{"id":9208,"date":"2015-09-14T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T18:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.multitech.net\/developer\/?page_id=9208"},"modified":"2022-03-22T14:48:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T19:48:59","slug":"introduction-to-yocto-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.multitech.net\/developer\/software\/mlinux\/mlinux-building-images\/introduction-to-yocto-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Yocto Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>mLinux version 6.0.x or higher<\/h2>\n<p>The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux developers. Among other things, the Yocto Project uses a build system based on the OpenEmbedded (OE) project, which uses the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.6\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#bitbake-term\">BitBake<\/a>\u00a0tool, to construct complete Linux images. The BitBake and OE components are combined together to form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/software-item\/poky\/\">Poky<\/a>, a reference build system.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information on the Yocto Project, you should check out these resources:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><em><strong>Website<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/\" target=\"_top\">Yocto Project Website<\/a>\u00a0provides the latest builds, breaking news, full development documentation, and a rich Yocto Project Development Community into which you can tap.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>FAQs<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0Lists commonly asked Yocto Project questions and answers. You can find two FAQs:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.yoctoproject.org\/wiki\/FAQ\" target=\"_top\">Yocto Project FAQ<\/a>\u00a0on a wiki, and the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/3.1\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#faq\" target=\"_top\">FAQ<\/a>&#8221; chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Term Definitions<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/3.1\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#ref-terms\">https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/3.1\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#ref-terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Developer Screencast<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/36450321\" target=\"_top\">Getting Started with the Yocto Project &#8211; New Developer Screencast Tutorial<\/a>\u00a0provides a 30-minute video created for users unfamiliar with the Yocto Project but familiar with Linux build systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional information, see manual:<\/p>\n<p><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/3.1\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#required-packages-for-the-build-host\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/3.1\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#required-packages-for-the-build-host\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/3.1\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#required-packages-for-the-build-host<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>mLinux version 5.3.x or higher<\/h2>\n<p>The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux developers. Among other things, the Yocto Project uses a build system based on the OpenEmbedded (OE) project, which uses the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.6\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#bitbake-term\">BitBake<\/a>\u00a0tool, to construct complete Linux images. The BitBake and OE components are combined together to form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/software-item\/poky\/\">Poky<\/a>, a reference build system.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information on the Yocto Project, you should check out these resources:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><em><strong>Website<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/\" target=\"_top\">Yocto Project Website<\/a>\u00a0provides the latest builds, breaking news, full development documentation, and a rich Yocto Project Development Community into which you can tap.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>FAQs<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0Lists commonly asked Yocto Project questions and answers. You can find two FAQs:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.yoctoproject.org\/wiki\/FAQ\" target=\"_top\">Yocto Project FAQ<\/a>\u00a0on a wiki, and the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.6\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#faq\" target=\"_top\">FAQ<\/a>&#8221; chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Term Definitions<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.6\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#ref-terms\">https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.6\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#ref-terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Developer Screencast<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/36450321\" target=\"_top\">Getting Started with the Yocto Project &#8211; New Developer Screencast Tutorial<\/a>\u00a0provides a 30-minute video created for users unfamiliar with the Yocto Project but familiar with Linux build systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional information, see manual:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.6\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html\">https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.6\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>mLinux version 4.x to 5.2.x<\/h2>\n<p>The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux developers. Among other things, the Yocto Project uses a build system based on the OpenEmbedded (OE) project, which uses the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.2\/dev-manual\/dev-manual.html#bitbake-term\">BitBake<\/a>\u00a0tool, to construct complete Linux images. The BitBake and OE components are combined together to form\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.2\/dev-manual\/dev-manual.html#poky\">Poky<\/a>, a reference build system.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information on the Yocto Project, you should check out these resources:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><em><strong>Website<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/\" target=\"_top\">Yocto Project Website<\/a>\u00a0provides the latest builds, breaking news, full development documentation, and a rich Yocto Project Development Community into which you can tap.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>FAQs<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0Lists commonly asked Yocto Project questions and answers. You can find two FAQs:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.yoctoproject.org\/wiki\/FAQ\" target=\"_top\">Yocto Project FAQ<\/a>\u00a0on a wiki, and the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.2\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#faq\" target=\"_top\">FAQ<\/a>&#8221; chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Term Definitions<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.2\/dev-manual\/dev-manual.html#yocto-project-terms\">http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.2\/dev-manual\/dev-manual.html#yocto-project-terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Developer Screencast<\/strong>:<\/em>\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/36450321\" target=\"_top\">Getting Started with the Yocto Project &#8211; New Developer Screencast Tutorial<\/a>\u00a0provides a 30-minute video created for users unfamiliar with the Yocto Project but familiar with Linux build systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional information, see manual:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.2\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html\">https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/2.2\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>mLinux version 3.x or lower<\/h2>\n<p>The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux developers. Among other things, the Yocto Project uses a build system based on the OpenEmbedded (OE) project, which uses the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/1.6.1\/dev-manual\/dev-manual.html#bitbake-term\" target=\"_top\">BitBake<\/a> tool, to construct complete Linux images. The BitBake and OE components are combined together to form <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/1.6.1\/dev-manual\/dev-manual.html#poky\" target=\"_top\">Poky<\/a>, a reference build system.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information on the Yocto Project, you should check out these resources:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><em><strong>Website<\/strong>:<\/em> The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\" target=\"_top\">Yocto Project Website<\/a> provides the latest builds, breaking news, full development documentation, and a rich Yocto Project Development Community into which you can tap.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>FAQs<\/strong>:<\/em> Lists commonly asked Yocto Project questions and answers. You can find two FAQs: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.yoctoproject.org\/wiki\/FAQ\" target=\"_top\">Yocto Project FAQ<\/a> on a wiki, and the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/1.6.1\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html#faq\" target=\"_top\">FAQ<\/a>&#8221; chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Term Definitions<\/strong>:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/1.6.1\/dev-manual\/dev-manual.html#yocto-project-terms\">http:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/1.6.1\/dev-manual\/dev-manual.html#yocto-project-terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Developer Screencast<\/strong>:<\/em> The <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/36450321\" target=\"_top\">Getting Started with the Yocto Project &#8211; New Developer Screencast Tutorial<\/a> provides a 30-minute video created for users unfamiliar with the Yocto Project but familiar with Linux build systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For additional information, see manual:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/1.6\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html\">https:\/\/www.yoctoproject.org\/docs\/1.6\/ref-manual\/ref-manual.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>mLinux version 6.0.x or higher The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux developers. 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