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 <chapter id='dev-manual-start'>

 <title>Getting Started with the Yocto Project</title>

 <para>
     This chapter introduces the Yocto Project and gives you an idea of what you need to get started.
     You can find enough information to set up your development host and build or use images for
     hardware supported by the Yocto Project by reading the
     <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>.
 </para>

 <para>
     The remainder of this chapter summarizes what is in the Yocto Project Quick Start and provides
     some higher-level concepts you might want to consider.
 </para>

 <section id='introducing-the-yocto-project'>
     <title>Introducing the Yocto Project</title>

     <para>
         The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux development.
         The project currently provides a build system that is
         referred to as the
         <link linkend='build-system-term'>OpenEmbedded build system</link>
         in the Yocto Project documentation.
         The Yocto Project provides various ancillary tools for the embedded developer
         and also features the Sato reference User Interface, which is optimized for
         stylus-driven, low-resolution screens.
     </para>

     <para>
         You can use the OpenEmbedded build system, which uses
         <link linkend='bitbake-term'>BitBake</link>, to develop complete Linux
         images and associated user-space applications for architectures based
         on ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, x86 and x86-64.
         <note>
             By default, using the Yocto Project creates a Poky distribution.
             However, you can create your own distribution by providing key
             <link linkend='metadata'>Metadata</link>.
             See the "<link linkend='creating-your-own-distribution'>Creating Your Own Distribution</link>"
             section for more information.
         </note>
         While the Yocto Project does not provide a strict testing framework,
         it does provide or generate for you artifacts that let you perform target-level and
         emulated testing and debugging.
         Additionally, if you are an <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark>
         IDE user, you can install an Eclipse Yocto Plug-in to allow you to
         develop within that familiar environment.
     </para>
 </section>

 <section id='getting-setup'>
     <title>Getting Set Up</title>

     <para>
         Here is what you need to use the Yocto Project:
         <itemizedlist>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Host System:</emphasis>  You should have a reasonably current
                 Linux-based host system.
                 You will have the best results with a recent release of Fedora,
                 openSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS as these releases are frequently tested against the Yocto Project
                 and officially supported.
                 For a list of the distributions under validation and their status, see the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#detailed-supported-distros'>Supported Linux Distributions</ulink>" section
                 in the Yocto Project Reference Manual and the wiki page at
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Distribution_Support'>Distribution Support</ulink>.</para>
                 <para>
                 You should also have about 50 Gbytes of free disk space for building images.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Packages:</emphasis>  The OpenEmbedded build system
                 requires that certain packages exist on your development system (e.g. Python 2.7).
                 See "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Build Host Packages</ulink>"
                 section in the Yocto Project Quick Start and the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#required-packages-for-the-host-development-system'>Required Packages for the Host Development System</ulink>"
                 section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual for the exact
                 package requirements and the installation commands to install
                 them for the supported distributions.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem id='local-yp-release'><para><emphasis>Yocto Project Release:</emphasis>
                 You need a release of the Yocto Project locally installed on
                 your development system.
                 The documentation refers to this set of locally installed files
                 as the <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>.
                 You create your Source Directory by using
                 <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to clone a local copy
                 of the upstream <filename>poky</filename> repository,
                 or by downloading and unpacking a tarball of an official
                 Yocto Project release.
                 The preferred method is to create a clone of the repository.
                 </para>
                 <para>Working from a copy of the upstream repository allows you
                 to contribute back into the Yocto Project or simply work with
                 the latest software on a development branch.
                 Because Git maintains and creates an upstream repository with
                 a complete history of changes and you are working with a local
                 clone of that repository, you have access to all the Yocto
                 Project development branches and tag names used in the upstream
                 repository.</para>
                 <note>You can view the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
                     <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>
                 </note>
                 <para>The following transcript shows how to clone the
                 <filename>poky</filename> Git repository into the current
                 working directory.
                 The command creates the local repository in a directory
                 named <filename>poky</filename>.
                 For information on Git used within the Yocto Project, see
                 the "<link linkend='git'>Git</link>" section.
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky
      Cloning into 'poky'...
      remote: Counting objects: 226790, done.
      remote: Compressing objects: 100% (57465/57465), done.
      remote: Total 226790 (delta 165212), reused 225887 (delta 164327)
      Receiving objects: 100% (226790/226790), 100.98 MiB | 263 KiB/s, done.
      Resolving deltas: 100% (165212/165212), done.
                 </literallayout></para>
                 <para>For another example of how to set up your own local Git
                 repositories, see this
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Transcript:_from_git_checkout_to_meta-intel_BSP'>
                 wiki page</ulink>, which describes how to create local
                 Git repositories for both
                 <filename>poky</filename> and <filename>meta-intel</filename>.
                 </para>
                 <para>
                 You can also get the Yocto Project Files by downloading
                 Yocto Project releases from the
                 <ulink url="&YOCTO_HOME_URL;">Yocto Project website</ulink>.
                 From the website, you just click "Downloads" in the navigation
                 pane to the left to display all Yocto Project downloads.
                 Current and archived releases are available for download.
                 Nightly and developmental builds are also maintained at
                 <ulink url="&YOCTO_AB_NIGHTLY_URL;"></ulink>.
                 One final site you can visit for information on Yocto Project
                 releases is the
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Releases'>Releases</ulink>
                 wiki.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem id='local-kernel-files'><para><emphasis>Yocto Project Kernel:</emphasis>
                 If you are going to be making modifications to a supported Yocto Project kernel, you
                 need to establish local copies of the source.
                 You can find Git repositories of supported Yocto Project kernels organized under
                 "Yocto Linux Kernel" in the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.</para>
                 <para>This setup can involve creating a bare clone of the Yocto Project kernel and then
                 copying that cloned repository.
                 You can create the bare clone and the copy of the bare clone anywhere you like.
                 For simplicity, it is recommended that you create these structures outside of the
                 Source Directory, which is usually named <filename>poky</filename>.</para>
                 <para>As an example, the following transcript shows how to create the bare clone
                 of the <filename>linux-yocto-3.19</filename> kernel and then create a copy of
                 that clone.
                 <note>When you have a local Yocto Project kernel Git repository, you can
                 reference that repository rather than the upstream Git repository as
                 part of the <filename>clone</filename> command.
                 Doing so can speed up the process.</note></para>
                 <para>In the following example, the bare clone is named
                 <filename>linux-yocto-3.19.git</filename>, while the
                 copy is named <filename>my-linux-yocto-3.19-work</filename>:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ git clone --bare git://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-3.19 linux-yocto-3.19.git
      Cloning into bare repository 'linux-yocto-3.19.git'...
      remote: Counting objects: 3983256, done.
      remote: Compressing objects: 100% (605006/605006), done.
      remote: Total 3983256 (delta 3352832), reused 3974503 (delta 3344079)
      Receiving objects: 100% (3983256/3983256), 843.66 MiB | 1.07 MiB/s, done.
      Resolving deltas: 100% (3352832/3352832), done.
      Checking connectivity... done.
                 </literallayout></para>
                 <para>Now create a clone of the bare clone just created:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ git clone linux-yocto-3.19.git my-linux-yocto-3.19-work
      Cloning into 'my-linux-yocto-3.19-work'...
      done.
      Checking out files: 100% (48440/48440), done.
                 </literallayout></para></listitem>
             <listitem id='meta-yocto-kernel-extras-repo'><para><emphasis>
                 The <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git Repository</emphasis>:
                 The <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git repository contains Metadata needed
                 only if you are modifying and building the kernel image.
                 In particular, it contains the kernel BitBake append (<filename>.bbappend</filename>)
                 files that you
                 edit to point to your locally modified kernel source files and to build the kernel
                 image.
                 Pointing to these local files is much more efficient than requiring a download of the
                 kernel's source files from upstream each time you make changes to the kernel.</para>
                 <para>You can find the <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git Repository in the
                 "Yocto Metadata Layers" area of the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.
                 It is good practice to create this Git repository inside the Source Directory.</para>
                 <para>Following is an example that creates the <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git
                 repository inside the Source Directory, which is named <filename>poky</filename>
                 in this case:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ cd ~/poky
      $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-yocto-kernel-extras meta-yocto-kernel-extras
      Cloning into 'meta-yocto-kernel-extras'...
      remote: Counting objects: 727, done.
      remote: Compressing objects: 100% (452/452), done.
      remote: Total 727 (delta 260), reused 719 (delta 252)
      Receiving objects: 100% (727/727), 536.36 KiB | 240 KiB/s, done.
      Resolving deltas: 100% (260/260), done.
                </literallayout></para></listitem>
            <listitem><para id='supported-board-support-packages-(bsps)'><emphasis>Supported Board Support Packages (BSPs):</emphasis>
                 The Yocto Project supports many BSPs, which are maintained in
                 their own layers or in layers designed to contain several
                 BSPs.
                 To get an idea of machine support through BSP layers, you can
                 look at the
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_RELEASE_DL_URL;/machines'>index of machines</ulink>
                 for the release.</para>

                 <para>The Yocto Project uses the following BSP layer naming
                 scheme:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      meta-<replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable>
                 </literallayout>
                 where <replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable> is the recognized
                 BSP name.
                 Here are some examples:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      meta-crownbay
      meta-emenlow
      meta-raspberrypi
                 </literallayout>
                 See the
                 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>"
                 section in the Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP)
                 Developer's Guide for more information on BSP Layers.</para>

                 <para>A useful Git repository released with the Yocto
                 Project is <filename>meta-intel</filename>, which is a
                 parent layer that contains many supported
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>.
                 You can locate the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git
                 repository in the "Yocto Metadata Layers" area of the Yocto
                 Project Source Repositories at
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.</para>

                 <para>Using
                 <link linkend='git'>Git</link> to create a local clone of the
                 upstream repository can be helpful if you are working with
                 BSPs.
                 Typically, you set up the <filename>meta-intel</filename>
                 Git repository inside the Source Directory.
                 For example, the following transcript shows the steps to clone
                 <filename>meta-intel</filename>.
                 <note>
                     Be sure to work in the <filename>meta-intel</filename>
                     branch that matches your
                     <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
                     (i.e. <filename>poky</filename>) branch.
                     For example, if you have checked out the "master" branch
                     of <filename>poky</filename> and you are going to use
                     <filename>meta-intel</filename>, be sure to checkout the
                     "master" branch of <filename>meta-intel</filename>.
                 </note>
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ cd ~/poky
      $ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-intel.git
      Cloning into 'meta-intel'...
      remote: Counting objects: 8844, done.
      remote: Compressing objects: 100% (2864/2864), done.
      remote: Total 8844 (delta 4931), reused 8780 (delta 4867)
      Receiving objects: 100% (8844/8844), 2.48 MiB | 264 KiB/s, done.
      Resolving deltas: 100% (4931/4931), done.
                 </literallayout></para>

                 <para>The same
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Transcript:_from_git_checkout_to_meta-intel_BSP'>wiki page</ulink>
                 referenced earlier covers how to set up the
                 <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis>Eclipse Yocto Plug-in:</emphasis>  If you are developing
                 applications using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE),
                 you will need this plug-in.
                 See the
                 "<link linkend='setting-up-the-eclipse-ide'>Setting up the Eclipse IDE</link>"
                 section for more information.</para></listitem>
         </itemizedlist>
     </para>
 </section>

 <section id='building-images'>
     <title>Building Images</title>

     <para>
         The build process creates an entire Linux distribution, including the toolchain, from source.
         For more information on this topic, see the
         "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#qs-building-images'>Building Images</ulink>"
         section in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
     </para>

     <para>
         The build process is as follows:
         <orderedlist>
             <listitem><para>Make sure you have set up the Source Directory described in the
                 previous section.</para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>Initialize the build environment by sourcing a build
                 environment script (i.e.
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>
                 or
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></ulink>).
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>Optionally ensure the <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> configuration file,
                 which is found in the
                 <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>,
                 is set up how you want it.
                 This file defines many aspects of the build environment including
                 the target machine architecture through the
                 <filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'>MACHINE</ulink></filename> variable,
                 the packaging format used during the build
                 (<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></ulink>),
                 and a centralized tarball download directory through the
                 <filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DL_DIR'>DL_DIR</ulink></filename> variable.</para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>
                 Build the image using the <filename>bitbake</filename> command.
                 If you want information on BitBake, see the
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;'>BitBake User Manual</ulink>.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>Run the image either on the actual hardware or using the QEMU
                 emulator.</para></listitem>
         </orderedlist>
     </para>
 </section>

 <section id='using-pre-built-binaries-and-qemu'>
     <title>Using Pre-Built Binaries and QEMU</title>

     <para>
         Another option you have to get started is to use pre-built binaries.
         The Yocto Project provides many types of binaries with each release.
         See the "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-images'>Images</ulink>"
         chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual
         for descriptions of the types of binaries that ship with a Yocto Project
         release.
     </para>

     <para>
         Using a pre-built binary is ideal for developing software applications to run on your
         target hardware.
         To do this, you need to be able to access the appropriate cross-toolchain tarball for
         the architecture on which you are developing.
         If you are using an SDK type image, the image ships with the complete toolchain native to
         the architecture.
         If you are not using an SDK type image, you need to separately download and
         install the stand-alone Yocto Project cross-toolchain tarball.
     </para>

     <para>
         Regardless of the type of image you are using, you need to download the pre-built kernel
         that you will boot in the QEMU emulator and then download and extract the target root
         filesystem for your target machine’s architecture.
         You can get architecture-specific binaries and file systems from
         <ulink url='&YOCTO_MACHINES_DL_URL;'>machines</ulink>.
         You can get installation scripts for stand-alone toolchains from
         <ulink url='&YOCTO_TOOLCHAIN_DL_URL;'>toolchains</ulink>.
         Once you have all your files, you set up the environment to emulate the hardware
         by sourcing an environment setup script.
         Finally, you start the QEMU emulator.
         You can find details on all these steps in the
         "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#using-pre-built'>Example Using Pre-Built Binaries and QEMU</ulink>"
         section of the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
         You can learn more about using QEMU with the Yocto Project in the
         "<link linkend='dev-manual-qemu'>Using the Quick EMUlator (QEMU)</link>"
         section.
     </para>

     <para>
         Using QEMU to emulate your hardware can result in speed issues
         depending on the target and host architecture mix.
         For example, using the <filename>qemux86</filename> image in the emulator
         on an Intel-based 32-bit (x86) host machine is fast because the target and
         host architectures match.
         On the other hand, using the <filename>qemuarm</filename> image on the same Intel-based
         host can be slower.
         But, you still achieve faithful emulation of ARM-specific issues.
     </para>

     <para>
         To speed things up, the QEMU images support using <filename>distcc</filename>
         to call a cross-compiler outside the emulated system.
         If you used <filename>runqemu</filename> to start QEMU, and the
         <filename>distccd</filename> application is present on the host system, any
         BitBake cross-compiling toolchain available from the build system is automatically
         used from within QEMU simply by calling <filename>distcc</filename>.
         You can accomplish this by defining the cross-compiler variable
         (e.g. <filename>export CC="distcc"</filename>).
         Alternatively, if you are using a suitable SDK image or the appropriate
         stand-alone toolchain is present,
         the toolchain is also automatically used.
     </para>

     <note>
         Several mechanisms exist that let you connect to the system running on the
         QEMU emulator:
         <itemizedlist>
             <listitem><para>QEMU provides a framebuffer interface that makes standard
                 consoles available.</para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>Generally, headless embedded devices have a serial port.
                 If so, you can configure the operating system of the running image
                 to use that port to run a console.
                 The connection uses standard IP networking.</para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>
                 SSH servers exist in some QEMU images.
                 The <filename>core-image-sato</filename> QEMU image has a
                 Dropbear secure shell (SSH) server that runs with the root
                 password disabled.
                 The <filename>core-image-full-cmdline</filename> and
                 <filename>core-image-lsb</filename> QEMU images
                 have OpenSSH instead of Dropbear.
                 Including these SSH servers allow you to use standard
                 <filename>ssh</filename> and <filename>scp</filename> commands.
                 The <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> QEMU image,
                 however, contains no SSH server.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>You can use a provided, user-space NFS server to boot the QEMU session
                 using a local copy of the root filesystem on the host.
                 In order to make this connection, you must extract a root filesystem tarball by using the
                 <filename>runqemu-extract-sdk</filename> command.
                 After running the command, you must then point the <filename>runqemu</filename>
                 script to the extracted directory instead of a root filesystem image file.</para></listitem>
         </itemizedlist>
     </note>
 </section>
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	<chapter id='dev-manual-start'>

	<title>Getting Started with the Yocto Project</title>

	<para>
	This chapter introduces the Yocto Project and gives you an idea of what you need to get started.
	You can find enough information to set up your development host and build or use images for
	hardware supported by the Yocto Project by reading the
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;'>Yocto Project Quick Start</ulink>.
	</para>

	<para>
	The remainder of this chapter summarizes what is in the Yocto Project Quick Start and provides
	some higher-level concepts you might want to consider.
	</para>

	<section id='introducing-the-yocto-project'>
	<title>Introducing the Yocto Project</title>

	<para>
	The Yocto Project is an open-source collaboration project focused on embedded Linux development.
	The project currently provides a build system that is
	referred to as the
	<link linkend='build-system-term'>OpenEmbedded build system</link>
	in the Yocto Project documentation.
	The Yocto Project provides various ancillary tools for the embedded developer
	and also features the Sato reference User Interface, which is optimized for
	stylus-driven, low-resolution screens.
	</para>

	<para>
	You can use the OpenEmbedded build system, which uses
	<link linkend='bitbake-term'>BitBake</link>, to develop complete Linux
	images and associated user-space applications for architectures based
	on ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, x86 and x86-64.
	<note>
	By default, using the Yocto Project creates a Poky distribution.
	However, you can create your own distribution by providing key
	<link linkend='metadata'>Metadata</link>.
	See the "<link linkend='creating-your-own-distribution'>Creating Your Own Distribution</link>"
	section for more information.
	</note>
	While the Yocto Project does not provide a strict testing framework,
	it does provide or generate for you artifacts that let you perform target-level and
	emulated testing and debugging.
	Additionally, if you are an <trademark class='trade'>Eclipse</trademark>
	IDE user, you can install an Eclipse Yocto Plug-in to allow you to
	develop within that familiar environment.
	</para>
	</section>

	<section id='getting-setup'>
	<title>Getting Set Up</title>

	<para>
	Here is what you need to use the Yocto Project:
	<itemizedlist>
	<listitem><para><emphasis>Host System:</emphasis> You should have a reasonably current
	Linux-based host system.
	You will have the best results with a recent release of Fedora,
	openSUSE, Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS as these releases are frequently tested against the Yocto Project
	and officially supported.
	For a list of the distributions under validation and their status, see the
	"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#detailed-supported-distros'>Supported Linux Distributions</ulink>" section
	in the Yocto Project Reference Manual and the wiki page at
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Distribution_Support'>Distribution Support</ulink>.</para>
	<para>
	You should also have about 50 Gbytes of free disk space for building images.
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para><emphasis>Packages:</emphasis> The OpenEmbedded build system
	requires that certain packages exist on your development system (e.g. Python 2.7).
	See "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#packages'>The Build Host Packages</ulink>"
	section in the Yocto Project Quick Start and the
	"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#required-packages-for-the-host-development-system'>Required Packages for the Host Development System</ulink>"
	section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual for the exact
	package requirements and the installation commands to install
	them for the supported distributions.
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem id='local-yp-release'><para><emphasis>Yocto Project Release:</emphasis>
	You need a release of the Yocto Project locally installed on
	your development system.
	The documentation refers to this set of locally installed files
	as the <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>.
	You create your Source Directory by using
	<link linkend='git'>Git</link> to clone a local copy
	of the upstream <filename>poky</filename> repository,
	or by downloading and unpacking a tarball of an official
	Yocto Project release.
	The preferred method is to create a clone of the repository.
	</para>
	<para>Working from a copy of the upstream repository allows you
	to contribute back into the Yocto Project or simply work with
	the latest software on a development branch.
	Because Git maintains and creates an upstream repository with
	a complete history of changes and you are working with a local
	clone of that repository, you have access to all the Yocto
	Project development branches and tag names used in the upstream
	repository.</para>
	<note>You can view the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>
	</note>
	<para>The following transcript shows how to clone the
	<filename>poky</filename> Git repository into the current
	working directory.
	The command creates the local repository in a directory
	named <filename>poky</filename>.
	For information on Git used within the Yocto Project, see
	the "<link linkend='git'>Git</link>" section.
	<literallayout class='monospaced'>
	$ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky
	Cloning into 'poky'...
	remote: Counting objects: 226790, done.
	remote: Compressing objects: 100% (57465/57465), done.
	remote: Total 226790 (delta 165212), reused 225887 (delta 164327)
	Receiving objects: 100% (226790/226790), 100.98 MiB \| 263 KiB/s, done.
	Resolving deltas: 100% (165212/165212), done.
	</literallayout></para>
	<para>For another example of how to set up your own local Git
	repositories, see this
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Transcript:_from_git_checkout_to_meta-intel_BSP'>
	wiki page</ulink>, which describes how to create local
	Git repositories for both
	<filename>poky</filename> and <filename>meta-intel</filename>.
	</para>
	<para>
	You can also get the Yocto Project Files by downloading
	Yocto Project releases from the
	<ulink url="&YOCTO_HOME_URL;">Yocto Project website</ulink>.
	From the website, you just click "Downloads" in the navigation
	pane to the left to display all Yocto Project downloads.
	Current and archived releases are available for download.
	Nightly and developmental builds are also maintained at
	<ulink url="&YOCTO_AB_NIGHTLY_URL;"></ulink>.
	One final site you can visit for information on Yocto Project
	releases is the
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Releases'>Releases</ulink>
	wiki.
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem id='local-kernel-files'><para><emphasis>Yocto Project Kernel:</emphasis>
	If you are going to be making modifications to a supported Yocto Project kernel, you
	need to establish local copies of the source.
	You can find Git repositories of supported Yocto Project kernels organized under
	"Yocto Linux Kernel" in the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.</para>
	<para>This setup can involve creating a bare clone of the Yocto Project kernel and then
	copying that cloned repository.
	You can create the bare clone and the copy of the bare clone anywhere you like.
	For simplicity, it is recommended that you create these structures outside of the
	Source Directory, which is usually named <filename>poky</filename>.</para>
	<para>As an example, the following transcript shows how to create the bare clone
	of the <filename>linux-yocto-3.19</filename> kernel and then create a copy of
	that clone.
	<note>When you have a local Yocto Project kernel Git repository, you can
	reference that repository rather than the upstream Git repository as
	part of the <filename>clone</filename> command.
	Doing so can speed up the process.</note></para>
	<para>In the following example, the bare clone is named
	<filename>linux-yocto-3.19.git</filename>, while the
	copy is named <filename>my-linux-yocto-3.19-work</filename>:
	<literallayout class='monospaced'>
	$ git clone --bare git://git.yoctoproject.org/linux-yocto-3.19 linux-yocto-3.19.git
	Cloning into bare repository 'linux-yocto-3.19.git'...
	remote: Counting objects: 3983256, done.
	remote: Compressing objects: 100% (605006/605006), done.
	remote: Total 3983256 (delta 3352832), reused 3974503 (delta 3344079)
	Receiving objects: 100% (3983256/3983256), 843.66 MiB \| 1.07 MiB/s, done.
	Resolving deltas: 100% (3352832/3352832), done.
	Checking connectivity... done.
	</literallayout></para>
	<para>Now create a clone of the bare clone just created:
	<literallayout class='monospaced'>
	$ git clone linux-yocto-3.19.git my-linux-yocto-3.19-work
	Cloning into 'my-linux-yocto-3.19-work'...
	done.
	Checking out files: 100% (48440/48440), done.
	</literallayout></para></listitem>
	<listitem id='meta-yocto-kernel-extras-repo'><para><emphasis>
	The <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git Repository</emphasis>:
	The <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git repository contains Metadata needed
	only if you are modifying and building the kernel image.
	In particular, it contains the kernel BitBake append (<filename>.bbappend</filename>)
	files that you
	edit to point to your locally modified kernel source files and to build the kernel
	image.
	Pointing to these local files is much more efficient than requiring a download of the
	kernel's source files from upstream each time you make changes to the kernel.</para>
	<para>You can find the <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git Repository in the
	"Yocto Metadata Layers" area of the Yocto Project Source Repositories at
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.
	It is good practice to create this Git repository inside the Source Directory.</para>
	<para>Following is an example that creates the <filename>meta-yocto-kernel-extras</filename> Git
	repository inside the Source Directory, which is named <filename>poky</filename>
	in this case:
	<literallayout class='monospaced'>
	$ cd ~/poky
	$ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-yocto-kernel-extras meta-yocto-kernel-extras
	Cloning into 'meta-yocto-kernel-extras'...
	remote: Counting objects: 727, done.
	remote: Compressing objects: 100% (452/452), done.
	remote: Total 727 (delta 260), reused 719 (delta 252)
	Receiving objects: 100% (727/727), 536.36 KiB \| 240 KiB/s, done.
	Resolving deltas: 100% (260/260), done.
	</literallayout></para></listitem>
	<listitem><para id='supported-board-support-packages-(bsps)'><emphasis>Supported Board Support Packages (BSPs):</emphasis>
	The Yocto Project supports many BSPs, which are maintained in
	their own layers or in layers designed to contain several
	BSPs.
	To get an idea of machine support through BSP layers, you can
	look at the
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_RELEASE_DL_URL;/machines'>index of machines</ulink>
	for the release.</para>

	<para>The Yocto Project uses the following BSP layer naming
	scheme:
	<literallayout class='monospaced'>
	meta-<replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable>
	</literallayout>
	where <replaceable>bsp_name</replaceable> is the recognized
	BSP name.
	Here are some examples:
	<literallayout class='monospaced'>
	meta-crownbay
	meta-emenlow
	meta-raspberrypi
	</literallayout>
	See the
	"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>"
	section in the Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP)
	Developer's Guide for more information on BSP Layers.</para>

	<para>A useful Git repository released with the Yocto
	Project is <filename>meta-intel</filename>, which is a
	parent layer that contains many supported
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>.
	You can locate the <filename>meta-intel</filename> Git
	repository in the "Yocto Metadata Layers" area of the Yocto
	Project Source Repositories at
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit.cgi'></ulink>.</para>

	<para>Using
	<link linkend='git'>Git</link> to create a local clone of the
	upstream repository can be helpful if you are working with
	BSPs.
	Typically, you set up the <filename>meta-intel</filename>
	Git repository inside the Source Directory.
	For example, the following transcript shows the steps to clone
	<filename>meta-intel</filename>.
	<note>
	Be sure to work in the <filename>meta-intel</filename>
	branch that matches your
	<link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
	(i.e. <filename>poky</filename>) branch.
	For example, if you have checked out the "master" branch
	of <filename>poky</filename> and you are going to use
	<filename>meta-intel</filename>, be sure to checkout the
	"master" branch of <filename>meta-intel</filename>.
	</note>
	<literallayout class='monospaced'>
	$ cd ~/poky
	$ git clone git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-intel.git
	Cloning into 'meta-intel'...
	remote: Counting objects: 8844, done.
	remote: Compressing objects: 100% (2864/2864), done.
	remote: Total 8844 (delta 4931), reused 8780 (delta 4867)
	Receiving objects: 100% (8844/8844), 2.48 MiB \| 264 KiB/s, done.
	Resolving deltas: 100% (4931/4931), done.
	</literallayout></para>

	<para>The same
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/Transcript:_from_git_checkout_to_meta-intel_BSP'>wiki page</ulink>
	referenced earlier covers how to set up the
	<filename>meta-intel</filename> Git repository.
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para><emphasis>Eclipse Yocto Plug-in:</emphasis> If you are developing
	applications using the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE),
	you will need this plug-in.
	See the
	"<link linkend='setting-up-the-eclipse-ide'>Setting up the Eclipse IDE</link>"
	section for more information.</para></listitem>
	</itemizedlist>
	</para>
	</section>

	<section id='building-images'>
	<title>Building Images</title>

	<para>
	The build process creates an entire Linux distribution, including the toolchain, from source.
	For more information on this topic, see the
	"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#qs-building-images'>Building Images</ulink>"
	section in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
	</para>

	<para>
	The build process is as follows:
	<orderedlist>
	<listitem><para>Make sure you have set up the Source Directory described in the
	previous section.</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>Initialize the build environment by sourcing a build
	environment script (i.e.
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>
	or
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></ulink>).
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>Optionally ensure the <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> configuration file,
	which is found in the
	<link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>,
	is set up how you want it.
	This file defines many aspects of the build environment including
	the target machine architecture through the
	<filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-MACHINE'>MACHINE</ulink></filename> variable,
	the packaging format used during the build
	(<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></ulink>),
	and a centralized tarball download directory through the
	<filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DL_DIR'>DL_DIR</ulink></filename> variable.</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>
	Build the image using the <filename>bitbake</filename> command.
	If you want information on BitBake, see the
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;'>BitBake User Manual</ulink>.
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>Run the image either on the actual hardware or using the QEMU
	emulator.</para></listitem>
	</orderedlist>
	</para>
	</section>

	<section id='using-pre-built-binaries-and-qemu'>
	<title>Using Pre-Built Binaries and QEMU</title>

	<para>
	Another option you have to get started is to use pre-built binaries.
	The Yocto Project provides many types of binaries with each release.
	See the "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-images'>Images</ulink>"
	chapter in the Yocto Project Reference Manual
	for descriptions of the types of binaries that ship with a Yocto Project
	release.
	</para>

	<para>
	Using a pre-built binary is ideal for developing software applications to run on your
	target hardware.
	To do this, you need to be able to access the appropriate cross-toolchain tarball for
	the architecture on which you are developing.
	If you are using an SDK type image, the image ships with the complete toolchain native to
	the architecture.
	If you are not using an SDK type image, you need to separately download and
	install the stand-alone Yocto Project cross-toolchain tarball.
	</para>

	<para>
	Regardless of the type of image you are using, you need to download the pre-built kernel
	that you will boot in the QEMU emulator and then download and extract the target root
	filesystem for your target machine’s architecture.
	You can get architecture-specific binaries and file systems from
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_MACHINES_DL_URL;'>machines</ulink>.
	You can get installation scripts for stand-alone toolchains from
	<ulink url='&YOCTO_TOOLCHAIN_DL_URL;'>toolchains</ulink>.
	Once you have all your files, you set up the environment to emulate the hardware
	by sourcing an environment setup script.
	Finally, you start the QEMU emulator.
	You can find details on all these steps in the
	"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#using-pre-built'>Example Using Pre-Built Binaries and QEMU</ulink>"
	section of the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.
	You can learn more about using QEMU with the Yocto Project in the
	"<link linkend='dev-manual-qemu'>Using the Quick EMUlator (QEMU)</link>"
	section.
	</para>

	<para>
	Using QEMU to emulate your hardware can result in speed issues
	depending on the target and host architecture mix.
	For example, using the <filename>qemux86</filename> image in the emulator
	on an Intel-based 32-bit (x86) host machine is fast because the target and
	host architectures match.
	On the other hand, using the <filename>qemuarm</filename> image on the same Intel-based
	host can be slower.
	But, you still achieve faithful emulation of ARM-specific issues.
	</para>

	<para>
	To speed things up, the QEMU images support using <filename>distcc</filename>
	to call a cross-compiler outside the emulated system.
	If you used <filename>runqemu</filename> to start QEMU, and the
	<filename>distccd</filename> application is present on the host system, any
	BitBake cross-compiling toolchain available from the build system is automatically
	used from within QEMU simply by calling <filename>distcc</filename>.
	You can accomplish this by defining the cross-compiler variable
	(e.g. <filename>export CC="distcc"</filename>).
	Alternatively, if you are using a suitable SDK image or the appropriate
	stand-alone toolchain is present,
	the toolchain is also automatically used.
	</para>

	<note>
	Several mechanisms exist that let you connect to the system running on the
	QEMU emulator:
	<itemizedlist>
	<listitem><para>QEMU provides a framebuffer interface that makes standard
	consoles available.</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>Generally, headless embedded devices have a serial port.
	If so, you can configure the operating system of the running image
	to use that port to run a console.
	The connection uses standard IP networking.</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>
	SSH servers exist in some QEMU images.
	The <filename>core-image-sato</filename> QEMU image has a
	Dropbear secure shell (SSH) server that runs with the root
	password disabled.
	The <filename>core-image-full-cmdline</filename> and
	<filename>core-image-lsb</filename> QEMU images
	have OpenSSH instead of Dropbear.
	Including these SSH servers allow you to use standard
	<filename>ssh</filename> and <filename>scp</filename> commands.
	The <filename>core-image-minimal</filename> QEMU image,
	however, contains no SSH server.
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>You can use a provided, user-space NFS server to boot the QEMU session
	using a local copy of the root filesystem on the host.
	In order to make this connection, you must extract a root filesystem tarball by using the
	<filename>runqemu-extract-sdk</filename> command.
	After running the command, you must then point the <filename>runqemu</filename>
	script to the extracted directory instead of a root filesystem image file.</para></listitem>
	</itemizedlist>
	</note>
	</section>
	</chapter>
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