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Linux Foundation

Buildroot vs Yocto - Differences for Your Daily Job

Linux Foundation via YouTube

Overview

Explore the key differences between Buildroot and Yocto, two leading embedded Linux build systems, in this informative 45-minute conference talk. Gain valuable insights from Luca Ceresoli, an Embedded Linux Engineer at AIM Sportline, as he shares his experience managing projects with both tools. Learn about bootstrapping a project, understanding the underlying processes, invoking builds, customizing rootfs, and tweaking recipes. Discover a practical "translation table" to ease the transition between the two systems, covering topics such as similarities, package naming, layers, recipes, build output, customization, and vendor-specific considerations. Benefit from Ceresoli's expertise in designing embedded Linux products, including his contributions to open-source projects like the Linux kernel and Buildroot.

Syllabus

Introduction
Similarities
Buildroot
Package naming
Layers
Recipes
Build
Output
What will it build
Customization
Office Hours
Exclude Licenses
Vendors

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Linux Foundation

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