From 882e9cd2affb773eec8b1d387ab4e3b5cbdc0994 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Purdie Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:31:34 +0000 Subject: Add Poky handbook git-svn-id: https://svn.o-hand.com/repos/poky/trunk@3865 311d38ba-8fff-0310-9ca6-ca027cbcb966 --- handbook/faq.xml | 234 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 234 insertions(+) create mode 100644 handbook/faq.xml (limited to 'handbook/faq.xml') diff --git a/handbook/faq.xml b/handbook/faq.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2c227bfc6 --- /dev/null +++ b/handbook/faq.xml @@ -0,0 +1,234 @@ + + + +FAQ + + + + + How does Poky differ from OpenEmbedded? + + + + + Poky is a derivative of OpenEmbedded, a stable, + smaller subset focused on the GNOME Mobile environment. Development + in Poky is closely tied to OpenEmbedded with features being merged + regularly between the two for mutual benefit. + + + + + + + How can you claim Poky is stable? + + + + + There are three areas that help with stability; + + + + + We keep Poky small and focused - around 650 packages compared to over 5000 for full OE + + + + + We only support hardware that we have access to for testing + + + + + We have a Buildbot which provides continuous build and integration tests + + + + + + + + + + How do I get support for my board added to Poky? + + + + + There are two main ways to get a board supported in Poky; + + + + Send us the board if we don't have it yet + + + + + Send us bitbake recipes if you have them (see the Poky handbook to find out how to create recipes) + + + + Usually if it's not a completely exotic board then adding support in Poky should be fairly straightforward. + + + + + + + Are there any products running poky ? + + + + + The Vernier Labquest is using Poky (for more about the Labquest see the case study at OpenedHand). There are a number of pre-production devices using Poky and we will announce those as soon as they are released. + + + + + + + What is the Poky output ? + + + + + The output of a Poky build will depend on how it was started, as the same set of recipes can be used to output various formats. Usually the output is a flashable image ready for the target device. + + + + + + + How do I add my package to Poky? + + + + + To add a package you need to create a bitbake recipe - see the Poky handbook to find out how to create a recipe. + + + + + + + Do I have to reflash my entire board with a new poky image when recompiling a package? + + + + + Poky can build packages in various formats, ipkg, Debian package, or RPM. The package can then be upgraded using the package tools on the device, much like on a desktop distribution like Ubuntu or Fedora. + + + + + + + What is GNOME Mobile? What's the difference between GNOME Mobile and GNOME? + + + + + GNOME Mobile is a subset of the GNOME platform targeted at mobile and embedded devices. The the main difference between GNOME Mobile and standard GNOME is that desktop-orientated libraries have been removed, along with deprecated libraries, creating a much smaller footprint. + + + + + + + How do I make Poky work in RHEL/CentOS? + + + + + To get Poky working under RHEL/CentOS 5.1 you need to first install some required packages. The standard CentOS packages needed are: + + + + "Development tools" (selected during installation) + + + + + texi2html + + + + + compat-gcc-34 + + + + + + + On top of those the following external packages are needed: + + + + python-sqlite2 from DAG + repository + + + + + help2man from Karan + repository + + + + + + + Once these packages are installed Poky will be able to build standard images however there + may be a problem with QEMU segfaulting. You can either disable the generation of binary + locales by setting ENABLE_BINARY_LOCALE_GENERATION + to "0" or remove the linux-2.6-execshield.patch from the kernel and rebuild + it since its that patch which causes the problems with QEMU. + + + + + + + I see lots of 404 responses for files on http://folks.o-hand.com/~richard/poky/sources/*. Is something wrong? + + + + + Nothing is wrong, Poky will check any configured source mirrors before downloading + from the upstream sources. It does this searching for both source archives and + pre-checked out versions of SCM managed software. This is so in large installations, + it can reduce load on the SCM servers themselves. The address above is one of the + default mirrors configured into standard Poky so if an upstream source disappears, + we can place sources there so builds continue to work. + + + + + + + I have a machine specific data in a package for one machine only but the package is + being marked as machine specific in all cases, how do I stop it? + + + + + Set SRC_URI_OVERRIDES_PACKAGE_ARCH + = "0" in the .bb file but make sure the package is manually marked as + machine specific in the case that needs it. The code which handles SRC_URI_OVERRIDES_PACKAGE_ARCH + is in base.bbclass. + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3