5.9.2. Using OpenEmbedded Image Creator Wic to Generate Partitioned Images

The wic command generates partitioned images from existing OpenEmbedded build artifacts. Image generation is driven by partitioning commands contained in an Openembedded kickstart file (.wks) specified either directly on the command line or as one of a selection of canned .wks files as shown with the wic list images command in the "Using an Existing Kickstart File" section. When you apply the command to a given set of build artifacts, the result is an image or set of images that can be directly written onto media and used on a particular system.

The wic command and the infrastructure it is based on is by definition incomplete. The purpose of the command is to allow the generation of customized images, and as such, was designed to be completely extensible through a plug-in interface. See the "Plug-ins" section for information on these plug-ins.

This section provides some background information on Wic, describes what you need to have in place to run the tool, provides instruction on how to use the wic utility, and provides several examples.