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Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BitBake, Poky | Build system |
| Layer | A folder containing configuration files related to one system (starts with meta-) |
| Task | A set of functions/commands to do something. Can be written in shell or python. |
Recipe (.bb) |
A set of tasks to download, build and package a software |
Append Files (.bbappend) |
Files appended to existing recipes |
| Classes | Configuration fragments priving tools to be included in recipes |
| Package | A built recipe prepared as an installable package (.deb) |
| Image | The final file for your distribution, generally a disk image (iso, hddimg, etc...) |
Variables
These variables are not used by Yocto. They are used in this book for convenience.
| Variable | Value | More |
|---|---|---|
$POKY |
Path to cloned poky directory. | More |
$LAYER |
Path to your custom layer | More |
$DISTRO |
The distribution you are building (ex: poky-tiny) |
More |
$MACHINE |
The machine you are building for (ex: genericx86) |
More |
$IMAGE |
The image you are building (ex: core-image-minimal) |
More |