid "md5" | ||
13648 | parameter, | ||
13649 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink> | ||
13650 | returns an md5 mis-match | ||
13651 | error and displays the correct "md5" parameter | ||
13652 | value during the build. | ||
13653 | The correct parameter is also captured in | ||
13654 | the build log. | ||
13655 | </para></listitem> | ||
13656 | <listitem><para> | ||
13657 | If the whole file contains only license text, | ||
13658 | you do not need to use the "beginline" and | ||
13659 | "endline" parameters. | ||
13660 | </para></listitem> | ||
13661 | </itemizedlist> | ||
13662 | </note> | ||
13663 | </para> | ||
13664 | </section> | ||
13665 | </section> | ||
13555 | 13666 | ||
13556 | <section id='providing-the-source-code'> | 13667 | <section id="enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes"> |
13557 | <title>Providing the Source Code</title> | 13668 | <title>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</title> |
13558 | 13669 | ||
13559 | <para> | 13670 | <para> |
13560 | Compliance activities should begin before you generate the | 13671 | By default, the OpenEmbedded build system disables |
13561 | final image. | 13672 | components that have commercial or other special licensing |
13562 | The first thing you should look at is the requirement that | 13673 | requirements. |
13563 | tops the list for most compliance groups - providing | 13674 | Such requirements are defined on a |
13564 | the source. | 13675 | recipe-by-recipe basis through the |
13565 | The Yocto Project has a few ways of meeting this | 13676 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LICENSE_FLAGS'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename></ulink> |
13566 | requirement. | 13677 | variable definition in the affected recipe. |
13678 | For instance, the | ||
13679 | <filename>poky/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-ugly</filename> | ||
13680 | recipe contains the following statement: | ||
13681 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13682 | LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial" | ||
13683 | </literallayout> | ||
13684 | Here is a slightly more complicated example that contains both | ||
13685 | an explicit recipe name and version (after variable expansion): | ||
13686 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13687 | LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}" | ||
13688 | </literallayout> | ||
13689 | In order for a component restricted by a | ||
13690 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> definition to be enabled and | ||
13691 | included in an image, it needs to have a matching entry in the | ||
13692 | global | ||
13693 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename></ulink> | ||
13694 | variable, which is a variable typically defined in your | ||
13695 | <filename>local.conf</filename> file. | ||
13696 | For example, to enable the | ||
13697 | <filename>poky/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-ugly</filename> | ||
13698 | package, you could add either the string | ||
13699 | "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly" or the more general string | ||
13700 | "commercial" to <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename>. | ||
13701 | See the | ||
13702 | "<link linkend='license-flag-matching'>License Flag Matching</link>" | ||
13703 | section for a full | ||
13704 | explanation of how <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> matching | ||
13705 | works. | ||
13706 | Here is the example: | ||
13707 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13708 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly" | ||
13709 | </literallayout> | ||
13710 | Likewise, to additionally enable the package built from the | ||
13711 | recipe containing | ||
13712 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}"</filename>, | ||
13713 | and assuming that the actual recipe name was | ||
13714 | <filename>emgd_1.10.bb</filename>, the following string would | ||
13715 | enable that package as well as the original | ||
13716 | <filename>gst-plugins-ugly</filename> package: | ||
13717 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13718 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly license_emgd_1.10" | ||
13719 | </literallayout> | ||
13720 | As a convenience, you do not need to specify the complete | ||
13721 | license string in the whitelist for every package. | ||
13722 | You can use an abbreviated form, which consists | ||
13723 | of just the first portion or portions of the license | ||
13724 | string before the initial underscore character or characters. | ||
13725 | A partial string will match any license that contains the | ||
13726 | given string as the first portion of its license. | ||
13727 | For example, the following whitelist string will also match | ||
13728 | both of the packages previously mentioned as well as any other | ||
13729 | packages that have licenses starting with "commercial" or | ||
13730 | "license". | ||
13731 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13732 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial license" | ||
13733 | </literallayout> | ||
13567 | </para> | 13734 | </para> |
13568 | 13735 | ||
13736 | <section id="license-flag-matching"> | ||
13737 | <title>License Flag Matching</title> | ||
13738 | |||
13739 | <para> | ||
13740 | License flag matching allows you to control what recipes | ||
13741 | the OpenEmbedded build system includes in the build. | ||
13742 | Fundamentally, the build system attempts to match | ||
13743 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> strings found in recipes | ||
13744 | against <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename> | ||
13745 | strings found in the whitelist. | ||
13746 | A match causes the build system to include a recipe in the | ||
13747 | build, while failure to find a match causes the build | ||
13748 | system to exclude a recipe. | ||
13749 | </para> | ||
13750 | |||
13751 | <para> | ||
13752 | In general, license flag matching is simple. | ||
13753 | However, understanding some concepts will help you | ||
13754 | correctly and effectively use matching. | ||
13755 | </para> | ||
13756 | |||
13757 | <para> | ||
13758 | Before a flag | ||
13759 | defined by a particular recipe is tested against the | ||
13760 | contents of the whitelist, the expanded string | ||
13761 | <filename>_${PN}</filename> is appended to the flag. | ||
13762 | This expansion makes each | ||
13763 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> value recipe-specific. | ||
13764 | After expansion, the string is then matched against the | ||
13765 | whitelist. | ||
13766 | Thus, specifying | ||
13767 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial"</filename> | ||
13768 | in recipe "foo", for example, results in the string | ||
13769 | <filename>"commercial_foo"</filename>. | ||
13770 | And, to create a match, that string must appear in the | ||
13771 | whitelist. | ||
13772 | </para> | ||
13773 | |||
13774 | <para> | ||
13775 | Judicious use of the <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> | ||
13776 | strings and the contents of the | ||
13777 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename> variable | ||
13778 | allows you a lot of flexibility for including or excluding | ||
13779 | recipes based on licensing. | ||
13780 | For example, you can broaden the matching capabilities by | ||
13781 | using license flags string subsets in the whitelist. | ||
13782 | <note> | ||
13783 | When using a string subset, be sure to use the part of | ||
13784 | the expanded string that precedes the appended | ||
13785 | underscore character (e.g. | ||
13786 | <filename>usethispart_1.3</filename>, | ||
13787 | <filename>usethispart_1.4</filename>, and so forth). | ||
13788 | </note> | ||
13789 | For example, simply specifying the string "commercial" in | ||
13790 | the whitelist matches any expanded | ||
13791 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> definition that starts | ||
13792 | with the string "commercial" such as "commercial_foo" and | ||
13793 | "commercial_bar", which are the strings the build system | ||
13794 | automatically generates for hypothetical recipes named | ||
13795 | "foo" and "bar" assuming those recipes simply specify the | ||
13796 | following: | ||
13797 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13798 | LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial" | ||
13799 | </literallayout> | ||
13800 | Thus, you can choose to exhaustively | ||
13801 | enumerate each license flag in the whitelist and | ||
13802 | allow only specific recipes into the image, or | ||
13803 | you can use a string subset that causes a broader range of | ||
13804 | matches to allow a range of recipes into the image. | ||
13805 | </para> | ||
13806 | |||
13807 | <para> | ||
13808 | This scheme works even if the | ||
13809 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> string already | ||
13810 | has <filename>_${PN}</filename> appended. | ||
13811 | For example, the build system turns the license flag | ||
13812 | "commercial_1.2_foo" into "commercial_1.2_foo_foo" and | ||
13813 | would match both the general "commercial" and the specific | ||
13814 | "commercial_1.2_foo" strings found in the whitelist, as | ||
13815 | expected. | ||
13816 | </para> | ||
13817 | |||
13818 | <para> | ||
13819 | Here are some other scenarios: | ||
13820 | <itemizedlist> | ||
13821 | <listitem><para> | ||
13822 | You can specify a versioned string in the recipe | ||
13823 | such as "commercial_foo_1.2" in a "foo" recipe. | ||
13824 | The build system expands this string to | ||
13825 | "commercial_foo_1.2_foo". | ||
13826 | Combine this license flag with a whitelist that has | ||
13827 | the string "commercial" and you match the flag | ||
13828 | along with any other flag that starts with the | ||
13829 | string "commercial". | ||
13830 | </para></listitem> | ||
13831 | <listitem><para> | ||
13832 | Under the same circumstances, you can use | ||
13833 | "commercial_foo" in the whitelist and the build | ||
13834 | system not only matches "commercial_foo_1.2" but | ||
13835 | also matches any license flag with the string | ||
13836 | "commercial_foo", regardless of the version. | ||
13837 | </para></listitem> | ||
13838 | <listitem><para> | ||
13839 | You can be very specific and use both the | ||
13840 | package and version parts in the whitelist (e.g. | ||
13841 | "commercial_foo_1.2") to specifically match a | ||
13842 | versioned recipe. | ||
13843 | </para></listitem> | ||
13844 | </itemizedlist> | ||
13845 | </para> | ||
13846 | </section> | ||
13847 | |||
13848 | <section id="other-variables-related-to-commercial-licenses"> | ||
13849 | <title>Other Variables Related to Commercial Licenses</title> | ||
13850 | |||
13851 | <para> | ||
13852 | Other helpful variables related to commercial | ||
13853 | license handling exist and are defined in the | ||
13854 | <filename>poky/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc</filename> file: | ||
13855 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13856 | COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS ?= "" | ||
13857 | COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS ?= "" | ||
13858 | </literallayout> | ||
13859 | If you want to enable these components, you can do so by | ||
13860 | making sure you have statements similar to the following | ||
13861 | in your <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file: | ||
13862 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13863 | COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS = "gst-plugins-ugly-mad \ | ||
13864 | gst-plugins-ugly-mpegaudioparse" | ||
13865 | COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS = "gst-plugins-ugly-mpeg2dec \ | ||
13866 | gst-plugins-ugly-mpegstream gst-plugins-bad-mpegvideoparse" | ||
13867 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly commercial_gst-plugins-bad commercial_qmmp" | ||
13868 | </literallayout> | ||
13869 | Of course, you could also create a matching whitelist | ||
13870 | for those components using the more general "commercial" | ||
13871 | in the whitelist, but that would also enable all the | ||
13872 | other packages with <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> | ||
13873 | containing "commercial", which you may or may not want: | ||
13874 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13875 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial" | ||
13876 | </literallayout> | ||
13877 | </para> | ||
13878 | |||
13879 | <para> | ||
13880 | Specifying audio and video plug-ins as part of the | ||
13881 | <filename>COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS</filename> and | ||
13882 | <filename>COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS</filename> statements | ||
13883 | (along with the enabling | ||
13884 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename>) includes the | ||
13885 | plug-ins or components into built images, thus adding | ||
13886 | support for media formats or components. | ||
13887 | </para> | ||
13888 | </section> | ||
13889 | </section> | ||
13890 | |||
13891 | <section id='maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'> | ||
13892 | <title>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Product's Lifecycle</title> | ||
13893 | |||
13569 | <para> | 13894 | <para> |
13570 | One of the easiest ways to meet this requirement is | 13895 | One of the concerns for a development organization using open source |
13571 | to provide the entire | 13896 | software is how to maintain compliance with various open source |
13572 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></ulink> | 13897 | licensing during the lifecycle of the product. |
13573 | used by the build. | 13898 | While this section does not provide legal advice or |
13574 | This method, however, has a few issues. | 13899 | comprehensively cover all scenarios, it does |
13575 | The most obvious is the size of the directory since it includes | 13900 | present methods that you can use to |
13576 | all sources used in the build and not just the source used in | 13901 | assist you in meeting the compliance requirements during a software |
13577 | the released image. | 13902 | release. |
13578 | It will include toolchain source, and other artifacts, which | ||
13579 | you would not generally release. | ||
13580 | However, the more serious issue for most companies is accidental | ||
13581 | release of proprietary software. | ||
13582 | The Yocto Project provides an | ||
13583 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-archiver'><filename>archiver</filename></ulink> | ||
13584 | class to help avoid some of these concerns. | ||
13585 | </para> | 13903 | </para> |
13586 | 13904 | ||
13587 | <para> | 13905 | <para> |
13588 | Before you employ <filename>DL_DIR</filename> or the | 13906 | With hundreds of different open source licenses that the Yocto |
13589 | <filename>archiver</filename> class, you need to decide how | 13907 | Project tracks, it is difficult to know the requirements of each |
13590 | you choose to provide source. | 13908 | and every license. |
13591 | The source <filename>archiver</filename> class can generate | 13909 | However, the requirements of the major FLOSS licenses can begin |
13592 | tarballs and SRPMs and can create them with various levels of | 13910 | to be covered by |
13593 | compliance in mind. | 13911 | assuming that three main areas of concern exist: |
13912 | <itemizedlist> | ||
13913 | <listitem><para>Source code must be provided.</para></listitem> | ||
13914 | <listitem><para>License text for the software must be | ||
13915 | provided.</para></listitem> | ||
13916 | <listitem><para>Compilation scripts and modifications to the | ||
13917 | source code must be provided. | ||
13918 | </para></listitem> | ||
13919 | </itemizedlist> | ||
13920 | There are other requirements beyond the scope of these | ||
13921 | three and the methods described in this section | ||
13922 | (e.g. the mechanism through which source code is distributed). | ||
13594 | </para> | 13923 | </para> |
13595 | 13924 | ||
13596 | <para> | 13925 | <para> |
13597 | One way of doing this (but certainly not the only way) is to | 13926 | As different organizations have different methods of complying with |
13598 | release just the source as a tarball. | 13927 | open source licensing, this section is not meant to imply that |
13599 | You can do this by adding the following to the | 13928 | there is only one single way to meet your compliance obligations, |
13600 | <filename>local.conf</filename> file found in the | 13929 | but rather to describe one method of achieving compliance. |
13601 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>: | 13930 | The remainder of this section describes methods supported to meet the |
13602 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 13931 | previously mentioned three requirements. |
13932 | Once you take steps to meet these requirements, | ||
13933 | and prior to releasing images, sources, and the build system, | ||
13934 | you should audit all artifacts to ensure completeness. | ||
13935 | <note> | ||
13936 | The Yocto Project generates a license manifest during | ||
13937 | image creation that is located | ||
13938 | in <filename>${DEPLOY_DIR}/licenses/<replaceable>image_name-datestamp</replaceable></filename> | ||
13939 | to assist with any audits. | ||
13940 | </note> | ||
13941 | </para> | ||
13942 | |||
13943 | <section id='providing-the-source-code'> | ||
13944 | <title>Providing the Source Code</title> | ||
13945 | |||
13946 | <para> | ||
13947 | Compliance activities should begin before you generate the | ||
13948 | final image. | ||
13949 | The first thing you should look at is the requirement that | ||
13950 | tops the list for most compliance groups - providing | ||
13951 | the source. | ||
13952 | The Yocto Project has a few ways of meeting this | ||
13953 | requirement. | ||
13954 | </para> | ||
13955 | |||
13956 | <para> | ||
13957 | One of the easiest ways to meet this requirement is | ||
13958 | to provide the entire | ||
13959 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DL_DIR'><filename>DL_DIR</filename></ulink> | ||
13960 | used by the build. | ||
13961 | This method, however, has a few issues. | ||
13962 | The most obvious is the size of the directory since it includes | ||
13963 | all sources used in the build and not just the source used in | ||
13964 | the released image. | ||
13965 | It will include toolchain source, and other artifacts, which | ||
13966 | you would not generally release. | ||
13967 | However, the more serious issue for most companies is accidental | ||
13968 | release of proprietary software. | ||
13969 | The Yocto Project provides an | ||
13970 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-archiver'><filename>archiver</filename></ulink> | ||
13971 | class to help avoid some of these concerns. | ||
13972 | </para> | ||
13973 | |||
13974 | <para> | ||
13975 | Before you employ <filename>DL_DIR</filename> or the | ||
13976 | <filename>archiver</filename> class, you need to decide how | ||
13977 | you choose to provide source. | ||
13978 | The source <filename>archiver</filename> class can generate | ||
13979 | tarballs and SRPMs and can create them with various levels of | ||
13980 | compliance in mind. | ||
13981 | </para> | ||
13982 | |||
13983 | <para> | ||
13984 | One way of doing this (but certainly not the only way) is to | ||
13985 | release just the source as a tarball. | ||
13986 | You can do this by adding the following to the | ||
13987 | <filename>local.conf</filename> file found in the | ||
13988 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>: | ||
13989 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
13603 | INHERIT += "archiver" | 13990 | INHERIT += "archiver" |
13604 | ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "original" | 13991 | ARCHIVER_MODE[src] = "original" |
13605 | </literallayout> | 13992 | </literallayout> |
13606 | During the creation of your image, the source from all | 13993 | During the creation of your image, the source from all |
13607 | recipes that deploy packages to the image is placed within | 13994 | recipes that deploy packages to the image is placed within |
13608 | subdirectories of | 13995 | subdirectories of |
13609 | <filename>DEPLOY_DIR/sources</filename> based on the | 13996 | <filename>DEPLOY_DIR/sources</filename> based on the |
13610 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LICENSE'><filename>LICENSE</filename></ulink> | 13997 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LICENSE'><filename>LICENSE</filename></ulink> |
13611 | for each recipe. | 13998 | for each recipe. |
13612 | Releasing the entire directory enables you to comply with | 13999 | Releasing the entire directory enables you to comply with |
13613 | requirements concerning providing the unmodified source. | 14000 | requirements concerning providing the unmodified source. |
13614 | It is important to note that the size of the directory can | 14001 | It is important to note that the size of the directory can |
13615 | get large. | 14002 | get large. |
13616 | </para> | 14003 | </para> |
13617 | 14004 | ||
13618 | <para> | 14005 | <para> |
13619 | A way to help mitigate the size issue is to only release | 14006 | A way to help mitigate the size issue is to only release |
13620 | tarballs for licenses that require the release of | 14007 | tarballs for licenses that require the release of |
13621 | source. | 14008 | source. |
13622 | Let us assume you are only concerned with GPL code as | 14009 | Let us assume you are only concerned with GPL code as |
13623 | identified by running the following script: | 14010 | identified by running the following script: |
13624 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 14011 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
13625 | # Script to archive a subset of packages matching specific license(s) | 14012 | # Script to archive a subset of packages matching specific license(s) |
13626 | # Source and license files are copied into sub folders of package folder | 14013 | # Source and license files are copied into sub folders of package folder |
13627 | # Must be run from build folder | 14014 | # Must be run from build folder |
@@ -13644,96 +14031,97 @@ Some notes from Cal: | |||
13644 | cp tmp/deploy/licenses/$p/* $src_release_dir/$p/license 2> /dev/null | 14031 | cp tmp/deploy/licenses/$p/* $src_release_dir/$p/license 2> /dev/null |
13645 | fi | 14032 | fi |
13646 | done | 14033 | done |
13647 | done </literallayout> | 14034 | done |
13648 | At this point, you could create a tarball from the | 14035 | </literallayout> |
13649 | <filename>gpl_source_release</filename> directory and | 14036 | At this point, you could create a tarball from the |
13650 | provide that to the end user. | 14037 | <filename>gpl_source_release</filename> directory and |
13651 | This method would be a step toward achieving compliance | 14038 | provide that to the end user. |
13652 | with section 3a of GPLv2 and with section 6 of GPLv3. | 14039 | This method would be a step toward achieving compliance |
13653 | </para> | 14040 | with section 3a of GPLv2 and with section 6 of GPLv3. |
13654 | </section> | 14041 | </para> |
14042 | </section> | ||
13655 | 14043 | ||
13656 | <section id='providing-license-text'> | 14044 | <section id='providing-license-text'> |
13657 | <title>Providing License Text</title> | 14045 | <title>Providing License Text</title> |
13658 | 14046 | ||
13659 | <para> | 14047 | <para> |
13660 | One requirement that is often overlooked is inclusion | 14048 | One requirement that is often overlooked is inclusion |
13661 | of license text. | 14049 | of license text. |
13662 | This requirement also needs to be dealt with prior to | 14050 | This requirement also needs to be dealt with prior to |
13663 | generating the final image. | 14051 | generating the final image. |
13664 | Some licenses require the license text to accompany | 14052 | Some licenses require the license text to accompany |
13665 | the binary. | 14053 | the binary. |
13666 | You can achieve this by adding the following to your | 14054 | You can achieve this by adding the following to your |
13667 | <filename>local.conf</filename> file: | 14055 | <filename>local.conf</filename> file: |
13668 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 14056 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
13669 | COPY_LIC_MANIFEST = "1" | 14057 | COPY_LIC_MANIFEST = "1" |
13670 | COPY_LIC_DIRS = "1" | 14058 | COPY_LIC_DIRS = "1" |
13671 | LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE = "1" | 14059 | LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE = "1" |
13672 | </literallayout> | 14060 | </literallayout> |
13673 | Adding these statements to the configuration file ensures | 14061 | Adding these statements to the configuration file ensures |
13674 | that the licenses collected during package generation | 14062 | that the licenses collected during package generation |
13675 | are included on your image. | 14063 | are included on your image. |
13676 | <note> | 14064 | <note> |
13677 | <para>Setting all three variables to "1" results in the | 14065 | <para>Setting all three variables to "1" results in the |
13678 | image having two copies of the same license file. | 14066 | image having two copies of the same license file. |
13679 | One copy resides in | 14067 | One copy resides in |
13680 | <filename>/usr/share/common-licenses</filename> and | 14068 | <filename>/usr/share/common-licenses</filename> and |
13681 | the other resides in | 14069 | the other resides in |
13682 | <filename>/usr/share/license</filename>.</para> | 14070 | <filename>/usr/share/license</filename>.</para> |
13683 | 14071 | ||
13684 | <para>The reason for this behavior is because | 14072 | <para>The reason for this behavior is because |
13685 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COPY_LIC_DIRS'><filename>COPY_LIC_DIRS</filename></ulink> | 14073 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COPY_LIC_DIRS'><filename>COPY_LIC_DIRS</filename></ulink> |
13686 | and | 14074 | and |
13687 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COPY_LIC_MANIFEST'><filename>COPY_LIC_MANIFEST</filename></ulink> | 14075 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COPY_LIC_MANIFEST'><filename>COPY_LIC_MANIFEST</filename></ulink> |
13688 | add a copy of the license when the image is built but do | 14076 | add a copy of the license when the image is built but do |
13689 | not offer a path for adding licenses for newly installed | 14077 | not offer a path for adding licenses for newly installed |
13690 | packages to an image. | 14078 | packages to an image. |
13691 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE'><filename>LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE</filename></ulink> | 14079 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE'><filename>LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE</filename></ulink> |
13692 | adds a separate package and an upgrade path for adding | 14080 | adds a separate package and an upgrade path for adding |
13693 | licenses to an image.</para> | 14081 | licenses to an image.</para> |
13694 | </note> | 14082 | </note> |
13695 | </para> | 14083 | </para> |
13696 | 14084 | ||
13697 | <para> | 14085 | <para> |
13698 | As the source <filename>archiver</filename> class has already | 14086 | As the source <filename>archiver</filename> class has already |
13699 | archived the original | 14087 | archived the original |
13700 | unmodified source that contains the license files, | 14088 | unmodified source that contains the license files, |
13701 | you would have already met the requirements for inclusion | 14089 | you would have already met the requirements for inclusion |
13702 | of the license information with source as defined by the GPL | 14090 | of the license information with source as defined by the GPL |
13703 | and other open source licenses. | 14091 | and other open source licenses. |
13704 | </para> | 14092 | </para> |
13705 | </section> | 14093 | </section> |
13706 | 14094 | ||
13707 | <section id='providing-compilation-scripts-and-source-code-modifications'> | 14095 | <section id='providing-compilation-scripts-and-source-code-modifications'> |
13708 | <title>Providing Compilation Scripts and Source Code Modifications</title> | 14096 | <title>Providing Compilation Scripts and Source Code Modifications</title> |
13709 | 14097 | ||
13710 | <para> | 14098 | <para> |
13711 | At this point, we have addressed all we need to | 14099 | At this point, we have addressed all we need to |
13712 | prior to generating the image. | 14100 | prior to generating the image. |
13713 | The next two requirements are addressed during the final | 14101 | The next two requirements are addressed during the final |
13714 | packaging of the release. | 14102 | packaging of the release. |
13715 | </para> | 14103 | </para> |
13716 | 14104 | ||
13717 | <para> | 14105 | <para> |
13718 | By releasing the version of the OpenEmbedded build system | 14106 | By releasing the version of the OpenEmbedded build system |
13719 | and the layers used during the build, you will be providing both | 14107 | and the layers used during the build, you will be providing both |
13720 | compilation scripts and the source code modifications in one | 14108 | compilation scripts and the source code modifications in one |
13721 | step. | 14109 | step. |
13722 | </para> | 14110 | </para> |
13723 | 14111 | ||
13724 | <para> | 14112 | <para> |
13725 | If the deployment team has a | 14113 | If the deployment team has a |
13726 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP layer</ulink> | 14114 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP layer</ulink> |
13727 | and a distro layer, and those those layers are used to patch, | 14115 | and a distro layer, and those those layers are used to patch, |
13728 | compile, package, or modify (in any way) any open source | 14116 | compile, package, or modify (in any way) any open source |
13729 | software included in your released images, you | 14117 | software included in your released images, you |
13730 | might be required to release those layers under section 3 of | 14118 | might be required to release those layers under section 3 of |
13731 | GPLv2 or section 1 of GPLv3. | 14119 | GPLv2 or section 1 of GPLv3. |
13732 | One way of doing that is with a clean | 14120 | One way of doing that is with a clean |
13733 | checkout of the version of the Yocto Project and layers used | 14121 | checkout of the version of the Yocto Project and layers used |
13734 | during your build. | 14122 | during your build. |
13735 | Here is an example: | 14123 | Here is an example: |
13736 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 14124 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
13737 | # We built using the &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP; branch of the poky repo | 14125 | # We built using the &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP; branch of the poky repo |
13738 | $ git clone -b &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP; git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky | 14126 | $ git clone -b &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP; git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky |
13739 | $ cd poky | 14127 | $ cd poky |
@@ -13742,15 +14130,15 @@ Some notes from Cal: | |||
13742 | $ git clone -b release_branch git://git.mycompany.com/meta-my-software-layer | 14130 | $ git clone -b release_branch git://git.mycompany.com/meta-my-software-layer |
13743 | # clean up the .git repos | 14131 | # clean up the .git repos |
13744 | $ find . -name ".git" -type d -exec rm -rf {} \; | 14132 | $ find . -name ".git" -type d -exec rm -rf {} \; |
13745 | </literallayout> | 14133 | </literallayout> |
13746 | One thing a development organization might want to consider | 14134 | One thing a development organization might want to consider |
13747 | for end-user convenience is to modify | 14135 | for end-user convenience is to modify |
13748 | <filename>meta-poky/conf/bblayers.conf.sample</filename> to | 14136 | <filename>meta-poky/conf/bblayers.conf.sample</filename> to |
13749 | ensure that when the end user utilizes the released build | 14137 | ensure that when the end user utilizes the released build |
13750 | system to build an image, the development organization's | 14138 | system to build an image, the development organization's |
13751 | layers are included in the <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> | 14139 | layers are included in the <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> |
13752 | file automatically: | 14140 | file automatically: |
13753 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 14141 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
13754 | # POKY_BBLAYERS_CONF_VERSION is increased each time build/conf/bblayers.conf | 14142 | # POKY_BBLAYERS_CONF_VERSION is increased each time build/conf/bblayers.conf |
13755 | # changes incompatibly | 14143 | # changes incompatibly |
13756 | POKY_BBLAYERS_CONF_VERSION = "2" | 14144 | POKY_BBLAYERS_CONF_VERSION = "2" |
@@ -13764,14 +14152,15 @@ Some notes from Cal: | |||
13764 | ##OEROOT##/meta-yocto-bsp \ | 14152 | ##OEROOT##/meta-yocto-bsp \ |
13765 | ##OEROOT##/meta-mylayer \ | 14153 | ##OEROOT##/meta-mylayer \ |
13766 | " | 14154 | " |
13767 | </literallayout> | 14155 | </literallayout> |
13768 | Creating and providing an archive of the | 14156 | Creating and providing an archive of the |
13769 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink> | 14157 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink> |
13770 | layers (recipes, configuration files, and so forth) | 14158 | layers (recipes, configuration files, and so forth) |
13771 | enables you to meet your | 14159 | enables you to meet your |
13772 | requirements to include the scripts to control compilation | 14160 | requirements to include the scripts to control compilation |
13773 | as well as any modifications to the original source. | 14161 | as well as any modifications to the original source. |
13774 | </para> | 14162 | </para> |
14163 | </section> | ||
13775 | </section> | 14164 | </section> |
13776 | </section> | 14165 | </section> |
13777 | 14166 | ||
diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts.xml b/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts.xml index 9f0f9d1d9f..338a190ae2 100644 --- a/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts.xml +++ b/documentation/overview-manual/overview-manual-concepts.xml | |||
@@ -3226,397 +3226,6 @@ | |||
3226 | articles for background information on Pseudo. | 3226 | articles for background information on Pseudo. |
3227 | </para> | 3227 | </para> |
3228 | </section> | 3228 | </section> |
3229 | |||
3230 | <section id="overview-licenses"> | ||
3231 | <title>Licenses</title> | ||
3232 | |||
3233 | <para> | ||
3234 | This section describes the mechanism by which the | ||
3235 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-system-term'>OpenEmbedded build system</ulink> | ||
3236 | tracks changes to licensing text. | ||
3237 | The section also describes how to enable commercially licensed | ||
3238 | recipes, which by default are disabled. | ||
3239 | </para> | ||
3240 | |||
3241 | <para> | ||
3242 | For information that can help you maintain compliance with | ||
3243 | various open source licensing during the lifecycle of the product, | ||
3244 | see the | ||
3245 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Project's Lifecycle</ulink>" | ||
3246 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
3247 | </para> | ||
3248 | |||
3249 | <section id="usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM"> | ||
3250 | <title>Tracking License Changes</title> | ||
3251 | |||
3252 | <para> | ||
3253 | The license of an upstream project might change in the future. | ||
3254 | In order to prevent these changes going unnoticed, the | ||
3255 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'><filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename></ulink> | ||
3256 | variable tracks changes to the license text. The checksums are | ||
3257 | validated at the end of the configure step, and if the | ||
3258 | checksums do not match, the build will fail. | ||
3259 | </para> | ||
3260 | |||
3261 | <section id="usingpoky-specifying-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM"> | ||
3262 | <title>Specifying the <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> Variable</title> | ||
3263 | |||
3264 | <para> | ||
3265 | The <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> | ||
3266 | variable contains checksums of the license text in the | ||
3267 | source code for the recipe. | ||
3268 | Following is an example of how to specify | ||
3269 | <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename>: | ||
3270 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3271 | LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=xxxx \ | ||
3272 | file://licfile1.txt;beginline=5;endline=29;md5=yyyy \ | ||
3273 | file://licfile2.txt;endline=50;md5=zzzz \ | ||
3274 | ..." | ||
3275 | </literallayout> | ||
3276 | <note><title>Notes</title> | ||
3277 | <itemizedlist> | ||
3278 | <listitem><para> | ||
3279 | When using "beginline" and "endline", realize | ||
3280 | that line numbering begins with one and not | ||
3281 | zero. | ||
3282 | Also, the included lines are inclusive (i.e. | ||
3283 | lines five through and including 29 in the | ||
3284 | previous example for | ||
3285 | <filename>licfile1.txt</filename>). | ||
3286 | </para></listitem> | ||
3287 | <listitem><para> | ||
3288 | When a license check fails, the selected license | ||
3289 | text is included as part of the QA message. | ||
3290 | Using this output, you can determine the exact | ||
3291 | start and finish for the needed license text. | ||
3292 | </para></listitem> | ||
3293 | </itemizedlist> | ||
3294 | </note> | ||
3295 | </para> | ||
3296 | |||
3297 | <para> | ||
3298 | The build system uses the | ||
3299 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-S'><filename>S</filename></ulink> | ||
3300 | variable as the default directory when searching files | ||
3301 | listed in <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename>. | ||
3302 | The previous example employs the default directory. | ||
3303 | </para> | ||
3304 | |||
3305 | <para> | ||
3306 | Consider this next example: | ||
3307 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3308 | LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/ls.c;beginline=5;endline=16;\ | ||
3309 | md5=bb14ed3c4cda583abc85401304b5cd4e" | ||
3310 | LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${WORKDIR}/license.html;md5=5c94767cedb5d6987c902ac850ded2c6" | ||
3311 | </literallayout> | ||
3312 | </para> | ||
3313 | |||
3314 | <para> | ||
3315 | The first line locates a file in | ||
3316 | <filename>${S}/src/ls.c</filename> and isolates lines five | ||
3317 | through 16 as license text. | ||
3318 | The second line refers to a file in | ||
3319 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></ulink>. | ||
3320 | </para> | ||
3321 | |||
3322 | <para> | ||
3323 | Note that <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable is | ||
3324 | mandatory for all recipes, unless the | ||
3325 | <filename>LICENSE</filename> variable is set to "CLOSED". | ||
3326 | </para> | ||
3327 | </section> | ||
3328 | |||
3329 | <section id="usingpoky-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM-explanation-of-syntax"> | ||
3330 | <title>Explanation of Syntax</title> | ||
3331 | |||
3332 | <para> | ||
3333 | As mentioned in the previous section, the | ||
3334 | <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable lists all | ||
3335 | the important files that contain the license text for the | ||
3336 | source code. | ||
3337 | It is possible to specify a checksum for an entire file, | ||
3338 | or a specific section of a file (specified by beginning and | ||
3339 | ending line numbers with the "beginline" and "endline" | ||
3340 | parameters, respectively). | ||
3341 | The latter is useful for source files with a license | ||
3342 | notice header, README documents, and so forth. | ||
3343 | If you do not use the "beginline" parameter, then it is | ||
3344 | assumed that the text begins on the first line of the file. | ||
3345 | Similarly, if you do not use the "endline" parameter, | ||
3346 | it is assumed that the license text ends with the last | ||
3347 | line of the file. | ||
3348 | </para> | ||
3349 | |||
3350 | <para> | ||
3351 | The "md5" parameter stores the md5 checksum of the license | ||
3352 | text. | ||
3353 | If the license text changes in any way as compared to | ||
3354 | this parameter then a mismatch occurs. | ||
3355 | This mismatch triggers a build failure and notifies | ||
3356 | the developer. | ||
3357 | Notification allows the developer to review and address | ||
3358 | the license text changes. | ||
3359 | Also note that if a mismatch occurs during the build, | ||
3360 | the correct md5 checksum is placed in the build log and | ||
3361 | can be easily copied to the recipe. | ||
3362 | </para> | ||
3363 | |||
3364 | <para> | ||
3365 | There is no limit to how many files you can specify using | ||
3366 | the <filename>LIC_FILES_CHKSUM</filename> variable. | ||
3367 | Generally, however, every project requires a few | ||
3368 | specifications for license tracking. | ||
3369 | Many projects have a "COPYING" file that stores the | ||
3370 | license information for all the source code files. | ||
3371 | This practice allows you to just track the "COPYING" | ||
3372 | file as long as it is kept up to date. | ||
3373 | <note><title>Tips</title> | ||
3374 | <itemizedlist> | ||
3375 | <listitem><para> | ||
3376 | If you specify an empty or invalid "md5" | ||
3377 | parameter, | ||
3378 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink> | ||
3379 | returns an md5 mis-match | ||
3380 | error and displays the correct "md5" parameter | ||
3381 | value during the build. | ||
3382 | The correct parameter is also captured in | ||
3383 | the build log. | ||
3384 | </para></listitem> | ||
3385 | <listitem><para> | ||
3386 | If the whole file contains only license text, | ||
3387 | you do not need to use the "beginline" and | ||
3388 | "endline" parameters. | ||
3389 | </para></listitem> | ||
3390 | </itemizedlist> | ||
3391 | </note> | ||
3392 | </para> | ||
3393 | </section> | ||
3394 | </section> | ||
3395 | |||
3396 | <section id="enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes"> | ||
3397 | <title>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</title> | ||
3398 | |||
3399 | <para> | ||
3400 | By default, the OpenEmbedded build system disables | ||
3401 | components that have commercial or other special licensing | ||
3402 | requirements. | ||
3403 | Such requirements are defined on a | ||
3404 | recipe-by-recipe basis through the | ||
3405 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LICENSE_FLAGS'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename></ulink> | ||
3406 | variable definition in the affected recipe. | ||
3407 | For instance, the | ||
3408 | <filename>poky/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-ugly</filename> | ||
3409 | recipe contains the following statement: | ||
3410 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3411 | LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial" | ||
3412 | </literallayout> | ||
3413 | Here is a slightly more complicated example that contains both | ||
3414 | an explicit recipe name and version (after variable expansion): | ||
3415 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3416 | LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}" | ||
3417 | </literallayout> | ||
3418 | In order for a component restricted by a | ||
3419 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> definition to be enabled and | ||
3420 | included in an image, it needs to have a matching entry in the | ||
3421 | global | ||
3422 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST'><filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename></ulink> | ||
3423 | variable, which is a variable typically defined in your | ||
3424 | <filename>local.conf</filename> file. | ||
3425 | For example, to enable the | ||
3426 | <filename>poky/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-plugins-ugly</filename> | ||
3427 | package, you could add either the string | ||
3428 | "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly" or the more general string | ||
3429 | "commercial" to <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename>. | ||
3430 | See the | ||
3431 | "<link linkend='license-flag-matching'>License Flag Matching</link>" | ||
3432 | section for a full | ||
3433 | explanation of how <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> matching | ||
3434 | works. | ||
3435 | Here is the example: | ||
3436 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3437 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly" | ||
3438 | </literallayout> | ||
3439 | Likewise, to additionally enable the package built from the | ||
3440 | recipe containing | ||
3441 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS = "license_${PN}_${PV}"</filename>, | ||
3442 | and assuming that the actual recipe name was | ||
3443 | <filename>emgd_1.10.bb</filename>, the following string would | ||
3444 | enable that package as well as the original | ||
3445 | <filename>gst-plugins-ugly</filename> package: | ||
3446 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3447 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly license_emgd_1.10" | ||
3448 | </literallayout> | ||
3449 | As a convenience, you do not need to specify the complete | ||
3450 | license string in the whitelist for every package. | ||
3451 | You can use an abbreviated form, which consists | ||
3452 | of just the first portion or portions of the license | ||
3453 | string before the initial underscore character or characters. | ||
3454 | A partial string will match any license that contains the | ||
3455 | given string as the first portion of its license. | ||
3456 | For example, the following whitelist string will also match | ||
3457 | both of the packages previously mentioned as well as any other | ||
3458 | packages that have licenses starting with "commercial" or | ||
3459 | "license". | ||
3460 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3461 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial license" | ||
3462 | </literallayout> | ||
3463 | </para> | ||
3464 | |||
3465 | <section id="license-flag-matching"> | ||
3466 | <title>License Flag Matching</title> | ||
3467 | |||
3468 | <para> | ||
3469 | License flag matching allows you to control what recipes | ||
3470 | the OpenEmbedded build system includes in the build. | ||
3471 | Fundamentally, the build system attempts to match | ||
3472 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> strings found in recipes | ||
3473 | against <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename> | ||
3474 | strings found in the whitelist. | ||
3475 | A match causes the build system to include a recipe in the | ||
3476 | build, while failure to find a match causes the build | ||
3477 | system to exclude a recipe. | ||
3478 | </para> | ||
3479 | |||
3480 | <para> | ||
3481 | In general, license flag matching is simple. | ||
3482 | However, understanding some concepts will help you | ||
3483 | correctly and effectively use matching. | ||
3484 | </para> | ||
3485 | |||
3486 | <para> | ||
3487 | Before a flag | ||
3488 | defined by a particular recipe is tested against the | ||
3489 | contents of the whitelist, the expanded string | ||
3490 | <filename>_${PN}</filename> is appended to the flag. | ||
3491 | This expansion makes each | ||
3492 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> value recipe-specific. | ||
3493 | After expansion, the string is then matched against the | ||
3494 | whitelist. | ||
3495 | Thus, specifying | ||
3496 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial"</filename> | ||
3497 | in recipe "foo", for example, results in the string | ||
3498 | <filename>"commercial_foo"</filename>. | ||
3499 | And, to create a match, that string must appear in the | ||
3500 | whitelist. | ||
3501 | </para> | ||
3502 | |||
3503 | <para> | ||
3504 | Judicious use of the <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> | ||
3505 | strings and the contents of the | ||
3506 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename> variable | ||
3507 | allows you a lot of flexibility for including or excluding | ||
3508 | recipes based on licensing. | ||
3509 | For example, you can broaden the matching capabilities by | ||
3510 | using license flags string subsets in the whitelist. | ||
3511 | <note> | ||
3512 | When using a string subset, be sure to use the part of | ||
3513 | the expanded string that precedes the appended | ||
3514 | underscore character (e.g. | ||
3515 | <filename>usethispart_1.3</filename>, | ||
3516 | <filename>usethispart_1.4</filename>, and so forth). | ||
3517 | </note> | ||
3518 | For example, simply specifying the string "commercial" in | ||
3519 | the whitelist matches any expanded | ||
3520 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> definition that starts | ||
3521 | with the string "commercial" such as "commercial_foo" and | ||
3522 | "commercial_bar", which are the strings the build system | ||
3523 | automatically generates for hypothetical recipes named | ||
3524 | "foo" and "bar" assuming those recipes simply specify the | ||
3525 | following: | ||
3526 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3527 | LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial" | ||
3528 | </literallayout> | ||
3529 | Thus, you can choose to exhaustively | ||
3530 | enumerate each license flag in the whitelist and | ||
3531 | allow only specific recipes into the image, or | ||
3532 | you can use a string subset that causes a broader range of | ||
3533 | matches to allow a range of recipes into the image. | ||
3534 | </para> | ||
3535 | |||
3536 | <para> | ||
3537 | This scheme works even if the | ||
3538 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> string already | ||
3539 | has <filename>_${PN}</filename> appended. | ||
3540 | For example, the build system turns the license flag | ||
3541 | "commercial_1.2_foo" into "commercial_1.2_foo_foo" and | ||
3542 | would match both the general "commercial" and the specific | ||
3543 | "commercial_1.2_foo" strings found in the whitelist, as | ||
3544 | expected. | ||
3545 | </para> | ||
3546 | |||
3547 | <para> | ||
3548 | Here are some other scenarios: | ||
3549 | <itemizedlist> | ||
3550 | <listitem><para> | ||
3551 | You can specify a versioned string in the recipe | ||
3552 | such as "commercial_foo_1.2" in a "foo" recipe. | ||
3553 | The build system expands this string to | ||
3554 | "commercial_foo_1.2_foo". | ||
3555 | Combine this license flag with a whitelist that has | ||
3556 | the string "commercial" and you match the flag | ||
3557 | along with any other flag that starts with the | ||
3558 | string "commercial". | ||
3559 | </para></listitem> | ||
3560 | <listitem><para> | ||
3561 | Under the same circumstances, you can use | ||
3562 | "commercial_foo" in the whitelist and the build | ||
3563 | system not only matches "commercial_foo_1.2" but | ||
3564 | also matches any license flag with the string | ||
3565 | "commercial_foo", regardless of the version. | ||
3566 | </para></listitem> | ||
3567 | <listitem><para> | ||
3568 | You can be very specific and use both the | ||
3569 | package and version parts in the whitelist (e.g. | ||
3570 | "commercial_foo_1.2") to specifically match a | ||
3571 | versioned recipe. | ||
3572 | </para></listitem> | ||
3573 | </itemizedlist> | ||
3574 | </para> | ||
3575 | </section> | ||
3576 | |||
3577 | <section id="other-variables-related-to-commercial-licenses"> | ||
3578 | <title>Other Variables Related to Commercial Licenses</title> | ||
3579 | |||
3580 | <para> | ||
3581 | Other helpful variables related to commercial | ||
3582 | license handling exist and are defined in the | ||
3583 | <filename>poky/meta/conf/distro/include/default-distrovars.inc</filename> file: | ||
3584 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3585 | COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS ?= "" | ||
3586 | COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS ?= "" | ||
3587 | </literallayout> | ||
3588 | If you want to enable these components, you can do so by | ||
3589 | making sure you have statements similar to the following | ||
3590 | in your <filename>local.conf</filename> configuration file: | ||
3591 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3592 | COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS = "gst-plugins-ugly-mad \ | ||
3593 | gst-plugins-ugly-mpegaudioparse" | ||
3594 | COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS = "gst-plugins-ugly-mpeg2dec \ | ||
3595 | gst-plugins-ugly-mpegstream gst-plugins-bad-mpegvideoparse" | ||
3596 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly commercial_gst-plugins-bad commercial_qmmp" | ||
3597 | </literallayout> | ||
3598 | Of course, you could also create a matching whitelist | ||
3599 | for those components using the more general "commercial" | ||
3600 | in the whitelist, but that would also enable all the | ||
3601 | other packages with <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS</filename> | ||
3602 | containing "commercial", which you may or may not want: | ||
3603 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3604 | LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST = "commercial" | ||
3605 | </literallayout> | ||
3606 | </para> | ||
3607 | |||
3608 | <para> | ||
3609 | Specifying audio and video plug-ins as part of the | ||
3610 | <filename>COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS</filename> and | ||
3611 | <filename>COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS</filename> statements | ||
3612 | (along with the enabling | ||
3613 | <filename>LICENSE_FLAGS_WHITELIST</filename>) includes the | ||
3614 | plug-ins or components into built images, thus adding | ||
3615 | support for media formats or components. | ||
3616 | </para> | ||
3617 | </section> | ||
3618 | </section> | ||
3619 | </section> | ||
3620 | </chapter> | 3229 | </chapter> |
3621 | <!-- | 3230 | <!-- |
3622 | vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4 | 3231 | vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4 |
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index e64b0d5ca9..fc667ba03e 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | |||
@@ -7994,8 +7994,8 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
7994 | <link linkend='var-LICENSE'><filename>LICENSE</filename></link> | 7994 | <link linkend='var-LICENSE'><filename>LICENSE</filename></link> |
7995 | is set to "CLOSED").</para> | 7995 | is set to "CLOSED").</para> |
7996 | <para>For more information, see the | 7996 | <para>For more information, see the |
7997 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>Tracking License Changes</ulink>" | 7997 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#usingpoky-configuring-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM'>Tracking License Changes</ulink>" |
7998 | section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual. | 7998 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. |
7999 | </para> | 7999 | </para> |
8000 | </glossdef> | 8000 | </glossdef> |
8001 | </glossentry> | 8001 | </glossentry> |
@@ -8130,8 +8130,8 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
8130 | require additional licenses in order to be used in a | 8130 | require additional licenses in order to be used in a |
8131 | commercial product. | 8131 | commercial product. |
8132 | For more information, see the | 8132 | For more information, see the |
8133 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes'>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</ulink>" | 8133 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes'>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</ulink>" |
8134 | section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual. | 8134 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. |
8135 | </para> | 8135 | </para> |
8136 | </glossdef> | 8136 | </glossdef> |
8137 | </glossentry> | 8137 | </glossentry> |
@@ -8150,8 +8150,8 @@ recipes-graphics/xorg-font/font-alias_1.0.3.bb:PR = "${INC_PR}.3" | |||
8150 | This practice is otherwise known as "whitelisting" | 8150 | This practice is otherwise known as "whitelisting" |
8151 | license flags. | 8151 | license flags. |
8152 | For more information, see the | 8152 | For more information, see the |
8153 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes'>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</ulink>" | 8153 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#enabling-commercially-licensed-recipes'>Enabling Commercially Licensed Recipes</ulink>" |
8154 | section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual. | 8154 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. |
8155 | </para> | 8155 | </para> |
8156 | </glossdef> | 8156 | </glossdef> |
8157 | </glossentry> | 8157 | </glossentry> |