Explore the challenges and insights gained from migrating a production platform to Yocto in this informative 36-minute conference talk by Mitch Gaines from Farmblox. Gain valuable knowledge about the Yocto Project, including its advantages over traditional build systems like Yardebian. Discover the intricacies of cross-compilation, the build process, and the reasons for choosing Yocto. Learn essential techniques for patching, compiling, and containerization. Understand how to successfully boot your system and integrate application layers. Finally, acquire strategies for seamlessly transitioning your application developers to the new platform. This talk provides practical lessons and expert advice for those considering or undertaking a similar migration in their own projects.
Lessons Learned - Migrating a Production Platform to Yocto
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
About Mitch
Agenda
Yocto piggyback
Yocto vs Yar
debian build
cross compile
build process
why Yocto
patching
do compile
containers
make your system boot
integrate your application layer
migrate your application developers
Taught by
Linux Foundation
