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4Contributions and Additional Information
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6
7.. _resources-intro:
8
9Introduction
10============
11
12The Yocto Project team is happy for people to experiment with the Yocto
William A. Kennington IIIac69b482021-06-02 12:28:27 -070013Project. There is a number of places where you can find help if you run into
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050014difficulties or find bugs. This presents information about contributing
15and participating in the Yocto Project.
16
17.. _resources-contributions:
18
19Contributions
20=============
21
22The Yocto Project gladly accepts contributions. You can submit changes
23to the project either by creating and sending pull requests, or by
24submitting patches through email. For information on how to do both as
25well as information on how to identify the maintainer for each area of
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -060026code, see the ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:submitting a change to the yocto project`" section in the
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050027Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
28
29.. _resources-bugtracker:
30
31Yocto Project Bugzilla
32======================
33
34The Yocto Project uses its own implementation of
35:yocto_bugs:`Bugzilla <>` to track defects (bugs).
36Implementations of Bugzilla work well for group development because they
37track bugs and code changes, can be used to communicate changes and
38problems with developers, can be used to submit and review patches, and
39can be used to manage quality assurance.
40
41Sometimes it is helpful to submit, investigate, or track a bug against
42the Yocto Project itself (e.g. when discovering an issue with some
43component of the build system that acts contrary to the documentation or
44your expectations).
45
William A. Kennington IIIac69b482021-06-02 12:28:27 -070046For a general procedure and guidelines on how to use Bugzilla to submit a bug
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050047against the Yocto Project, see the following:
48
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -060049- The ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:submitting a defect against the yocto project`"
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050050 section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
51
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -060052- The Yocto Project :yocto_wiki:`Bugzilla wiki page </Bugzilla_Configuration_and_Bug_Tracking>`
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050053
Andrew Geisslerd1e89492021-02-12 15:35:20 -060054For information on Bugzilla in general, see https://www.bugzilla.org/about/.
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050055
56.. _resources-mailinglist:
57
58Mailing lists
59=============
60
William A. Kennington IIIac69b482021-06-02 12:28:27 -070061There are multiple mailing lists maintained by the Yocto Project as well
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050062as related OpenEmbedded mailing lists for discussion, patch submission
63and announcements. To subscribe to one of the following mailing lists,
64click on the appropriate URL in the following list and follow the
65instructions:
66
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -050067- :yocto_lists:`/g/yocto` - General Yocto Project
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050068 discussion mailing list.
69
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -050070- :oe_lists:`/g/openembedded-core` - Discussion mailing
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050071 list about OpenEmbedded-Core (the core metadata).
72
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -050073- :oe_lists:`/g/openembedded-devel` - Discussion
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050074 mailing list about OpenEmbedded.
75
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -050076- :oe_lists:`/g/bitbake-devel` - Discussion mailing
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050077 list about the :term:`BitBake` build tool.
78
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -050079- :yocto_lists:`/g/poky` - Discussion mailing list
80 about :term:`Poky`.
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050081
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -050082- :yocto_lists:`/g/yocto-announce` - Mailing list to
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050083 receive official Yocto Project release and milestone announcements.
84
85For more Yocto Project-related mailing lists, see the
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -050086:yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>`.
87
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050088.. _resources-irc:
89
90Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
91=========================
92
Andrew Geissler3b8a17c2021-04-15 15:55:55 -050093Two IRC channels on Freenode are available for the Yocto Project and
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -050094Poky discussions:
95
96- ``#yocto``
97
98- ``#poky``
99
100.. _resources-links-and-related-documentation:
101
102Links and Related Documentation
103===============================
104
105Here is a list of resources you might find helpful:
106
107- :yocto_home:`The Yocto Project Website <>`\ *:* The home site
108 for the Yocto Project.
109
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600110- :yocto_wiki:`The Yocto Project Main Wiki Page <>`\ *:* The main wiki page for
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500111 the Yocto Project. This page contains information about project
112 planning, release engineering, QA & automation, a reference site map,
113 and other resources related to the Yocto Project.
114
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -0500115- :oe_home:`OpenEmbedded <>`\ *:* The build system used by the
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500116 Yocto Project. This project is the upstream, generic, embedded
117 distribution from which the Yocto Project derives its build system
118 (Poky) and to which it contributes.
119
Andrew Geisslerd1e89492021-02-12 15:35:20 -0600120- :oe_wiki:`BitBake </BitBake>`\ *:* The tool used to process metadata.
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500121
122- :doc:`BitBake User Manual <bitbake:index>`\ *:* A comprehensive
123 guide to the BitBake tool. If you want information on BitBake, see
124 this manual.
125
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600126- :doc:`/brief-yoctoprojectqs/index` *:* This
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500127 short document lets you experience building an image using the Yocto
128 Project without having to understand any concepts or details.
129
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600130- :doc:`/overview-manual/index` *:* This manual provides overview
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500131 and conceptual information about the Yocto Project.
132
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600133- :doc:`/dev-manual/index` *:* This manual is a "how-to" guide
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500134 that presents procedures useful to both application and system
135 developers who use the Yocto Project.
136
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600137- :doc:`/sdk-manual/index` *manual :* This
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500138 guide provides information that lets you get going with the standard
139 or extensible SDK. An SDK, with its cross-development toolchains,
140 allows you to develop projects inside or outside of the Yocto Project
141 environment.
142
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600143- :doc:`/bsp-guide/bsp` *:* This guide defines the structure
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500144 for BSP components. Having a commonly understood structure encourages
145 standardization.
146
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600147- :doc:`/kernel-dev/index` *:* This manual describes
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500148 how to work with Linux Yocto kernels as well as provides a bit of
149 conceptual information on the construction of the Yocto Linux kernel
150 tree.
151
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600152- :doc:`/ref-manual/index` *:* This
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500153 manual provides reference material such as variable, task, and class
154 descriptions.
155
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -0500156- :yocto_docs:`Yocto Project Mega-Manual </singleindex.html>`\ *:* This manual
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500157 is simply a single HTML file comprised of the bulk of the Yocto
William A. Kennington IIIac69b482021-06-02 12:28:27 -0700158 Project manuals. It makes it easy to search for phrases and terms used
159 in the Yocto Project documentation set.
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500160
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600161- :doc:`/profile-manual/index` *:* This manual presents a set of
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500162 common and generally useful tracing and profiling schemes along with
163 their applications (as appropriate) to each tool.
164
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600165- :doc:`/toaster-manual/index` *:* This manual
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500166 introduces and describes how to set up and use Toaster. Toaster is an
167 Application Programming Interface (API) and web-based interface to
168 the :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`, which uses
169 BitBake, that reports build information.
170
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600171- :yocto_wiki:`FAQ </FAQ>`\ *:* A list of commonly asked
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500172 questions and their answers.
173
174- *Release Notes:* Features, updates and known issues for the current
175 release of the Yocto Project. To access the Release Notes, go to the
176 :yocto_home:`Downloads </software-overview/downloads>` page on
177 the Yocto Project website and click on the "RELEASE INFORMATION" link
178 for the appropriate release.
179
Andrew Geissler4c19ea12020-10-27 13:52:24 -0500180- :yocto_bugs:`Bugzilla <>`\ *:* The bug tracking application
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500181 the Yocto Project uses. If you find problems with the Yocto Project,
182 you should report them using this application.
183
Andrew Geissler09209ee2020-12-13 08:44:15 -0600184- :yocto_wiki:`Bugzilla Configuration and Bug Tracking Wiki Page
185 </Bugzilla_Configuration_and_Bug_Tracking>`\ *:*
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500186 Information on how to get set up and use the Yocto Project
187 implementation of Bugzilla for logging and tracking Yocto Project
188 defects.
189
Andrew Geissler3b8a17c2021-04-15 15:55:55 -0500190- *Internet Relay Chat (IRC):* Two IRC channels on Freenode are
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500191 available for Yocto Project and Poky discussions: ``#yocto`` and
192 ``#poky``, respectively.
193
Andrew Geisslerd1e89492021-02-12 15:35:20 -0600194- `Quick EMUlator (QEMU) <https://wiki.qemu.org/Index.html>`__\ *:* An
Andrew Geisslerc9f78652020-09-18 14:11:35 -0500195 open-source machine emulator and virtualizer.