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Embedded Linux Development with Yocto Project

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Product type Book
Published in Jul 2014
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781783282333
Pages 142 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages

Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Embedded Linux Development with Yocto Project
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Meeting the Yocto Project 2. Baking Our Poky-based System 3. Using Hob to Bake an Image 4. Grasping the BitBake Tool 5. Detailing the Temporary Build Directory 6. Assimilating Packaging Support 7. Diving into BitBake Metadata 8. Developing with the Yocto Project 9. Debugging with the Yocto Project 10. Exploring External Layers 11. Creating Custom Layers 12. Customizing Existing Recipes 13. Achieving GPL Compliance 14. Booting Our Custom Embedded Linux References
Index

Customizing an image with Hob


The following screenshot shows the list of included recipes in the Hob interface:

We can add or remove recipes (there is a search box in the upper-right hand corner) by selecting or deselecting them. If we click on the recipe name, we can see details such as its version and license.

From the tabs, we can see the number of selected packages, the list of available packages, and how the selected packages are grouped, as shown in the following screenshot:

After clicking on Build packages and waiting for them to be built, we have a second chance to see the list of selected packages, to know the value of the Estimated image size, and to decide to remove some application in order to generate a smaller image. By clicking on the package name, the included files from this package are listed. If a package is highlighted, its log can be displayed by clicking on Open log.

BitBake resolves all dependencies from the selected packages, including any needed additional package.

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