5.22.1. Starting Toaster

Getting set up to use and start Toaster is simple. First, be sure you have met the following requirements:

Once you have met the requirements, follow these steps to start Toaster running in the background of your shell:

Note

The Toaster must be started and running in order for it to collect data.
  1. Set up your build environment: Source a build environment script (i.e. oe-init-build-env or oe-init-build-env-memres).

  2. Start Toaster: Start the Toaster service using this command from within your Build Directory:

         $ source toaster start
                            

When Toaster starts, it creates some additional files in your Build Directory. Deleting these files will cause you to lose data or interrupt Toaster: