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BSP Board Support Package | Back to Yocto Project [[Main Page]]. | ||
CCB Change Control Board | |||
PMP Program Management Plan | == Terminology == | ||
POR Plan of Record | Here is a list of basic terms users new to the Yocto Project might find helpful. For a more complete list of terms, see the | ||
PRD Product Requirements Document | "[http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#yocto-project-terms Yocto Project Terms]" section in the Yocto Project Development Manual. | ||
:'''Yocto Project''': A Linux Foundation project that acts as an umbrella for various efforts to improve Embedded Linux. | |||
: '''OpenEmbedded''': The build system architecture promoted by the Yocto Project. | |||
: '''BitBake''': A tool that reads metadata and runs tasks. | |||
: '''OpenEmbedded-Core''': The common base set of metadata that BitBake uses. This metadata is shared between OpenEmbedded and the Yocto Project. | |||
: '''Poky''': A reference distribution used for test and release purposes by the Yocto Project. | |||
: '''Recipe''': Meta data defining how bitbake is to configure, build and package a software project. | |||
: '''Layer''': A collection of recipes and/or configuration used by bitbake. Typically each layer is organised around a specific theme, e.g. adding recipes for building web browser software. | |||
== Acronyms == | |||
:'''BSP''' Board Support Package | |||
: '''CCB''' Change Control Board | |||
: '''PMP''' Program Management Plan | |||
: '''POR''' Plan of Record | |||
: '''PRD''' Product Requirements Document | |||
Latest revision as of 15:59, 20 December 2023
Back to Yocto Project Main Page.
Terminology
Here is a list of basic terms users new to the Yocto Project might find helpful. For a more complete list of terms, see the "Yocto Project Terms" section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
- Yocto Project: A Linux Foundation project that acts as an umbrella for various efforts to improve Embedded Linux.
- OpenEmbedded: The build system architecture promoted by the Yocto Project.
- BitBake: A tool that reads metadata and runs tasks.
- OpenEmbedded-Core: The common base set of metadata that BitBake uses. This metadata is shared between OpenEmbedded and the Yocto Project.
- Poky: A reference distribution used for test and release purposes by the Yocto Project.
- Recipe: Meta data defining how bitbake is to configure, build and package a software project.
- Layer: A collection of recipes and/or configuration used by bitbake. Typically each layer is organised around a specific theme, e.g. adding recipes for building web browser software.
Acronyms
- BSP Board Support Package
- CCB Change Control Board
- PMP Program Management Plan
- POR Plan of Record
- PRD Product Requirements Document
