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| 49 | <para> | 49 | <para> |
| 50 | The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project whose | 50 | The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project whose |
| 51 | focus is for developers of embedded Linux systems. | 51 | focus is for developers of embedded Linux systems. |
| 52 | Among other things, the Yocto Project uses a build host based | 52 | Among other things, the Yocto Project uses an |
| 53 | on the OpenEmbedded (OE) project, which uses the | 53 | <link linkend='build-system-term'>OpenEmbedded build system</link>. |
| 54 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#bitbake-term'>BitBake</ulink> | 54 | The build system, which is based on the OpenEmbedded (OE) project and |
| 55 | tool, to construct complete Linux images. | 55 | uses the |
| 56 | The BitBake and OE components are combined together to form | 56 | <link linkend='bitbake-term'>BitBake</link> tool, constructs complete |
| 57 | a reference build host, historically known as | 57 | Linux images for architectures based on ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, x86 and |
| 58 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#poky'>Poky</ulink> | 58 | x86-64. |
| 59 | (<emphasis>Pah</emphasis>-kee). | 59 | <note> |
| 60 | Historically, the OpenEmbedded build system, which is the | ||
| 61 | combination of BitBake and OE components, formed a reference | ||
| 62 | build host that was known as | ||
| 63 | "<link linkend='poky'>Poky</link>" (<emphasis>Pah</emphasis>-kee). | ||
| 64 | The term "Poky", as used throughout the Yocto Project Documentation | ||
| 65 | set, can have different meanings. | ||
| 66 | </note> | ||
| 67 | The Yocto Project provides various ancillary tools for the embedded | ||
| 68 | developer and also features the Sato reference User Interface, which | ||
| 69 | is optimized for stylus-driven, low-resolution screens. | ||
| 70 | </para> | ||
| 71 | |||
| 72 | <para> | ||
| 73 | While the Yocto Project does not provide a strict testing framework, | ||
| 74 | it does provide or generate for you artifacts that let you perform | ||
| 75 | target-level and emulated testing and debugging. | ||
| 76 | Additionally, if you are an | ||
| 77 | <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark> IDE user, you can | ||
| 78 | install an Eclipse Yocto Plug-in to allow you to develop within that | ||
| 79 | familiar environment. | ||
| 60 | </para> | 80 | </para> |
| 61 | 81 | ||
| 62 | <para> | 82 | <para> |
| 63 | By default, using the Yocto Project creates a Poky distribution. | 83 | By default, using the Yocto Project to build an image creates a Poky |
| 84 | distribution. | ||
| 64 | However, you can create your own distribution by providing key | 85 | However, you can create your own distribution by providing key |
| 65 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#metadata'>Metadata</ulink>. | 86 | <link link='metadata'>Metadata</link>. |
| 66 | A good example is Angstrom, which has had a distribution | 87 | A good example is Angstrom, which has had a distribution |
| 67 | based on the Yocto Project since its inception. | 88 | based on the Yocto Project since its inception. |
| 68 | Other examples include commercial distributions like | 89 | Other examples include commercial distributions like |