From c46b0276229d639f376633bffe55fa292ddf613a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Rifenbark Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:18:25 -0800 Subject: getting-started: Added "Development Methods" section This section introduces the ways a developer can use the Yocto Project. They can use BitBake from a Linux shell, they can got through CROPS, they can use Toaster, and they can use the Eclipse IDE. The section overviews these possibilities. (From yocto-docs rev: 95af6303364f94f91c94fd0bd1890b4e6351048e) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- .../getting-started/getting-started-yp-intro.xml | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 95 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'documentation/getting-started/getting-started-yp-intro.xml') diff --git a/documentation/getting-started/getting-started-yp-intro.xml b/documentation/getting-started/getting-started-yp-intro.xml index 45c4b9ffdc..617e562753 100644 --- a/documentation/getting-started/getting-started-yp-intro.xml +++ b/documentation/getting-started/getting-started-yp-intro.xml @@ -832,9 +832,102 @@ -
- The Development Environment +
+ Development Methods + + The Yocto Project development environment usually involves a + Build Host + and target hardware. + You use the Build Host to build images and develop applications, + while you use the target hardware to test deployed software. + + + + This section provides an introduction to the choices or + development methods you have when setting up your Build Host. + Depending on the your particular workflow preference and the + type of operating system your Build Host runs, several choices + exist that allow you to use the Yocto Project. + + For additional detail about the Yocto Project development + environment, see the + "The Yocto Project Development Environment" + chapter. + + + + Native Linux Host: + By far the best option for a Build Host. + A system running Linux as its native operating system + allows you to develop software by directly using the + BitBake + tool. + You can accomplish all aspects of development from a + familiar shell of a supported Linux distribution. + + For information on how to set up a Build Host on + a system running Linux as its native operating system, see + TBD. + + + CROss PlatformS (CROPS): + Typically, you use + CROPS, + which leverages + Docker Containers, + to set up a Build Host that is not running Linux (e.g. + Microsoft + Windows + or + macOS). + + You can, however, use CROPS on a Linux-based system. + + CROPS is an open source, cross-platform development + framework that provides an easily managed, extensible + environment for building binaries targeted for a variety + of architectures on Windows, macOS, or Linux hosts. + Once the Build Host is set up using CROPS, you can prepare + a shell environment to mimic that of a shell being used + on a system natively running Linux. + + For information on how to set up a Build Host with + CROPS, see TBD. + + + Toaster: + Regardless of what your Build Host is running, you can + use Toaster to develop software using the Yocto Project. + Toaster is a web interface to the Yocto Project's + OpenEmbedded build system. + The interface enables you to configure and run your + builds. + Information about builds is collected and stored in a + database. + You can use Toaster to configure and start builds on + multiple remote build servers. + + For information about and how to use Toaster, + see the + Toaster User Manual. + + + Eclipse IDE: + If your Build Host supports and runs the popular + Eclipse IDE, you can install the Yocto Project Eclipse + plug-in and use the Yocto Project to develop software. + The plug-in integrates the Yocto Project functionality + into Eclipse development practices. + + For information about how to install and use the + Yocto Project Eclipse plug-in, see the + "Developing Applications Using Eclipse" + section in the Yocto Project Application Development and + the Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) Manual. + + +
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