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When compiling multiple external kernel modules, where one depends on the other, there are two problems at the moment: 1) we get compile time warnings from the kernel build system due to missing symbols (from modpost). 2) Any modules generated are missing dependency information (in the .modinfo elf section) for any dependencies outside the current source tree and outside the kernel itself. This is expected, but the kernel build system has a way to deal with this - the dependent module is expected to specify KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS (as a space-separated list) to point to any and all Module.symvers of kernel modules that are dependencies. While 1) by itself is not really a big issue, 2) prevents the packaging process from generating cross-source tree package dependencies. As a first step to solve the missing dependencies in packages created, we: 1) install Module.symvers of all external kernel module builds (into a location that is automatically packaged into the -dev package) 2) make use of KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS and pass the location of all Module.symvers of all kernel-module-* packages we depend on This solves both problems mentioned above. (From OE-Core rev: 88f1bc77c22091fccb00e80839adfdf34534187f) Signed-off-by: André Draszik <git@andred.net> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> |
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Poky
====
Poky is an integration of various components to form a complete prepackaged
build system and development environment. It features support for building
customised embedded device style images. There are reference demo images
featuring a X11/Matchbox/GTK themed UI called Sato. The system supports
cross-architecture application development using QEMU emulation and a
standalone toolchain and SDK with IDE integration.
Additional information on the specifics of hardware that Poky supports
is available in README.hardware. Further hardware support can easily be added
in the form of layers which extend the systems capabilities in a modular way.
As an integration layer Poky consists of several upstream projects such as
BitBake, OpenEmbedded-Core, Yocto documentation and various sources of information
e.g. for the hardware support. Poky is in turn a component of the Yocto Project.
The Yocto Project has extensive documentation about the system including a
reference manual which can be found at:
http://yoctoproject.org/documentation
OpenEmbedded-Core is a layer containing the core metadata for current versions
of OpenEmbedded. It is distro-less (can build a functional image with
DISTRO = "nodistro") and contains only emulated machine support.
For information about OpenEmbedded, see the OpenEmbedded website:
http://www.openembedded.org/
Where to Send Patches
=====================
As Poky is an integration repository (built using a tool called combo-layer),
patches against the various components should be sent to their respective
upstreams:
bitbake:
Git repository: http://git.openembedded.org/bitbake/
Mailing list: bitbake-devel@lists.openembedded.org
documentation:
Git repository: http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/yocto-docs/
Mailing list: yocto@yoctoproject.org
meta-poky, meta-yocto-bsp:
Git repository: http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/meta-yocto(-bsp)
Mailing list: poky@yoctoproject.org
Everything else should be sent to the OpenEmbedded Core mailing list. If in
doubt, check the oe-core git repository for the content you intend to modify.
Before sending, be sure the patches apply cleanly to the current oe-core git
repository.
Git repository: http://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/
Mailing list: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org
Note: The scripts directory should be treated with extra care as it is a mix of
oe-core and poky-specific files.