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| 7 | <title>Reference: BitBake</title> | 7 | <title>Reference: BitBake</title> |
| 8 | 8 | ||
| 9 | <para> | 9 | <para> |
| 10 | BitBake is a program written in Python that interprets the metadata that makes up the Yocto Project. | 10 | BitBake is a program written in Python that interprets the metadata used by the Yocto Project. |
| 11 | The OpenEmbedded build system uses BitBake. | ||
| 11 | At some point, developers wonder what actually happens when you enter: | 12 | At some point, developers wonder what actually happens when you enter: |
| 12 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 13 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |
| 13 | $ bitbake core-image-sato | 14 | $ bitbake core-image-sato |
| @@ -34,20 +35,22 @@ | |||
| 34 | 35 | ||
| 35 | <para> | 36 | <para> |
| 36 | The first thing BitBake does is look for the <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file. | 37 | The first thing BitBake does is look for the <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file. |
| 37 | The Yocto Project keeps this file in the Yocto Project file's <filename>meta/conf/</filename> | 38 | This file resides in the |
| 38 | directory. | 39 | <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>source directory</ulink> |
| 39 | BitBake finds it by examining its <filename>BBPATH</filename> environment | 40 | within the <filename>meta/conf/</filename> directory. |
| 41 | BitBake finds it by examining its | ||
| 42 | <link linkend='var-BBPATH'><filename>BBPATH</filename></link> environment | ||
| 40 | variable and looking for the <filename>meta/conf/</filename> | 43 | variable and looking for the <filename>meta/conf/</filename> |
| 41 | directory. | 44 | directory. |
| 42 | </para> | 45 | </para> |
| 43 | 46 | ||
| 44 | <para> | 47 | <para> |
| 45 | In the Yocto Project, <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> lists other configuration | 48 | The <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file lists other configuration |
| 46 | files to include from a <filename>conf/</filename> | 49 | files to include from a <filename>conf/</filename> |
| 47 | directory below the directories listed in <filename>BBPATH</filename>. | 50 | directory below the directories listed in <filename>BBPATH</filename>. |
| 48 | In general, the most important configuration file from a user's perspective | 51 | In general, the most important configuration file from a user's perspective |
| 49 | is <filename>local.conf</filename>, which contains a user's customized | 52 | is <filename>local.conf</filename>, which contains a user's customized |
| 50 | settings for the Yocto Project build environment. | 53 | settings for the OpenEmbedded build environment. |
| 51 | Other notable configuration files are the distribution | 54 | Other notable configuration files are the distribution |
| 52 | configuration file (set by the | 55 | configuration file (set by the |
| 53 | <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename> variable) | 56 | <filename><link linkend='var-DISTRO'>DISTRO</link></filename> variable) |