From 14b00ff23a912494edc7f146e668c40ca82b8508 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Dudau Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:46:05 +0100 Subject: initial commit of Enea Linux 3.1 Migrated from the internal git server on the dora-enea branch Signed-off-by: Adrian Dudau --- documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml | 210 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 210 insertions(+) create mode 100644 documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml (limited to 'documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml') diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8923a1d --- /dev/null +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-intro.xml @@ -0,0 +1,210 @@ + %poky; ] > + + + +The Yocto Project Development Manual +
+ Introduction + + + Welcome to the Yocto Project Development Manual! + This manual provides information on how to use the Yocto Project to + develop embedded Linux images and user-space applications that + run on targeted devices. + The manual provides an overview of image, kernel, and + user-space application development using the Yocto Project. + Because much of the information in this manual is general, it + contains many references to other sources where you can find more + detail. + For example, you can find detailed information on Git, repositories, + and open source in general in many places on the Internet. + Another example specific to the Yocto Project is how to quickly + set up your host development system and build an image, which you + find in the + Yocto Project Quick Start. + + + + The Yocto Project Development Manual does, however, provide + guidance and examples on how to change the kernel source code, + reconfigure the kernel, and develop an application using the + popular Eclipse IDE. + + + + By default, using the Yocto Project creates a Poky distribution. + However, you can create your own distribution by providing key + Metadata. + A good example is Angstrom, which has had a distribution + based on the Yocto Project since its inception. + Other examples include commercial distributions like + Wind River Linux, Mentor Embedded Linux, and ENEA Linux. + See the "Creating Your Own Distribution" + section for more information. + +
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+ What This Manual Provides + + + The following list describes what you can get from this manual: + + Information that lets you get set + up to develop using the Yocto Project. + Information to help developers who are new to + the open source environment and to the distributed revision + control system Git, which the Yocto Project uses. + + An understanding of common end-to-end + development models and tasks. + Information about common development tasks + generally used during image development for + embedded devices. + + Many references to other sources of related + information. + + +
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+ What this Manual Does Not Provide + + + This manual will not give you the following: + + Step-by-step instructions when those instructions exist in other Yocto + Project documentation: + For example, the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide contains detailed + instructions on how to run the + ADT Installer, + which is used to set up a cross-development environment. + Reference material: + This type of material resides in an appropriate reference manual. + For example, system variables are documented in the + Yocto Project Reference Manual. + Detailed public information that is not specific to the Yocto Project: + For example, exhaustive information on how to use Git is covered better through the + Internet than in this manual. + + +
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+ Other Information + + + Because this manual presents overview information for many different + topics, supplemental information is recommended for full + comprehension. + The following list presents other sources of information you might find helpful: + + Yocto Project Website: + The home page for the Yocto Project provides lots of information on the project + as well as links to software and documentation. + + Yocto Project Quick Start: This short document lets you get started + with the Yocto Project and quickly begin building an image. + + Yocto Project Reference Manual: This manual is a reference + guide to the OpenEmbedded build system, which is based on BitBake. + The build system is sometimes referred to as "Poky". + + + Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide: + This guide provides information that lets you get going with the Application + Development Toolkit (ADT) and stand-alone cross-development toolchains to + develop projects using the Yocto Project. + + Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide: + This guide defines the structure for BSP components. + Having a commonly understood structure encourages standardization. + + Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development Manual: + This manual describes how to work with Linux Yocto kernels as well as provides a bit + of conceptual information on the construction of the Yocto Linux kernel tree. + + + Yocto Project Profiling and Tracing Manual: + This manual presents a set of common and generally useful tracing and + profiling schemes along with their applications (as appropriate) to each tool. + + + + Eclipse IDE Yocto Plug-in: A step-by-step instructional video that + demonstrates how an application developer uses Yocto Plug-in features within + the Eclipse IDE. + + FAQ: + A list of commonly asked questions and their answers. + + Release Notes: + Features, updates and known issues for the current + release of the Yocto Project. + + + Hob: A graphical user interface for BitBake. + Hob's primary goal is to enable a user to perform common tasks more easily. + + + Build Appliance: A virtual machine that + enables you to build and boot a custom embedded Linux image + with the Yocto Project using a non-Linux development system. + For more information, see the + Build Appliance + page. + + + Bugzilla: + The bug tracking application the Yocto Project uses. + If you find problems with the Yocto Project, you should report them using this + application. + + Yocto Project Mailing Lists: To subscribe to the Yocto Project mailing + lists, click on the following URLs and follow the instructions: + + for a + Yocto Project Discussions mailing list. + for a + Yocto Project Discussions mailing list about the + OpenEmbedded build system (Poky). + + + for a mailing list to receive official Yocto Project announcements + as well as Yocto Project milestones. + for a + listing of all public mailing lists on lists.yoctoproject.org. + + + Internet Relay Chat (IRC): + Two IRC channels on freenode are available + for Yocto Project and Poky discussions: #yocto and + #poky, respectively. + + OpenEmbedded: + The build system used by the Yocto Project. + This project is the upstream, generic, embedded distribution that the Yocto + Project derives its build system (Poky) from and to which it contributes. + + + BitBake: The tool used by the OpenEmbedded build system + to process project metadata. + + BitBake User Manual: + A comprehensive guide to the BitBake tool. + If you want information on BitBake, see the user manual included in the + bitbake/doc/manual directory of the + Source Directory. + + Quick EMUlator (QEMU): + An open-source machine emulator and virtualizer. + + +
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