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311 | variables for the Texas Instruments ARM Cortex-A8 development board). | 311 | variables for the Texas Instruments ARM Cortex-A8 development board). |
312 | Configuration files end with a <filename>.conf</filename> filename extension. | 312 | Configuration files end with a <filename>.conf</filename> filename extension. |
313 | </para></listitem> | 313 | </para></listitem> |
314 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Cross-Development Toolchain:</emphasis> | 314 | <listitem><para id='cross-development-toolchain'> |
315 | <emphasis>Cross-Development Toolchain:</emphasis> | ||
315 | A collection of software development | 316 | A collection of software development |
316 | tools and utilities that allow you to develop software for targeted architectures. | 317 | tools and utilities that allow you to develop software for |
317 | This toolchain contains cross-compilers, linkers, and debuggers that are specific to | 318 | targeted architectures. |
318 | an architecture. | 319 | This toolchain contains cross-compilers, linkers, and debuggers |
319 | You can use the OpenEmbedded build system to build a cross-development toolchain | 320 | that are specific to an architecture. |
320 | installer that when run installs the toolchain that contains the development tools you | 321 | You can use the OpenEmbedded build system to build a |
322 | cross-development toolchain installer that, when run, installs | ||
323 | the toolchain that contains the development tools you | ||
321 | need to cross-compile and test your software. | 324 | need to cross-compile and test your software. |
322 | The Yocto Project ships with images that contain installers for | 325 | The Yocto Project ships with images that contain installers for |
323 | toolchains for supported architectures as well. | 326 | toolchains for supported architectures as well. |
324 | Sometimes this toolchain is referred to as the meta-toolchain.</para></listitem> | 327 | Sometimes this toolchain is referred to as the |
328 | meta-toolchain.</para> | ||
329 | <para>Following is a list of toolchain recipes with brief | ||
330 | descriptions of each: | ||
331 | <itemizedlist> | ||
332 | <listitem><para><filename>gcc-cross-initial</filename>: | ||
333 | The initial compiler needed to bootstrap the toolchain | ||
334 | that runs on the host and is used to build software | ||
335 | for the target. | ||
336 | This tool is a 'native' package.</para></listitem> | ||
337 | <listitem><para><filename>gcc-cross-intermediate</filename>: | ||
338 | The second stage of the bootstrap process that runs | ||
339 | on the host and builds software for the target. | ||
340 | This tool is a 'native' package.</para></listitem> | ||
341 | <listitem><para><filename>gcc-cross</filename>: | ||
342 | The the final stage of the bootstrap process that | ||
343 | results in the cross compiler that runs on the host | ||
344 | and builds software for the target. | ||
345 | If you are replacing the cross compiler toolchain | ||
346 | with a custom version, this is what you must replace. | ||
347 | This tool is a 'native' package.</para></listitem> | ||
348 | <listitem><para><filename>gcc-runtime</filename>: | ||
349 | Runtime libraries from the toolchain bootstrapping | ||
350 | process. | ||
351 | This tool produces a binary for the target. | ||
352 | </para></listitem> | ||
353 | <listitem><para><filename>gcc-crosssdk-initial/intermediate</filename>: | ||
354 | Stage 1 and 2 of the a cross compiler that runs on the | ||
355 | host and builds for the SDK. | ||
356 | Often the SDK is not the same target as the host. | ||
357 | This tool is a 'native' binary.</para></listitem> | ||
358 | <listitem><para><filename>gcc-crosssdk</filename>: | ||
359 | The final stage of the SDK compiler. | ||
360 | This tool is a 'native' binary. | ||
361 | The tool runs on the host and builds for the SDK. | ||
362 | </para></listitem> | ||
363 | <listitem><para><filename>gcc-cross-canadian</filename>: | ||
364 | The compiler that runs on the SDK machine and is | ||
365 | included with the SDK that builds software for the | ||
366 | target. | ||
367 | This tool is a 'nativesdk' package.</para></listitem> | ||
368 | </itemizedlist></para></listitem> | ||
325 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Image:</emphasis> An image is the result produced when | 369 | <listitem><para><emphasis>Image:</emphasis> An image is the result produced when |
326 | BitBake processes a given collection of recipes and related metadata. | 370 | BitBake processes a given collection of recipes and related metadata. |
327 | Images are the binary output that run on specific hardware or QEMU | 371 | Images are the binary output that run on specific hardware or QEMU |