summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml')
-rw-r--r--documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml1123
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1123 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8588e9c2dd..0000000000
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-structure.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1123 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
-"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
-[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
-<!--SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-2.0-UK-->
-
-<chapter id='ref-structure'>
-
-<title>Source Directory Structure</title>
-
-<para>
- The <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
- consists of numerous files, directories and subdirectories;
- understanding their locations and contents is key to using the
- Yocto Project effectively.
- This chapter describes the Source Directory and gives information about
- those files and directories.
-</para>
-
-<para>
- For information on how to establish a local Source Directory on your
- development system, see the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#locating-yocto-project-source-files'>Locating Yocto Project Source Files</ulink>"
- section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
-</para>
-
- <note>
- The OpenEmbedded build system does not support file or directory names that
- contain spaces.
- Be sure that the Source Directory you use does not contain these types
- of names.
- </note>
-
-<section id='structure-core'>
- <title>Top-Level Core Components</title>
-
- <para>
- This section describes the top-level components of the
- <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>.
- </para>
-
- <section id='structure-core-bitbake'>
- <title><filename>bitbake/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory includes a copy of BitBake for ease of use.
- The copy usually matches the current stable BitBake release from
- the BitBake project.
- BitBake, a
- <link linkend='metadata'>Metadata</link>
- interpreter, reads the Yocto Project Metadata and runs the tasks
- defined by that data.
- Failures are usually caused by errors in your Metadata and not from BitBake itself;
- consequently, most users do not need to worry about BitBake.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- When you run the <filename>bitbake</filename> command, the
- main BitBake executable (which resides in the
- <filename>bitbake/bin/</filename> directory) starts.
- Sourcing the environment setup script (i.e.
- <link linkend="structure-core-script"><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>)
- places the <filename>scripts/</filename> and
- <filename>bitbake/bin/</filename> directories (in that order) into
- the shell's <filename>PATH</filename> environment variable.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For more information on BitBake, see the
- <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BB_URL;'>BitBake User Manual</ulink>.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-core-build'>
- <title><filename>build/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains user configuration files and the output
- generated by the OpenEmbedded build system in its standard configuration where
- the source tree is combined with the output.
- The
- <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>
- is created initially when you <filename>source</filename>
- the OpenEmbedded build environment setup script
- (i.e.
- <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>).
- </para>
-
- <para>
- It is also possible to place output and configuration
- files in a directory separate from the
- <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
- by providing a directory name when you <filename>source</filename>
- the setup script.
- For information on separating output from your local
- Source Directory files (commonly described as an "out of tree" build), see the
- "<link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>"
- section.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='handbook'>
- <title><filename>documentation/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory holds the source for the Yocto Project documentation
- as well as templates and tools that allow you to generate PDF and HTML
- versions of the manuals.
- Each manual is contained in its own sub-folder;
- for example, the files for this reference manual reside in
- the <filename>ref-manual/</filename> directory.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-core-meta'>
- <title><filename>meta/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains the minimal, underlying OpenEmbedded-Core metadata.
- The directory holds recipes, common classes, and machine
- configuration for strictly emulated targets (<filename>qemux86</filename>,
- <filename>qemuarm</filename>, and so forth.)
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-core-meta-poky'>
- <title><filename>meta-poky/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- Designed above the <filename>meta/</filename> content, this directory
- adds just enough metadata to define the Poky reference distribution.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-core-meta-yocto-bsp'>
- <title><filename>meta-yocto-bsp/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains the Yocto Project reference
- hardware Board Support Packages (BSPs).
- For more information on BSPs, see the
- <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;'>Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP) Developer's Guide</ulink>.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-selftest'>
- <title><filename>meta-selftest/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory adds additional recipes and append files
- used by the OpenEmbedded selftests to verify the behavior
- of the build system.
- You do not have to add this layer to your
- <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file unless you want to run the
- selftests.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-skeleton'>
- <title><filename>meta-skeleton/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains template recipes for BSP and kernel development.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-core-scripts'>
- <title><filename>scripts/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains various integration scripts that implement
- extra functionality in the Yocto Project environment (e.g. QEMU scripts).
- The <link linkend="structure-core-script"><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>
- script prepends this directory to the shell's
- <filename>PATH</filename> environment variable.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The <filename>scripts</filename> directory has useful scripts that assist in contributing
- back to the Yocto Project, such as <filename>create-pull-request</filename> and
- <filename>send-pull-request</filename>.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-core-script'>
- <title><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This script sets up the OpenEmbedded build environment.
- Running this script with the <filename>source</filename> command in
- a shell makes changes to <filename>PATH</filename> and sets other
- core BitBake variables based on the current working directory.
- You need to run an environment setup script before running BitBake
- commands.
- The script uses other scripts within the
- <filename>scripts</filename> directory to do the bulk of the work.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- When you run this script, your Yocto Project environment is set
- up, a
- <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>
- is created, your working directory becomes the Build Directory,
- and you are presented with some simple suggestions as to what to do
- next, including a list of some possible targets to build.
- Here is an example:
- <literallayout class='monospaced'>
- $ source oe-init-build-env
-
- ### Shell environment set up for builds. ###
-
- You can now run 'bitbake &lt;target&gt;'
-
- Common targets are:
- core-image-minimal
- core-image-sato
- meta-toolchain
- meta-ide-support
-
- You can also run generated qemu images with a command like 'runqemu qemux86-64'
- </literallayout>
- The default output of the <filename>oe-init-build-env</filename> script
- is from the <filename>conf-notes.txt</filename> file, which is found in the
- <filename>meta-poky</filename> directory within the
- <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>.
- If you design a custom distribution, you can include your own version
- of this configuration file to mention the targets defined by your
- distribution.
- See the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-custom-template-configuration-directory'>Creating a Custom Template Configuration Directory</ulink>"
- section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more
- information.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- By default, running this script without a Build Directory
- argument creates the <filename>build/</filename> directory
- in your current working directory.
- If you provide a Build Directory argument when you
- <filename>source</filename> the script, you direct the OpenEmbedded
- build system to create a Build Directory of your choice.
- For example, the following command creates a Build Directory named
- <filename>mybuilds/</filename> that is outside of the
- <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>:
- <literallayout class='monospaced'>
- $ source &OE_INIT_FILE; ~/mybuilds
- </literallayout>
- The OpenEmbedded build system uses the template configuration
- files, which are found by default in the
- <filename>meta-poky/conf/</filename> directory in the
- Source Directory.
- See the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#creating-a-custom-template-configuration-directory'>Creating a Custom Template Configuration Directory</ulink>"
- section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more
- information.
- <note>
- The OpenEmbedded build system does not support file or directory names that
- contain spaces.
- If you attempt to run the <filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename> script
- from a Source Directory that contains spaces in either the filenames
- or directory names, the script returns an error indicating no such
- file or directory.
- Be sure to use a Source Directory free of names containing spaces.
- </note>
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-basic-top-level'>
- <title><filename>LICENSE, README, and README.hardware</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- These files are standard top-level files.
- </para>
- </section>
-</section>
-
-<section id='structure-build'>
- <title>The Build Directory - <filename>build/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- The OpenEmbedded build system creates the
- <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link>
- when you run the build environment setup script
- <link
-linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>.
- If you do not give the Build Directory a specific name when you run
- the setup script, the name defaults to <filename>build/</filename>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For subsequent parsing and processing, the name of the Build
- directory is available via the
- <link linkend='var-TOPDIR'><filename>TOPDIR</filename></link> variable.
- </para>
-
- <section id='structure-build-buildhistory'>
- <title><filename>build/buildhistory/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- The OpenEmbedded build system creates this directory when you
- enable build history via the <filename>buildhistory</filename> class file.
- The directory organizes build information into image, packages, and
- SDK subdirectories.
- For information on the build history feature, see the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#maintaining-build-output-quality'>Maintaining Build Output Quality</ulink>"
- section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-conf-local.conf'>
- <title><filename>build/conf/local.conf</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This configuration file contains all the local user configurations
- for your build environment.
- The <filename>local.conf</filename> file contains documentation on
- the various configuration options.
- Any variable set here overrides any variable set elsewhere within
- the environment unless that variable is hard-coded within a file
- (e.g. by using '=' instead of '?=').
- Some variables are hard-coded for various reasons but such
- variables are relatively rare.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- At a minimum, you would normally edit this file to select the target
- <filename><link linkend='var-MACHINE'>MACHINE</link></filename>,
- which package types you wish to use
- (<link linkend='var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></link>),
- and the location from which you want to access downloaded files
- (<filename><link linkend='var-DL_DIR'>DL_DIR</link></filename>).
- </para>
-
- <para>
- If <filename>local.conf</filename> is not present when you
- start the build, the OpenEmbedded build system creates it from
- <filename>local.conf.sample</filename> when
- you <filename>source</filename> the top-level build environment
- setup script
- <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The source <filename>local.conf.sample</filename> file used
- depends on the <filename>$TEMPLATECONF</filename> script variable,
- which defaults to <filename>meta-poky/conf/</filename>
- when you are building from the Yocto Project development
- environment, and to <filename>meta/conf/</filename> when
- you are building from the OpenEmbedded-Core environment.
- Because the script variable points to the source of the
- <filename>local.conf.sample</filename> file, this implies that
- you can configure your build environment from any layer by setting
- the variable in the top-level build environment setup script as
- follows:
- <literallayout class='monospaced'>
- TEMPLATECONF=<replaceable>your_layer</replaceable>/conf
- </literallayout>
- Once the build process gets the sample file, it uses
- <filename>sed</filename> to substitute final
- <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-OEROOT'><filename>OEROOT</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
- values for all <filename>##OEROOT##</filename> values.
- <note>
- You can see how the <filename>TEMPLATECONF</filename> variable
- is used by looking at the
- <filename>scripts/oe-setup-builddir</filename> script in the
- <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>.
- You can find the Yocto Project version of the
- <filename>local.conf.sample</filename> file in the
- <filename>meta-poky/conf</filename> directory.
- </note>
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-conf-bblayers.conf'>
- <title><filename>build/conf/bblayers.conf</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This configuration file defines
- <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#understanding-and-creating-layers'>layers</ulink>,
- which are directory trees, traversed (or walked) by BitBake.
- The <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file uses the
- <link linkend='var-BBLAYERS'><filename>BBLAYERS</filename></link>
- variable to list the layers BitBake tries to find.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- If <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> is not present when you
- start the build, the OpenEmbedded build system creates it from
- <filename>bblayers.conf.sample</filename> when
- you <filename>source</filename> the top-level build environment
- setup script (i.e.
- <link linkend='structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></link>).
- </para>
-
- <para>
- As with the <filename>local.conf</filename> file,
- the source <filename>bblayers.conf.sample</filename> file used
- depends on the <filename>$TEMPLATECONF</filename> script variable,
- which defaults to <filename>meta-poky/conf/</filename>
- when you are building from the Yocto Project development
- environment, and to <filename>meta/conf/</filename> when
- you are building from the OpenEmbedded-Core environment.
- Because the script variable points to the source of the
- <filename>bblayers.conf.sample</filename> file, this implies that
- you can base your build from any layer by setting the variable in
- the top-level build environment setup script as follows:
- <literallayout class='monospaced'>
- TEMPLATECONF=<replaceable>your_layer</replaceable>/conf
- </literallayout>
- Once the build process gets the sample file, it uses
- <filename>sed</filename> to substitute final
- <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-OEROOT'><filename>OEROOT</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
- values for all <filename>##OEROOT##</filename> values.
- <note>
- You can see how the <filename>TEMPLATECONF</filename> variable
- <filename>scripts/oe-setup-builddir</filename> script in the
- <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>.
- You can find the Yocto Project version of the
- <filename>bblayers.conf.sample</filename> file in the
- <filename>meta-poky/conf/</filename> directory.
- </note>
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-conf-sanity_info'>
- <title><filename>build/cache/sanity_info</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This file indicates the state of the sanity checks and is created
- during the build.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-downloads'>
- <title><filename>build/downloads/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains downloaded upstream source tarballs.
- You can reuse the directory for multiple builds or move
- the directory to another location.
- You can control the location of this directory through the
- <filename><link linkend='var-DL_DIR'>DL_DIR</link></filename> variable.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-sstate-cache'>
- <title><filename>build/sstate-cache/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains the shared state cache.
- You can reuse the directory for multiple builds or move
- the directory to another location.
- You can control the location of this directory through the
- <filename><link linkend='var-SSTATE_DIR'>SSTATE_DIR</link></filename> variable.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- The OpenEmbedded build system creates and uses this directory
- for all the build system's output.
- The
- <link linkend='var-TMPDIR'><filename>TMPDIR</filename></link>
- variable points to this directory.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- BitBake creates this directory if it does not exist.
- As a last resort, to clean up a build and start it from scratch
- (other than the downloads), you can remove everything in the
- <filename>tmp</filename> directory or get rid of the
- directory completely.
- If you do, you should also completely remove the
- <filename>build/sstate-cache</filename> directory.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-buildstats'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/buildstats/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory stores the build statistics.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-cache'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/cache/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- When BitBake parses the metadata (recipes and configuration files),
- it caches the results in <filename>build/tmp/cache/</filename>
- to speed up future builds.
- The results are stored on a per-machine basis.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- During subsequent builds, BitBake checks each recipe (together
- with, for example, any files included or appended to it) to see
- if they have been modified.
- Changes can be detected, for example, through file modification
- time (mtime) changes and hashing of file contents.
- If no changes to the file are detected, then the parsed result
- stored in the cache is reused.
- If the file has changed, it is reparsed.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains any "end result" output from the
- OpenEmbedded build process.
- The <link linkend='var-DEPLOY_DIR'><filename>DEPLOY_DIR</filename></link>
- variable points to this directory.
- For more detail on the contents of the <filename>deploy</filename>
- directory, see the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#images-dev-environment'>Images</ulink>"
- and
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#sdk-dev-environment'>Application Development SDK</ulink>"
- sections in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-deb'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/deb/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory receives any <filename>.deb</filename> packages produced by
- the build process.
- The packages are sorted into feeds for different architecture types.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-rpm'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/rpm/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory receives any <filename>.rpm</filename> packages produced by
- the build process.
- The packages are sorted into feeds for different architecture types.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-ipk'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/ipk/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory receives <filename>.ipk</filename> packages produced by
- the build process.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-licenses'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/licenses/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory receives package licensing information.
- For example, the directory contains sub-directories for <filename>bash</filename>,
- <filename>busybox</filename>, and <filename>glibc</filename> (among others) that in turn
- contain appropriate <filename>COPYING</filename> license files with other licensing information.
- For information on licensing, see the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#maintaining-open-source-license-compliance-during-your-products-lifecycle'>Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Product's Lifecycle</ulink>"
- section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-images'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/images/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory is populated with the basic output objects of the
- build (think of them as the "generated artifacts" of the build process),
- including things like the boot loader image, kernel, root filesystem and more.
- If you want to flash the resulting image from a build onto a device,
- look here for the necessary components.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- Be careful when deleting files in this directory.
- You can safely delete old images from this directory (e.g.
- <filename>core-image-*</filename>).
- However, the kernel (<filename>*zImage*</filename>, <filename>*uImage*</filename>, etc.),
- bootloader and other supplementary files might be deployed here prior to building an
- image.
- Because these files are not directly produced from the image, if you
- delete them they will not be automatically re-created when you build the image again.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- If you do accidentally delete files here, you will need to force them to be
- re-created.
- In order to do that, you will need to know the target that produced them.
- For example, these commands rebuild and re-create the kernel files:
- <literallayout class='monospaced'>
- $ bitbake -c clean virtual/kernel
- $ bitbake virtual/kernel
- </literallayout>
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-deploy-sdk'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/deploy/sdk/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- The OpenEmbedded build system creates this directory to hold
- toolchain installer scripts which, when executed, install the
- sysroot that matches your target hardware.
- You can find out more about these installers in the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_SDK_URL;#sdk-building-an-sdk-installer'>Building an SDK Installer</ulink>"
- section in the Yocto Project Application Development and the
- Extensible Software Development Kit (eSDK) manual.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-sstate-control'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/sstate-control/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- The OpenEmbedded build system uses this directory for the
- shared state manifest files.
- The shared state code uses these files to record the files
- installed by each sstate task so that the files can be removed
- when cleaning the recipe or when a newer version is about to
- be installed.
- The build system also uses the manifests to detect and produce
- a warning when files from one task are overwriting those from
- another.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-sysroots-components'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/sysroots-components/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory is the location of the sysroot contents that the
- task
- <link linkend='ref-tasks-prepare_recipe_sysroot'><filename>do_prepare_recipe_sysroot</filename></link>
- links or copies into the recipe-specific sysroot for each
- recipe listed in
- <link linkend='var-DEPENDS'><filename>DEPENDS</filename></link>.
- Population of this directory is handled through shared state, while
- the path is specified by the
- <link linkend='var-COMPONENTS_DIR'><filename>COMPONENTS_DIR</filename></link>
- variable. Apart from a few unusual circumstances, handling of the
- <filename>sysroots-components</filename> directory should be
- automatic, and recipes should not directly reference
- <filename>build/tmp/sysroots-components</filename>.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-sysroots'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/sysroots/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- Previous versions of the OpenEmbedded build system used to
- create a global shared sysroot per machine along with a native
- sysroot.
- Beginning with the &DISTRO; version of the Yocto Project,
- sysroots exist in recipe-specific
- <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>
- directories.
- Thus, the <filename>build/tmp/sysroots/</filename> directory
- is unused.
- <note>
- The <filename>build/tmp/sysroots/</filename> directory
- can still be populated using the
- <filename>bitbake build-sysroots</filename> command and can
- be used for compatibility in some cases.
- However, in general it is not recommended to populate
- this directory.
- Individual recipe-specific sysroots should be used.
- </note>
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-stamps'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/stamps/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory holds information that BitBake uses for
- accounting purposes to track what tasks have run and when they
- have run.
- The directory is sub-divided by architecture, package name, and
- version.
- Following is an example:
- <literallayout class='monospaced'>
- stamps/all-poky-linux/distcc-config/1.0-r0.do_build-2fdd....2do
- </literallayout>
- Although the files in the directory are empty of data,
- BitBake uses the filenames and timestamps for tracking purposes.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For information on how BitBake uses stamp files to determine if
- a task should be rerun, see the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_OM_URL;#stamp-files-and-the-rerunning-of-tasks'>Stamp Files and the Rerunning of Tasks</ulink>"
- section in the Yocto Project Overview and Concepts Manual.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-log'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/log/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains general logs that are not otherwise placed using the
- package's <filename><link linkend='var-WORKDIR'>WORKDIR</link></filename>.
- Examples of logs are the output from the
- <filename>do_check_pkg</filename> or
- <filename>do_distro_check</filename> tasks.
- Running a build does not necessarily mean this directory is created.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-work'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/work/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains architecture-specific work sub-directories
- for packages built by BitBake.
- All tasks execute from the appropriate work directory.
- For example, the source for a particular package is unpacked,
- patched, configured and compiled all within its own work directory.
- Within the work directory, organization is based on the package group
- and version for which the source is being compiled
- as defined by the
- <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- It is worth considering the structure of a typical work directory.
- As an example, consider <filename>linux-yocto-kernel-3.0</filename>
- on the machine <filename>qemux86</filename>
- built within the Yocto Project.
- For this package, a work directory of
- <filename>tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/linux-yocto/3.0+git1+&lt;.....&gt;</filename>,
- referred to as the <filename>WORKDIR</filename>, is created.
- Within this directory, the source is unpacked to
- <filename>linux-qemux86-standard-build</filename> and then patched by Quilt.
- (See the
- "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-a-quilt-workflow'>Using Quilt in Your Workflow</ulink>"
- section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more
- information.)
- Within the <filename>linux-qemux86-standard-build</filename> directory,
- standard Quilt directories <filename>linux-3.0/patches</filename>
- and <filename>linux-3.0/.pc</filename> are created,
- and standard Quilt commands can be used.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- There are other directories generated within <filename>WORKDIR</filename>.
- The most important directory is <filename>WORKDIR/temp/</filename>,
- which has log files for each task (<filename>log.do_*.pid</filename>)
- and contains the scripts BitBake runs for each task
- (<filename>run.do_*.pid</filename>).
- The <filename>WORKDIR/image/</filename> directory is where "make
- install" places its output that is then split into sub-packages
- within <filename>WORKDIR/packages-split/</filename>.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-tmp-work-tunearch-recipename-version'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/work/<replaceable>tunearch</replaceable>/<replaceable>recipename</replaceable>/<replaceable>version</replaceable>/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- The recipe work directory - <filename>${WORKDIR}</filename>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- As described earlier in the
- "<link linkend='structure-build-tmp-sysroots'><filename>build/tmp/sysroots/</filename></link>"
- section, beginning with the &DISTRO; release of the Yocto
- Project, the OpenEmbedded build system builds each recipe in its
- own work directory (i.e.
- <link linkend='var-WORKDIR'><filename>WORKDIR</filename></link>).
- The path to the work directory is constructed using the
- architecture of the given build (e.g.
- <link linkend='var-TUNE_PKGARCH'><filename>TUNE_PKGARCH</filename></link>,
- <link linkend='var-MACHINE_ARCH'><filename>MACHINE_ARCH</filename></link>,
- or "allarch"), the recipe name, and the version of the recipe (i.e.
- <link linkend='var-PE'><filename>PE</filename></link><filename>:</filename><link linkend='var-PV'><filename>PV</filename></link><filename>-</filename><link linkend='var-PR'><filename>PR</filename></link>).
- </para>
-
- <para>
- A number of key subdirectories exist within each recipe
- work directory:
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>
- <filename>${WORKDIR}/temp</filename>:
- Contains the log files of each task executed for this
- recipe, the "run" files for each executed task, which
- contain the code run, and a
- <filename>log.task_order</filename> file, which lists the
- order in which tasks were executed.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <filename>${WORKDIR}/image</filename>:
- Contains the output of the
- <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
- task, which corresponds to the
- <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-D'><filename>D</filename></link><filename>}</filename>
- variable in that task.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <filename>${WORKDIR}/pseudo</filename>:
- Contains the pseudo database and log for any tasks executed
- under pseudo for the recipe.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <filename>${WORKDIR}/sysroot-destdir</filename>:
- Contains the output of the
- <link linkend='ref-tasks-populate_sysroot'><filename>do_populate_sysroot</filename></link>
- task.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <filename>${WORKDIR}/package</filename>:
- Contains the output of the
- <link linkend='ref-tasks-package'><filename>do_package</filename></link>
- task before the output is split into individual packages.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <filename>${WORKDIR}/packages-split</filename>:
- Contains the output of the <filename>do_package</filename>
- task after the output has been split into individual
- packages.
- Subdirectories exist for each individual package created
- by the recipe.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <filename>${WORKDIR}/recipe-sysroot</filename>:
- A directory populated with the target dependencies of the
- recipe.
- This directory looks like the target filesystem and
- contains libraries that the recipe might need to link
- against (e.g. the C library).
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <filename>${WORKDIR}/recipe-sysroot-native</filename>:
- A directory populated with the native dependencies of the
- recipe.
- This directory contains the tools the recipe needs to build
- (e.g. the compiler, Autoconf, libtool, and so forth).
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- <filename>${WORKDIR}/build</filename>:
- This subdirectory applies only to recipes that support
- builds where the source is separate from the
- build artifacts.
- The OpenEmbedded build system uses this directory as a
- separate build directory (i.e.
- <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link><filename>}</filename>).
- </para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-build-work-shared'>
- <title><filename>build/tmp/work-shared/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- For efficiency, the OpenEmbedded build system creates and uses
- this directory to hold recipes that share a work directory with
- other recipes.
- In practice, this is only used for <filename>gcc</filename>
- and its variants (e.g. <filename>gcc-cross</filename>,
- <filename>libgcc</filename>, <filename>gcc-runtime</filename>,
- and so forth).
- </para>
- </section>
-</section>
-
-<section id='structure-meta'>
- <title>The Metadata - <filename>meta/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- As mentioned previously,
- <link linkend='metadata'>Metadata</link> is the core
- of the Yocto Project.
- Metadata has several important subdivisions:
- </para>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-classes'>
- <title><filename>meta/classes/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains the <filename>*.bbclass</filename> files.
- Class files are used to abstract common code so it can be reused by multiple
- packages.
- Every package inherits the <filename>base.bbclass</filename> file.
- Examples of other important classes are <filename>autotools.bbclass</filename>, which
- in theory allows any Autotool-enabled package to work with the Yocto Project with minimal effort.
- Another example is <filename>kernel.bbclass</filename> that contains common code and functions
- for working with the Linux kernel.
- Functions like image generation or packaging also have their specific class files
- such as <filename>image.bbclass</filename>, <filename>rootfs_*.bbclass</filename> and
- <filename>package*.bbclass</filename>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- For reference information on classes, see the
- "<link linkend='ref-classes'>Classes</link>" chapter.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-conf'>
- <title><filename>meta/conf/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains the core set of configuration files that start from
- <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> and from which all other configuration
- files are included.
- See the include statements at the end of the
- <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> file and you will note that even
- <filename>local.conf</filename> is loaded from there.
- While <filename>bitbake.conf</filename> sets up the defaults, you can often override
- these by using the (<filename>local.conf</filename>) file, machine file or
- the distribution configuration file.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-conf-machine'>
- <title><filename>meta/conf/machine/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains all the machine configuration files.
- If you set <filename>MACHINE = "qemux86"</filename>,
- the OpenEmbedded build system looks for a <filename>qemux86.conf</filename> file in this
- directory.
- The <filename>include</filename> directory contains various data common to multiple machines.
- If you want to add support for a new machine to the Yocto Project, look in this directory.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-conf-distro'>
- <title><filename>meta/conf/distro/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- The contents of this directory controls any distribution-specific
- configurations.
- For the Yocto Project, the <filename>defaultsetup.conf</filename> is the main file here.
- This directory includes the versions and the
- <filename>SRCDATE</filename> definitions for applications that are configured here.
- An example of an alternative configuration might be <filename>poky-bleeding.conf</filename>.
- Although this file mainly inherits its configuration from Poky.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-conf-machine-sdk'>
- <title><filename>meta/conf/machine-sdk/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- The OpenEmbedded build system searches this directory for
- configuration files that correspond to the value of
- <link linkend='var-SDKMACHINE'><filename>SDKMACHINE</filename></link>.
- By default, 32-bit and 64-bit x86 files ship with the Yocto
- Project that support some SDK hosts.
- However, it is possible to extend that support to other SDK hosts
- by adding additional configuration files in this subdirectory
- within another layer.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-files'>
- <title><filename>meta/files/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains common license files and several text files
- used by the build system.
- The text files contain minimal device information and
- lists of files and directories with known permissions.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-lib'>
- <title><filename>meta/lib/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains OpenEmbedded Python library code
- used during the build process.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-bsp'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-bsp/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains anything linking to specific hardware or hardware
- configuration information such as "u-boot" and "grub".
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-connectivity'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-connectivity/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains libraries and applications related to communication with other devices.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-core'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-core/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains what is needed to build a basic working Linux image
- including commonly used dependencies.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-devtools'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-devtools/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains tools that are primarily used by the build system.
- The tools, however, can also be used on targets.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-extended'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-extended/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains non-essential applications that add features compared to the
- alternatives in core.
- You might need this directory for full tool functionality or for Linux Standard Base (LSB)
- compliance.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-gnome'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-gnome/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains all things related to the GTK+ application framework.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-graphics'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-graphics/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains X and other graphically related system libraries.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-kernel'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-kernel/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains the kernel and generic applications and libraries that
- have strong kernel dependencies.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-lsb4'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-lsb4/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains recipes specifically added to support
- the Linux Standard Base (LSB) version 4.x.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-multimedia'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-multimedia/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains codecs and support utilities for audio, images and video.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-rt'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-rt/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains package and image recipes for using and testing
- the <filename>PREEMPT_RT</filename> kernel.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-sato'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-sato/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains the Sato demo/reference UI/UX and its associated applications
- and configuration data.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-support'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes-support/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains recipes used by other recipes, but that are
- not directly included in images (i.e. dependencies of other
- recipes).
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-site'>
- <title><filename>meta/site/</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This directory contains a list of cached results for various architectures.
- Because certain "autoconf" test results cannot be determined when cross-compiling due to
- the tests not able to run on a live system, the information in this directory is
- passed to "autoconf" for the various architectures.
- </para>
- </section>
-
- <section id='structure-meta-recipes-txt'>
- <title><filename>meta/recipes.txt</filename></title>
-
- <para>
- This file is a description of the contents of <filename>recipes-*</filename>.
- </para>
- </section>
-</section>
-
-</chapter>
-<!--
-vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
--->