Yocto for Embedded Linux Development Primer

Develop fascinating Linux-based projects using the groundbreaking Yocto Project tools

Key Features

• Optimize Yocto Project's capabilities to develop captivating embedded Linux projects
• Facilitates efficient system development by helping you avoid known pitfalls
• Demonstrates concepts in a practical and easy-to-understand way

Book Description

Starting with the very basics of the Yocto Project tools, this book will provide you with all the knowledge you need to work on real Linux-based hardware.

With emphasis on practical implementation, this book starts by helping you set up and configure the Yocto Project tools. It then explains the Hob interface for BitBake in detail. You will explore different directory layouts and learn to maximize the use of the Poky build system.

Compliance is always a hassle, so you will learn the methods to share source code and modifications, and how to fulfill open source license compliance effectively and convincingly. You will then gain experience in the use and construction of layers.

This tutorial guide will teach you everything you need to know to get up and running with Yocto Project and develop amazing Linux-based projects.

What you will learn

• Differentiate between OpenEmbedded, Yocto Project, Poky, and BitBake
• Understand the BitBake metadata syntax
• Customize an application development environment
• Debug your application in a cross-compiled environment
• Add and remove features in the Linux kernel configuration
• Meet your project's license compliance requirements with less hassle
• Make embedded Linux systems using Yocto Project