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4 Introducing the Yocto Project
7 What is the Yocto Project?
10 The Yocto Project is an open source collaboration project that helps
13 Yocto Project provides a flexible toolset and a development environment
18 Thousands of developers worldwide have discovered that Yocto Project
29 For further introductory information on the Yocto Project, you might be
31 …/www.embedded.com/electronics-blogs/say-what-/4458600/Why-the-Yocto-Project-for-my-IoT-Project->`__
36 to the Yocto Project.
41 Here are features and advantages of the Yocto Project:
45    Project in their products and services. For a look at the Yocto
46    Project community and the companies involved with the Yocto Project,
48    :yocto_home:`Yocto Project <>` home page.
50 -  *Architecture Agnostic:* Yocto Project supports Intel, ARM, MIPS,
55    Aside from broad architecture support, the Yocto Project fully
59 -  *Images and Code Transfer Easily:* Yocto Project output can easily
61    environments. Additionally, if you have used the Yocto Project to
66    Project.
68 -  *Flexibility:* Corporations use the Yocto Project many different
76    distribution, you can use the Yocto Project to create exactly what
90    third-party toolchain, mechanisms built into the Yocto Project allow
98 -  *Uses a Layer Model:* The Yocto Project :ref:`layer
107    packages as needed. Yocto Project accomplishes this through its
117    Yocto Project and allows development teams to plan activities.
122    Project forward are readily available.
124 -  *Binary Reproducibility:* The Yocto Project allows you to be very
131 -  *License Manifest:* The Yocto Project provides a :ref:`license
139 Here are challenges you might encounter when developing using the Yocto Project:
141 -  *Steep Learning Curve:* The Yocto Project has a steep learning curve
149    that helps you transition from trying out the Yocto Project to using
152    documents on the Yocto Project website.
154 -  *Project Workflow Could Be Confusing:* The :ref:`Yocto Project
160    from servers accessible over the Internet. Using the Yocto Project,
168    the target for test. While the Yocto Project does support development
170    back into the Yocto Project build environment would be required.
171    Yocto Project supports an intermediate approach that involves making
175    The Yocto Project :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`
185    (sstate) cache mechanism Yocto Project uses keeps the system from
190 The Yocto Project Layer Model
193 The Yocto Project's "Layer Model" is a development model for embedded
194 and IoT Linux creation that distinguishes the Yocto Project from other
221       :yocto_home:`Yocto Project curated layer index</software-overview/layers/>`
227       and software components. The :ref:`Yocto Project
233       the producer to use Yocto Project badges and branding assets.
255 can easily identify layers that ship with a Yocto Project release in the
262    ``meta-``, but it is a commonly accepted standard in the Yocto Project
273 section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
278 The Yocto Project employs a collection of components and tools used by
280 Project. These components and tools are open source projects and
286 associated with the Yocto Project.
292 the Yocto Project:
321    You can read about the ``devtool`` workflow in the Yocto Project
334    tailored for the Yocto Project environment.
338 -  *Toaster:* Toaster is a web interface to the Yocto Project
347 Yocto Project:
358    versions available for Yocto Project. The main purpose of the system
368    into a project. The Yocto Project uses Patchwork as an organizational
380    A goal of the Yocto Project is to lead the open source industry with
387    You can learn more about the AutoBuilder used by the Yocto Project
390 -  *Pseudo:* Pseudo is the Yocto Project implementation of
401    Thanks to Pseudo, the Yocto Project never needs root privileges to
412 -  *BitBake:* BitBake is a core component of the Yocto Project and is
415    Yocto Project.
428    OpenEmbedded-derived systems, which includes the Yocto Project. The
429    Yocto Project and the OpenEmbedded Project both maintain the
431    Project :yocto_git:`Source Repositories </poky/tree/meta>`.
433    Historically, the Yocto Project integrated the OE-Core metadata
434    throughout the Yocto Project source repository reference system
435    (Poky). After Yocto Project Version 1.0, the Yocto Project and
441    Project objective of achieving a smaller number of fully featured
447    The Yocto Project combines various components such as BitBake, OE-Core,
453 Poky is the Yocto Project reference distribution. It contains the
459 other parts of the Yocto Project.
461 To use the Yocto Project tools and components, you can download
487    You can find the Matchbox source in the Yocto Project
498    Project.
506    You can find the opkg source in the Yocto Project
513 and boot a custom embedded Linux image with the Yocto Project using a
517 which you could use the Yocto Project on a system that was not native to
521    the 2.1 release of the Yocto Project provided a rudimentary,
522    GUI-based interface to the Yocto Project. Toaster has fully replaced
527    day-to-day production development environment with the Yocto Project.
529    Yocto Project environment.
532    using the Yocto Project on a system not native to Linux is with
538 The Yocto Project development environment usually involves a
551    For additional detail about the Yocto Project development
565    section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
585    section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
592       The Yocto Project is not compatible with WSLv1, it is compatible
601    section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
604    Toaster to develop software using the Yocto Project. Toaster is a web
605    interface to the Yocto Project's :term:`OpenEmbedded Build System`.
617 Project's reference distribution or Reference OS Kit. Poky contains the
622 typical embedded system as well as the components from the Yocto Project
636    section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
648 -  ``meta-yocto-bsp``, which are Yocto Project-specific Board Support
657 -  Documentation, which contains the Yocto Project source files used to
666 To use the Yocto Project tools, you can use Git to clone (download) the
677 releases) occur for the Yocto Project, which are typically in the Spring
678 and Fall. For more information on the Yocto Project release schedule and
680 Yocto Project Reference Manual.
757 Yocto Project. Although there is a list of terms in the ":doc:`Yocto Project
758 Terms </ref-manual/terms>`" section of the Yocto Project
779    the Yocto Project and customize the build by adding your own layers
781    Yocto Project.
785    section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. For a
788    Project Board Support Packages (BSP) Developer's Guide.
790 -  *Metadata:* A key element of the Yocto Project is the Metadata that
822    including the Yocto Project. OE-Core is a curated subset of an
829    Project :yocto_git:`Source Repositories <>`.
831 -  *Packages:* In the context of the Yocto Project, this term refers to
840    section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual are compiled binaries
845    Project, recipes were referred to as packages - thus, the existence
857    -  A means by which to test the Yocto Project components (i.e. Poky
858       is used to validate the Yocto Project).
860    -  A vehicle through which you can download the Yocto Project.