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15 | </para> | 15 | </para> |
16 | 16 | ||
17 | <para> | 17 | <para> |
18 | Specifically, this chapter addresses open source philosophy, workflows, | 18 | Specifically, this chapter addresses open source philosophy, source |
19 | Git, source repositories, licensing, and development | 19 | repositories, workflows, Git, and licensing. |
20 | syntax. | ||
21 | </para> | 20 | </para> |
22 | 21 | ||
23 | <section id='open-source-philosophy'> | 22 | <section id='open-source-philosophy'> |
@@ -66,8 +65,256 @@ | |||
66 | </para> | 65 | </para> |
67 | </section> | 66 | </section> |
68 | 67 | ||
69 | <section id='workflows'> | 68 | <section id='gs-the-development-host'> |
70 | <title>Workflows</title> | 69 | <title>The Development Host</title> |
70 | |||
71 | <para> | ||
72 | A development host or build host is key to using the Yocto Project. | ||
73 | Because the goal of the Yocto Project is to develop images or | ||
74 | applications that run on embedded hardware, development of those | ||
75 | images and applications generally takes place on a system not | ||
76 | intended to run the software - the development host. | ||
77 | </para> | ||
78 | |||
79 | <para> | ||
80 | You need to set up a development host in order to use it with the | ||
81 | Yocto Project. | ||
82 | Most find that it is best to have a native Linux machine function as | ||
83 | the development host. | ||
84 | However, it is possible to use a system that does not run Linux | ||
85 | as its operating system as your development host. | ||
86 | When you have a Mac or Windows-based system, you can set it up | ||
87 | as the development host by using | ||
88 | <ulink url='https://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/crops/about/'>CROPS</ulink>, | ||
89 | which leverages | ||
90 | <ulink url='https://www.docker.com/'>Docker Containers</ulink>. | ||
91 | Once you take the steps to set up a CROPS machine, you effectively | ||
92 | have access to a shell environment that is similar to what you see | ||
93 | when using a Linux-based development host. | ||
94 | For the steps needed to set up a system using CROPS, see the | ||
95 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#setting-up-to-use-crops'>Setting Up to Use CROss PlatformS (CROPS)</ulink>" | ||
96 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
97 | </para> | ||
98 | |||
99 | <para> | ||
100 | If your development host is going to be a system that runs a Linux | ||
101 | distribution, steps still exist that you must take to prepare the | ||
102 | system for use with the Yocto Project. | ||
103 | You need to be sure that the Linux distribution on the system is | ||
104 | one that supports the Yocto Project. | ||
105 | You also need to be sure that the correct set of host packages are | ||
106 | installed that allow development using the Yocto Project. | ||
107 | For the steps needed to set up a development host that runs Linux, | ||
108 | see the | ||
109 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#setting-up-a-native-linux-host'>Setting Up a Native Linux Host</ulink>" | ||
110 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
111 | </para> | ||
112 | |||
113 | <para> | ||
114 | Once your development host is set up to use the Yocto Project, | ||
115 | several methods exist for you to do work in the Yocto Project | ||
116 | environment: | ||
117 | <itemizedlist> | ||
118 | <listitem><para> | ||
119 | <emphasis>Command Lines, BitBake, and Shells:</emphasis> | ||
120 | Traditional development in the Yocto Project involves using | ||
121 | OpenEmbedded build system, which uses BitBake, in a | ||
122 | command-line environment from a shell on your development | ||
123 | host. | ||
124 | You can accomplish this from a host that is a native Linux | ||
125 | machine or from a host that has been set up with CROPS. | ||
126 | Either way, you create, modify, and build images and | ||
127 | applications all within a shell-based environment using | ||
128 | components and tools available through your Linux distribution | ||
129 | and the Yocto Project.</para> | ||
130 | |||
131 | <para>For a general flow of the build procedures, see the | ||
132 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#dev-building-an-image'>Building an Image</ulink>" | ||
133 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
134 | </para></listitem> | ||
135 | <listitem><para> | ||
136 | <emphasis>Board Support Package (BSP) Development:</emphasis> | ||
137 | Development of BSPs involves using the Yocto Project to | ||
138 | create and test layers that allow easy development of | ||
139 | images and applications targeted for specific hardware. | ||
140 | To development BSPs, you need to take some additional steps | ||
141 | beyond what was described in setting up a development host. | ||
142 | </para> | ||
143 | |||
144 | <para>The | ||
145 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide'</ulink> | ||
146 | provides BSP-related development information. | ||
147 | For specifics on development host preparation, see the | ||
148 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#preparing-your-build-host-to-work-with-bsp-layers'>Preparing Your Build Host to Work With BSP Layers</ulink>" | ||
149 | section in the Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) | ||
150 | Developer's Guide. | ||
151 | </para></listitem> | ||
152 | <listitem><para> | ||
153 | <emphasis>Kernel Development:</emphasis> | ||
154 | If you are going to be developing kernels using the Yocto | ||
155 | Project you likely will be using <filename>devtool</filename>. | ||
156 | A workflow using <filename>devtool</filename> makes kernel | ||
157 | development quicker by reducing iteration cycle times.</para> | ||
158 | |||
159 | <para>The | ||
160 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;'>Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual</ulink> | ||
161 | provides kernel-related development information. | ||
162 | For specifics on development host preparation, see the | ||
163 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;#preparing-the-build-host-to-work-on-the-kernel'>Preparing the Build Host to Work on the Kernel</ulink>" | ||
164 | section in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual. | ||
165 | </para></listitem> | ||
166 | <listitem><para> | ||
167 | <emphasis>Using the <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark> IDE:</emphasis> | ||
168 | One of two Yocto Project development methods that involves an | ||
169 | interface that effectively puts the Yocto Project into the | ||
170 | background is the popular Eclipse IDE. | ||
171 | This method of development is advantageous if you are already | ||
172 | familiar with working within Eclipse. | ||
173 | Development is supported through a plugin that you install | ||
174 | onto your development host.</para> | ||
175 | |||
176 | <para>For steps that show you how to set up your development | ||
177 | host to use the Eclipse Yocto Project plugin, see the | ||
178 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_SDK_URL;#sdk-eclipse-project'>Developing Applications Using <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark></ulink>" | ||
179 | Chapter in the Yocto Project Application Development and the | ||
180 | Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) manual. | ||
181 | </para></listitem> | ||
182 | <listitem><para> | ||
183 | <emphasis>Using the Toaster:</emphasis> | ||
184 | The other Yocto Project development method that involves an | ||
185 | interface that effectively puts the Yocto Project into the | ||
186 | background is Toaster. | ||
187 | Toaster provides an interface to the OpenEmbedded build system. | ||
188 | The interface enables you to configure and run your builds. | ||
189 | Information about builds is collected and stored in a database. | ||
190 | You can use Toaster to configure and start builds on multiple | ||
191 | remote build servers.</para> | ||
192 | |||
193 | <para>For steps that show you how to set up your development | ||
194 | host to use Toaster and on how to use Toaster in general, | ||
195 | see the | ||
196 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_TOAST_URL;'>Toaster User Manual</ulink>. | ||
197 | </para></listitem> | ||
198 | </itemizedlist> | ||
199 | </para> | ||
200 | </section> | ||
201 | |||
202 | <section id='yocto-project-repositories'> | ||
203 | <title>Yocto Project Source Repositories</title> | ||
204 | |||
205 | <para> | ||
206 | The Yocto Project team maintains complete source repositories for all | ||
207 | Yocto Project files at | ||
208 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi'></ulink>. | ||
209 | This web-based source code browser is organized into categories by | ||
210 | function such as IDE Plugins, Matchbox, Poky, Yocto Linux Kernel, and | ||
211 | so forth. | ||
212 | From the interface, you can click on any particular item in the "Name" | ||
213 | column and see the URL at the bottom of the page that you need to clone | ||
214 | a Git repository for that particular item. | ||
215 | Having a local Git repository of the | ||
216 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>, | ||
217 | which is usually named "poky", allows | ||
218 | you to make changes, contribute to the history, and ultimately enhance | ||
219 | the Yocto Project's tools, Board Support Packages, and so forth. | ||
220 | </para> | ||
221 | |||
222 | <para> | ||
223 | For any supported release of Yocto Project, you can also go to the | ||
224 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink> and | ||
225 | select the "Downloads" tab and get a released tarball of the | ||
226 | <filename>poky</filename> repository or any supported BSP tarballs. | ||
227 | Unpacking these tarballs gives you a snapshot of the released | ||
228 | files. | ||
229 | <note><title>Notes</title> | ||
230 | <itemizedlist> | ||
231 | <listitem><para> | ||
232 | The recommended method for setting up the Yocto Project | ||
233 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink> | ||
234 | and the files for supported BSPs | ||
235 | (e.g., <filename>meta-intel</filename>) is to use | ||
236 | <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to create a local copy of | ||
237 | the upstream repositories. | ||
238 | </para></listitem> | ||
239 | <listitem><para> | ||
240 | Be sure to always work in matching branches for both | ||
241 | the selected BSP repository and the | ||
242 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink> | ||
243 | (i.e. <filename>poky</filename>) repository. | ||
244 | For example, if you have checked out the "master" branch | ||
245 | of <filename>poky</filename> and you are going to use | ||
246 | <filename>meta-intel</filename>, be sure to checkout the | ||
247 | "master" branch of <filename>meta-intel</filename>. | ||
248 | </para></listitem> | ||
249 | </itemizedlist> | ||
250 | </note> | ||
251 | </para> | ||
252 | |||
253 | <para> | ||
254 | In summary, here is where you can get the project files needed for | ||
255 | development: | ||
256 | <itemizedlist> | ||
257 | <listitem><para id='source-repositories'> | ||
258 | <emphasis> | ||
259 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi'>Source Repositories:</ulink> | ||
260 | </emphasis> | ||
261 | This area contains IDE Plugins, Matchbox, Poky, Poky Support, | ||
262 | Tools, Yocto Linux Kernel, and Yocto Metadata Layers. | ||
263 | You can create local copies of Git repositories for each of | ||
264 | these areas.</para> | ||
265 | |||
266 | <para> | ||
267 | <imagedata fileref="figures/source-repos.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="4in" /> | ||
268 | For steps on how to view and access these upstream Git | ||
269 | repositories, see the | ||
270 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#accessing-source-repositories'>Accessing Source Repositories</ulink>" | ||
271 | Section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
272 | </para></listitem> | ||
273 | <listitem><para><anchor id='index-downloads' /> | ||
274 | <emphasis> | ||
275 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DL_URL;/releases/'>Index of /releases:</ulink> | ||
276 | </emphasis> | ||
277 | This is an index of releases such as | ||
278 | the <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark> | ||
279 | Yocto Plug-in, miscellaneous support, Poky, Pseudo, installers | ||
280 | for cross-development toolchains, and all released versions of | ||
281 | Yocto Project in the form of images or tarballs. | ||
282 | Downloading and extracting these files does not produce a local | ||
283 | copy of the Git repository but rather a snapshot of a | ||
284 | particular release or image.</para> | ||
285 | |||
286 | <para> | ||
287 | <imagedata fileref="figures/index-downloads.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="3.5in" /> | ||
288 | For steps on how to view and access these files, see the | ||
289 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#accessing-index-of-releases'>Accessing Index of Releases</ulink>" | ||
290 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
291 | </para></listitem> | ||
292 | <listitem><para id='downloads-page'> | ||
293 | <emphasis>"Downloads" page for the | ||
294 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>: | ||
295 | </emphasis></para> | ||
296 | |||
297 | <para role="writernotes">This section will change due to | ||
298 | reworking of the YP Website.</para> | ||
299 | |||
300 | <para>The Yocto Project website includes a "Downloads" tab | ||
301 | that allows you to download any Yocto Project | ||
302 | release and Board Support Package (BSP) in tarball form. | ||
303 | The tarballs are similar to those found in the | ||
304 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DL_URL;/releases/'>Index of /releases:</ulink> area.</para> | ||
305 | |||
306 | <para> | ||
307 | <imagedata fileref="figures/yp-download.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="4in" /> | ||
308 | For steps on how to use the "Downloads" page, see the | ||
309 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-the-downloads-page'>Using the Downloads Page</ulink>" | ||
310 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
311 | </para></listitem> | ||
312 | </itemizedlist> | ||
313 | </para> | ||
314 | </section> | ||
315 | |||
316 | <section id='gs-git-workflows-and-the-yocto-project'> | ||
317 | <title>Git Workflows and the Yocto Project</title> | ||
71 | 318 | ||
72 | <para> | 319 | <para> |
73 | This section provides workflow concepts using the Yocto Project and | 320 | This section provides workflow concepts using the Yocto Project and |
@@ -298,8 +545,8 @@ | |||
298 | 545 | ||
299 | <para> | 546 | <para> |
300 | As mentioned briefly in the previous section and also in the | 547 | As mentioned briefly in the previous section and also in the |
301 | "<link linkend='workflows'>Workflows</link>" section, | 548 | "<link linkend='gs-git-workflows-and-the-yocto-project'>Git Workflows and the Yocto Project</link>" |
302 | the Yocto Project maintains source repositories at | 549 | section, the Yocto Project maintains source repositories at |
303 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>. | 550 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>. |
304 | If you look at this web-interface of the repositories, each item | 551 | If you look at this web-interface of the repositories, each item |
305 | is a separate Git repository. | 552 | is a separate Git repository. |
@@ -622,120 +869,6 @@ | |||
622 | </section> | 869 | </section> |
623 | </section> | 870 | </section> |
624 | 871 | ||
625 | <section id='yocto-project-repositories'> | ||
626 | <title>Yocto Project Source Repositories</title> | ||
627 | |||
628 | <para> | ||
629 | The Yocto Project team maintains complete source repositories for all | ||
630 | Yocto Project files at | ||
631 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi'></ulink>. | ||
632 | This web-based source code browser is organized into categories by | ||
633 | function such as IDE Plugins, Matchbox, Poky, Yocto Linux Kernel, and | ||
634 | so forth. | ||
635 | From the interface, you can click on any particular item in the "Name" | ||
636 | column and see the URL at the bottom of the page that you need to clone | ||
637 | a Git repository for that particular item. | ||
638 | Having a local Git repository of the | ||
639 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>, | ||
640 | which is usually named "poky", allows | ||
641 | you to make changes, contribute to the history, and ultimately enhance | ||
642 | the Yocto Project's tools, Board Support Packages, and so forth. | ||
643 | </para> | ||
644 | |||
645 | <para> | ||
646 | For any supported release of Yocto Project, you can also go to the | ||
647 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink> and | ||
648 | select the "Downloads" tab and get a released tarball of the | ||
649 | <filename>poky</filename> repository or any supported BSP tarballs. | ||
650 | Unpacking these tarballs gives you a snapshot of the released | ||
651 | files. | ||
652 | <note><title>Notes</title> | ||
653 | <itemizedlist> | ||
654 | <listitem><para> | ||
655 | The recommended method for setting up the Yocto Project | ||
656 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink> | ||
657 | and the files for supported BSPs | ||
658 | (e.g., <filename>meta-intel</filename>) is to use | ||
659 | <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to create a local copy of | ||
660 | the upstream repositories. | ||
661 | </para></listitem> | ||
662 | <listitem><para> | ||
663 | Be sure to always work in matching branches for both | ||
664 | the selected BSP repository and the | ||
665 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink> | ||
666 | (i.e. <filename>poky</filename>) repository. | ||
667 | For example, if you have checked out the "master" branch | ||
668 | of <filename>poky</filename> and you are going to use | ||
669 | <filename>meta-intel</filename>, be sure to checkout the | ||
670 | "master" branch of <filename>meta-intel</filename>. | ||
671 | </para></listitem> | ||
672 | </itemizedlist> | ||
673 | </note> | ||
674 | </para> | ||
675 | |||
676 | <para> | ||
677 | In summary, here is where you can get the project files needed for | ||
678 | development: | ||
679 | <itemizedlist> | ||
680 | <listitem><para id='source-repositories'> | ||
681 | <emphasis> | ||
682 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi'>Source Repositories:</ulink> | ||
683 | </emphasis> | ||
684 | This area contains IDE Plugins, Matchbox, Poky, Poky Support, | ||
685 | Tools, Yocto Linux Kernel, and Yocto Metadata Layers. | ||
686 | You can create local copies of Git repositories for each of | ||
687 | these areas.</para> | ||
688 | |||
689 | <para> | ||
690 | <imagedata fileref="figures/source-repos.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="4in" /> | ||
691 | For steps on how to view and access these upstream Git | ||
692 | repositories, see the | ||
693 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#accessing-source-repositories'>Accessing Source Repositories</ulink>" | ||
694 | Section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
695 | </para></listitem> | ||
696 | <listitem><para><anchor id='index-downloads' /> | ||
697 | <emphasis> | ||
698 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DL_URL;/releases/'>Index of /releases:</ulink> | ||
699 | </emphasis> | ||
700 | This is an index of releases such as | ||
701 | the <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark> | ||
702 | Yocto Plug-in, miscellaneous support, Poky, Pseudo, installers | ||
703 | for cross-development toolchains, and all released versions of | ||
704 | Yocto Project in the form of images or tarballs. | ||
705 | Downloading and extracting these files does not produce a local | ||
706 | copy of the Git repository but rather a snapshot of a | ||
707 | particular release or image.</para> | ||
708 | |||
709 | <para> | ||
710 | <imagedata fileref="figures/index-downloads.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="3.5in" /> | ||
711 | For steps on how to view and access these files, see the | ||
712 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#accessing-index-of-releases'>Accessing Index of Releases</ulink>" | ||
713 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
714 | </para></listitem> | ||
715 | <listitem><para id='downloads-page'> | ||
716 | <emphasis>"Downloads" page for the | ||
717 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_HOME_URL;'>Yocto Project Website</ulink>: | ||
718 | </emphasis></para> | ||
719 | |||
720 | <para role="writernotes">This section will change due to | ||
721 | reworking of the YP Website.</para> | ||
722 | |||
723 | <para>The Yocto Project website includes a "Downloads" tab | ||
724 | that allows you to download any Yocto Project | ||
725 | release and Board Support Package (BSP) in tarball form. | ||
726 | The tarballs are similar to those found in the | ||
727 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DL_URL;/releases/'>Index of /releases:</ulink> area.</para> | ||
728 | |||
729 | <para> | ||
730 | <imagedata fileref="figures/yp-download.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="4in" /> | ||
731 | For steps on how to use the "Downloads" page, see the | ||
732 | "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-the-downloads-page'>Using the Downloads Page</ulink>" | ||
733 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
734 | </para></listitem> | ||
735 | </itemizedlist> | ||
736 | </para> | ||
737 | </section> | ||
738 | |||
739 | <section id='licensing'> | 872 | <section id='licensing'> |
740 | <title>Licensing</title> | 873 | <title>Licensing</title> |
741 | 874 | ||