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Articles/Battles with Performance Co-Pilot

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:29:45 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Articles/Battles with Performance Co-Pilot content was: "#REDIRECT Articles/Battles with Cockpit", and the only contributor was "Henry Bruce" (talk)

Https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/QA sanity history test

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:50:39 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/QA sanity history test content was: "[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/ptest_f038f069977170e323c9c6884c69e0b9e1cf1c6f Results for ptest 2016-08-19 (f038f069977170e323c9c6884c69e0b9e1cf1c6f)]<br />[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/ptest_f5da2a5913319ad6ac2141438ba1aa17576326ab Results for ptest 2016-08-01 (f5da2a5913319ad6ac2141438ba1aa17576326ab)]<br />[https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/ptest_36feb38045b7a2af86ece147fec54b0db3bf491f Results for ptest 2016-07-21 (36feb38045b7a2af86ece147fec54b0db3bf491f)]<br /..."

Yocto Release Engineering

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:49:36 GMT

Yocto Project Release Engineering

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	* [[Uninative Release Process]]		* [[Uninative Release Process]]
	* [[Third_Party_BSP_Release_Process \| Third Party BSP Release Guidelines]]		* [[Third_Party_BSP_Release_Process \| Third Party BSP Release Guidelines]]

	~~=== Conventions ===~~

	* [[Yocto Project Tagging Conventions]]
	* [[Yocto Project Branch Conventions]]

	=== Resources ===		=== Resources ===
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	* [[The Yocto Autobuilder]]		* [[The Yocto Autobuilder]]
	* [[Frequently Asked Release Engineering Questions]]		* [[Frequently Asked Release Engineering Questions]]
	* [[Frequently Asked Yocto Autobuilder Questions]]

	=== Best Known Methods ===		=== Best Known Methods ===

	* [[BKM: Packaging a BSP for Release]]		* [[BKM: Packaging a BSP for Release]]
	* [[BKM: Releasing a source archive]]

	=== Release Engineering Team ===		=== Release Engineering Team ===

	The Yocto Project's Release Engineering Team is comprised of Chee Yang Lee and Michael Halstead.		The Yocto Project's Release Engineering Team is comprised of Chee Yang Lee and Michael Halstead.

Frequently Asked Release Engineering Questions

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 From an autobuilder standpoint, we generally maintain autobuilder backwards compatibility for at least 5 major releases. This is slowly getting better, with the goal of being able to be backwards compatible for at least 3 years worth of releases.
 === How does the Yocto Project release software? ===
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 The [[Third_Party_BSP_Release_Process | Third Party BSP Release Process]] establishes the full process for BSP releases.
 === meta-jarvis layer? kernel 0.98pl13? What is wrong with you people? ===

Package Exclusion

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:46:42 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Package Exclusion content was: "== Introduction == This page describes some proposed updates to the INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE and COMMERCIAL* package exclusion mechanisms within Poky for the Yocto Project version 1.1. See also License Infrastructure Interest Group for some overlapping work (particularly for the first part of the proposed implementation below). == Aims == * Make error messages clear when user/dependencies have asked for something to be built that can't be due to restrictions * Ensure that ex..."

Merging Packages from OpenEmbedded

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:46:10 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Merging Packages from OpenEmbedded content was: "The below are some stylistic guidelines to be aware of when importing recipes from OpenEmbedded (Classic). Note: please be sure to '''always''' attribute OpenEmbedded when you take a recipe from there, even if it is changed heavily. Something like ''based on recipe from OE-Classic'' in your commit message should suffice. * Consistent whitespace throughout the file * File follows a roughly standard variable order * Patches are all documented * Use BBCLASSEXTEND where possible i..."

How to Build Target Application in the Host Machine

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:44:55 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page How to Build Target Application in the Host Machine content was: "=== Build target app in host machine === If you want to build your target application in host machine just by command line, you can refer to the following example: ==== 1. Create a file, named setup-cross-environment ==== This file can be got by "bitbake meta-ide-support", or you can refer to the following as an example. You should modify "/sda1/poky-20100903/build-qemup...", and the only contributor was "Scottrif" (talk)

How to setup environment for Yocto with 1.1 on Fedora 16

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:44:24 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page How to setup environment for Yocto with 1.1 on Fedora 16 content was: "The steps of setting up the yocto project build environment as below: 1. FC 16 installation. 1.1 Insert FC16 disc and reboot PC, press [Delete] to BIOS interface, then select cd-rom start the PC in Boot label. 1.2 It will show a “Disc Found” popup window, choose OK to check the disc and SKIP the skip this step, then click Next. 1.3 Choose English as default language, clic...", and the only contributor was "Jiajun" (talk)

How to setup environment for ADT with 1.1 on Fedora 16

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:44:10 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page How to setup environment for ADT with 1.1 on Fedora 16 content was: "=Installing the ADT= There are three method to install the ADT, which includes the cross-toolchain. Regardless of the installation you choose, you must source the cross-toolchain environment setup script before you use the toolchain. * Use the ADT Installer Script: This method is the recommended way to install the ADT because it automates much of the process for you. For example...", and the only contributor was "Hongna" (talk)

LAVA server vs Yocto HW automation testing

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:42:56 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page LAVA server vs Yocto HW automation testing content was: "{| class="wikitable" | style="background-color: #87CEEB; text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" | '''Lava server vs Yocto hardware automation testing''' |- | style="background-color: #ffffcc; text-align:center; width: 40%" | '''Tested steps''' | style="background-color: #ffffcc; text-align:center;" | '''Lava''' | style="background-color:...", and the only contributor was "Alexandru.c.georgescu" (talk)

BitBake/GUI/PostOneOh

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:41:35 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page BitBake/GUI/PostOneOh content was: "#REDIRECT BitBake/GUI/WorkInProgress", and the only contributor was "Joshual" (talk)

BitBake/UserManual

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:41:20 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page BitBake/UserManual content was: "== Introduction == The current BitBake User Manual, as of Dec. 31, 2012 is quite out dated. This page serves a a place to collect ideas for revisions that are required to bring the User Manual up to date. == Current TOC == The chapter layout of the BitBake User Manual is currently: # Introduction # Metadata # File Download Support # The bitbake command === Working TOC === This is the new document structure I'm working with: #Introduction ##History and Goals ##Concepts -..."

FAQ:What do I need to do when I change my recipe to ensure that the changes make it to the image

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:40:08 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page FAQ:What do I need to do when I change my recipe to ensure that the changes make it to the image content was: "'''Q''': What do I need to do when I change my recipe to ensure that the changes make it in to the image? '''A:''' Update the PR variable in your recipe. '''Explanation:''' Every recipe has a variable ''PR'' that holds the current release version of this recipe. If you do modifications on the recipe you need to increase the PR variable as well. Example: Before modificati...", and the only contributor was "Rakoenig" (talk)

SWAT

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:36:26 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page SWAT content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto_Build_Failure_Swat_Team", and the only contributor was "Benjamin" (talk)

Web UI

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:36:14 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Web UI content was: "#REDIRECT Web Hob design project with T&T", and the only contributor was "Belenbarrospena" (talk)

Test Report Tool

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:36:01 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Test Report Tool content was: "#REDIRECT QA/Test Report Tool", and the only contributor was "Benjamin" (talk)

AutoBuilderClusterSetup

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:35:45 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page AutoBuilderClusterSetup content was: "#REDIRECT AutoBuilder Cluster Setup", and the only contributor was "Bill Randle" (talk)

Yocto 1.2 Features ELCE

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:34:21 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto 1.2 Features ELCE content was: "== Yocto Project 1.2 Features Planning & Discussion Session, ELCE 2011 == This page tracks the planning and discussion session for the Yocto Project 1.2 release, targeted for April 2012. The planning session will take place on Saturday, 29 October, 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic, immediately following the Embedded Linux Conference Europe. ELCE attendees are welcome and encouraged t...", and the only contributor was "Jefro" (talk)

Application Development

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:33:37 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Application Development content was: "#REDIRECT Application Development with Legacy SDK", and the only contributor was "L.S. Cook" (talk)

Projects/Poky-Tiny

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:30:39 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Projects/Poky-Tiny content was: "#REDIRECT Poky-Tiny", and the only contributor was "Dvhart" (talk)

Web UI/new page

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:29:15 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Web UI/new page content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto Webhob 1.3", and the only contributor was "Jkosem" (talk)

BitBake/GUI/CurrentState

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:28:10 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page BitBake/GUI/CurrentState content was: "#REDIRECT BitBake/GUI/Hob", and the only contributor was "Joshual" (talk)

TipsAndTricks/KernelDevelopment

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:27:37 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page TipsAndTricks/KernelDevelopment content was: "#REDIRECT TipsAndTricks/KernelDevelopmentWithEsdk", and the only contributor was "Bavery" (talk)

TipsAndTrick/PackagingNonversionedLibrary

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:27:26 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page TipsAndTrick/PackagingNonversionedLibrary content was: "#REDIRECT TipsAndTricks/PackagingNonversionedLibrary", and the only contributor was "RossBurton" (talk)

Yocto Web Hob Design

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:26:02 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto Web Hob Design content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto Web Hob Design 0.0 — Archived", and the only contributor was "Chris Kaminski" (talk)

Yocto 2.2 Overall Test Plan

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:25:46 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto 2.2 Overall Test Plan content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto Project 2.2 Release Test Plan", and the only contributor was "Jose G Perez Carranza" (talk)

Yocto 2.8 Features

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:25:20 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto 2.8 Features content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto 3.0 Features", and the only contributor was "Armin Kuster" (talk)

Yocto 2.8 Schedule

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:25:08 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto 2.8 Schedule content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto 3.0 Schedule", and the only contributor was "Armin Kuster" (talk)

Yocto OCT2011 Schedule

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:24:56 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto OCT2011 Schedule content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto 1.1 Schedule", and the only contributor was "Jnfleisc" (talk)

Yocto Project v1.2 Release Criteria

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:24:42 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto Project v1.2 Release Criteria content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto Project v1.2 Status", and the only contributor was "Jefro" (talk)

Yocto Project v1.0 Release Cycle

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:24:30 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto Project v1.0 Release Cycle content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto Project v. 1.0 Release Cycle", and the only contributor was "Jefro" (talk)

Yocto Project v2.8 Status

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:24:19 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto Project v2.8 Status content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto Project v3.0 Status", and the only contributor was "Armin Kuster" (talk)

Yocto Project v1.7 Status

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:24:04 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto Project v1.7 Status content was: "#REDIRECT Yocto_1.7_Status"

Design feedback v2

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:23:11 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Design feedback v2 content was: "ED: why it's not possible to add packages if image is not built? As far as I understood user should be able to add packages from other layers. I agree it's a bit tricky to add packages to the unknown set, but still. ED: Would it make sense to show only built images in the list of base images for customization? It would simplify UI even more. We are for...", and the only contributor was "Belenbarrospena" (talk)

Buildhistory

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:23:00 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Buildhistory content was: "Content previously on this page has been expanded and added as Yocto Project Reference Manual section on [http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/ref-manual/ref-manual.html#maintaining-build-output-quality Maintaining Build Output Quality]. == Example repositories == History data from buildhistory is already being collected from various autobuilders and publi...", and the only contributor was "PaulEggleton" (talk)

Yocto Project EOSS 2024

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:22:34 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto Project EOSS 2024 content was: " == Yocto Project® EOSS Mini-Summit 2024 == The Yocto Project ran a mini-Summit at EOSS in 2024. EOSS home page: https://www.eosconference.com/san-diego/agenda/ Mini-Summit: https://www.yoctoproject.org/event/yocto-project-at-embedded-open-source-summit/ * '''DATE''': April 16-18, 2024 * '''LOCATION''': Seattle, Washington == Slides == Slides ar...", and the only contributor was "David Reyna" (talk)

FAQ:How do I configure the kernel

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:21:46 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page FAQ:How do I configure the kernel content was: "'''Q:''' How do I configure the kernel? '''A:''' The yocto mailing list gives the following answers: * [ http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#changing-the-kernel-configuration ] Answer from Joshua Lock * [ http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#dev-manual-bsp-appendix ] Answer from Tom Zanussi Category:FAQ...", and the only contributor was "Rakoenig" (talk)

FAQ:What do I need to do when changing classes

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:21:38 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page FAQ:What do I need to do when changing classes content was: "'''Q:''' What do I need to do when changing classes? Classes are inherited by recipes but don't have a ''PR'' variable to track a version of the class file. So to make sure that packages which inherit the class are going to be rebuild I need to do what? '''A:''' Actually I'm erasing the contens of the build directory, but that can't be the solution. Category:FAQ Ca...", and the only contributor was "Rakoenig" (talk)

Start Toaster in managed mode

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:21:24 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Start Toaster in managed mode content was: "Starting Toaster in managed mode: * For local instance, using a terminal where oe-init-build-env was NOT sourced, simply run Toaster from the POKY checkout directory. POKY/bitbake/bin/toaster * For remote instance, use the instructions in the attached presentation https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/images/7/75/Toaster_Presentation_ELCE_2014_1.pdf", and the only contributor was "Ddalex" (talk)

Development Best Practices

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:21:12 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Development Best Practices content was: "* Do not patch generated files (e.g. configure, Makefile) when they will be regenerated from steps like do_configure (e.g. from configure.ac, Makefile.am). Is important the timestamps of the base files are newer than the generated files so the system works deterministically and it also ensures consistency in approach across the metadata. An exception would...", and the only contributor was "Juro Bystricky" (talk)

Release Criteria

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:20:17 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Release Criteria content was: "A variety of criteria are used to measure a Yocto Project release's readiness for shipping. * Yocto Project v1.1 Release Criteria contains the current release criteria for Yocto Project 1.1 and 1.0.1. * Yocto Project v1.0 Release Criteria contains the release criteria used in Yocto Project 1.0.", and the only contributor was "Jnfleisc" (talk)

QA BKM sharing

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:20:08 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page QA BKM sharing content was: "This page is to show the BKMs, which could help QA or development work with Yocto. * How to Watch Yocto Bugs * Test Report Format * Enabling Automation Test in Poky * How to setup environment for Yocto with 1.1 on Fedora 16 * How to setup environment for ADT with 1.1 on Fedora 16", and the only contributor was "Jiajun" (talk)

ADT Testing

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:19:58 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page ADT Testing content was: "This page introduces how QA validate ADT components, as well as some BKMs for ADT testing. == ADT Testing for Yocto 1.2 == Something needs to be put here to introduce the strategy and coverage we will do for Yocto 1.2. == BKMs == How to setup environment for ADT with 1.1 on Fedora 16", and the only contributor was "Jiajun" (talk)

Yocto 1.2 Test Execution Plan

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:19:46 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Yocto 1.2 Test Execution Plan content was: "This page is to save the test execution plan for Yocto 1.2. Before each milestone, QA will define detailed test execution plan for them. [https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/images/1/17/Yocto_1.2_M1_Execution_Plan.pdf Yocto 1.2 M1 Execution Plan] [https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/images/b/ba/Yocto_1.2_M2_Execution_Plan.pdf 1.2 M2 Execution Plan] [https://wiki.yoctoproject.org...", and the only contributor was "Jiajun" (talk)

BSP Team Tips and Tricks

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:18:35 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page BSP Team Tips and Tricks content was: " = Tom = * TipsAndTricks/DemystifyingTheLinuxYoctoKernel = Saul = * Introducing Yocto Kernel Cache * Using Yocto Kernel Cache = Jianxun = * RMC Howto? = Cal = * BKM for Backporting? * Config Diff tool?", and the only contributor was "SaulWold" (talk)

Contributors

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:18:24 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Contributors content was: "Many people and projects contribute to the Yocto Project in many ways. This page commemorates those contributors who have committed patches for code or documentation to the project. * Yocto Project 1.0", and the only contributor was "Jefro" (talk)

FAQ:Do I need to delete tmp and rebuild to ensure I've got a validproject build configured

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:18:09 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page FAQ:Do I need to delete tmp and rebuild to ensure I've got a validproject build configured content was: "'''Q:''' Do I need to delete tmp/ and rebuild to ensure I've got a valid project build configured? (i.e. it doesn't rely on staged items that don't build when I bitbake MyProject). '''A:''' Category:FAQ Category:FAQ-open", and the only contributor was "Rakoenig" (talk)

Bugzilla feature list

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:17:50 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Bugzilla feature list content was: "{{#bugzilla: |component=toaster |milestone=1.6.1,1.6.2,1.7,1.7 M1,1.7 M2,1.7 M3,1.7 M4,1.7 M5 |columns=id,summary,milestone,to,status,whiteboard |sort=milestone |noresultsmessage="No matching bugs found." |total=summary }}", and the only contributor was "Belenbarrospena" (talk)

Handling optional module packaging

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:17:44 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Handling optional module packaging content was: "Content previously here has been moved. Please see the [http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#handling-optional-module-packaging "Handling optional module packaging"] section of the Yocto Project Development Manual.", and the only contributor was "PaulEggleton" (talk)

Connectivity Troubleshooting

Rpurdie — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:17:39 GMT

Rpurdie deleted page Connectivity Troubleshooting content was: "To successfully use the system you need to be able to connect to various network servers and fetch software sources. If you are behind a proxy make sure you are able to connect to http, https and ssh sources. Read about how to configure ssh for AccessingAutobuilders."