The following list shows the required packages by function given a supported CentOS Linux distribution:
Essentials: Packages needed to build an image for a headless system:
$ sudo yum -y install gawk make wget tar bzip2 gzip python unzip perl patch \ diffutils diffstat git cpp gcc gcc-c++ glibc-devel texinfo chrpath
Graphical Extras: Packages recommended if the host system has graphics support:
$ sudo yum -y install SDL-devel xterm
Documentation: Packages needed if you are going to build out the Yocto Project documentation manuals:
$ sudo yum -y install make docbook-style-dsssl docbook-style-xsl \ docbook-dtds docbook-utils fop libxslt
ADT Installer Extras: Packages needed if you are going to be using the Application Development Toolkit (ADT) Installer:
$ sudo yum -y install autoconf automake libtool glib2-devel