Chapter 2. Using the Yocto Project

Table of Contents

2.1. Running a Build
2.1.1. Build Overview
2.1.2. Building an Image Using GPL Components
2.2. Installing and Using the Result
2.3. Debugging Tools and Techniques
2.3.1. Viewing Logs from Failed Tasks
2.3.2. Viewing Variable Values
2.3.3. Viewing Package Information with oe-pkgdata-util
2.3.4. Viewing Dependencies Between Recipes and Tasks
2.3.5. Viewing Task Variable Dependencies
2.3.6. Running Specific Tasks
2.3.7. General BitBake Problems
2.3.8. Development Host System Issues
2.3.9. Building with No Dependencies
2.3.10. Recipe Logging Mechanisms
2.3.11. Other Tips
2.4. Maintaining Build Output Quality
2.4.1. Enabling and Disabling Build History
2.4.2. Understanding What the Build History Contains
2.5. Speeding Up the Build

This chapter describes common usage for the Yocto Project. The information is introductory in nature as other manuals in the Yocto Project documentation set provide more details on how to use the Yocto Project.