The OpenEmbedded build system provides several example
images to satisfy different needs.
When you issue the bitbake
command you provide a “top-level” recipe
that essentially begins the build for the type of image you want.
local.conf
file before using the BitBake
command to build the minimal or base image:
1. Comment out the EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES line 2. Set INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE = "GPL-3.0 LGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0"
From within the poky
Git repository, you can use
the following command to display the list of directories within the
Source Directory
that containe image recipe files:
$ ls meta*/recipes*/images/*.bb
Following is a list of supported recipes:
build-appliance-image
:
An example virtual machine that contains all the pieces required to
run builds using the build system as well as the build system itself.
You can boot and run the image using either the
VMware Player
or VMware Workstation.
For more information on this image, see the
Build Appliance page on
the Yocto Project website.
core-image-base
:
A console-only image that fully supports the target device hardware.
core-image-clutter
:
An image with support for the Open GL-based toolkit Clutter, which enables development of
rich and animated graphical user interfaces.
core-image-directfb
:
An image that uses directfb
instead of X11.
core-image-full-cmdline
:
A console-only image with more full-featured Linux system
functionality installed.
core-image-lsb
:
An image that conforms to the Linux Standard Base (LSB)
specification.
This image requires a distribution configuration that
enables LSB compliance (e.g. poky-lsb
).
If you build core-image-lsb
without that
configuration, the image will not be LSB-compliant.
core-image-lsb-dev
:
A core-image-lsb
image that is suitable for development work
using the host.
The image includes headers and libraries you can use in a host development
environment.
This image requires a distribution configuration that
enables LSB compliance (e.g. poky-lsb
).
If you build core-image-lsb-dev
without that
configuration, the image will not be LSB-compliant.
core-image-lsb-sdk
:
A core-image-lsb
that includes everything in
meta-toolchain but also includes development headers and libraries
to form a complete standalone SDK.
This image requires a distribution configuration that
enables LSB compliance (e.g. poky-lsb
).
If you build core-image-lsb-sdk
without that
configuration, the image will not be LSB-compliant.
This image is suitable for development using the target.
core-image-minimal
:
A small image just capable of allowing a device to boot.
core-image-minimal-dev
:
A core-image-minimal
image suitable for development work
using the host.
The image includes headers and libraries you can use in a host development
environment.
core-image-minimal-initramfs
:
A core-image-minimal
image that has the Minimal RAM-based
Initial Root Filesystem (initramfs) as part of the kernel,
which allows the system to find the first “init” program more efficiently.
See the
PACKAGE_INSTALL
variable for additional information helpful when working with
initramfs images.
core-image-minimal-mtdutils
:
A core-image-minimal
image that has support
for the Minimal MTD Utilities, which let the user interact with the
MTD subsystem in the kernel to perform operations on flash devices.
core-image-rt
:
A core-image-minimal
image plus a real-time test suite and
tools appropriate for real-time use.
core-image-rt-sdk
:
A core-image-rt
image that includes everything in
meta-toolchain
.
The image also includes development headers and libraries to form a complete
stand-alone SDK and is suitable for development using the target.
core-image-sato
:
An image with Sato support, a mobile environment and visual style that works well
with mobile devices.
The image supports X11 with a Sato theme and applications such as
a terminal, editor, file manager, media player, and so forth.
core-image-sato-dev
:
A core-image-sato
image suitable for development
using the host.
The image includes libraries needed to build applications on the device itself,
testing and profiling tools, and debug symbols.
This image was formerly core-image-sdk
.
core-image-sato-sdk
:
A core-image-sato
image that includes everything in meta-toolchain.
The image also includes development headers and libraries to form a complete standalone SDK
and is suitable for development using the target.
core-image-testmaster
:
A "master" image designed to be used for automated runtime testing.
Provides a "known good" image that is deployed to a separate
partition so that you can boot into it and use it to deploy a
second image to be tested.
You can find more information about runtime testing in the
"Performing Automated Runtime Testing"
section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
core-image-testmaster-initramfs
:
A RAM-based Initial Root Filesystem (initramfs) image tailored for
use with the core-image-testmaster
image.
core-image-weston
:
A very basic Wayland image with a terminal.
This image provides the Wayland protocol libraries and the
reference Weston compositor.
For more information, see the
"Wayland" section.
core-image-x11
:
A very basic X11 image with a terminal.
qt4e-demo-image
:
An image that launches into the demo application for the embedded
(not based on X11) version of Qt.