Yocto Feature Summary

Summary (Current and Next)

This page is intended to fill the gap between the very high level list of features (theme) of a forthcoming Yocto Project release and the Bugzilla entries that represent the work to be done. The table refers to a set of Core Components and via links on the table itself.

Component	v2.2	v2.3 (subject to change)
Theme	Switch to Python 3.x Add multiple configurations to allow multiple builds which allows for multiple machines Better integration of patchwork, swupd, and error reporting system for a better process. Better integration and user adoption of Toaster, eSDK, and CROPS.	TBD
Core Tools	Move from python 2 to 3 (newer features, performance, be current/relevant) Better reporting of task progress to users Multi-configuration builds (request from WRS) devtool: Support node.js projects (i.e. not in NPM registry) devtool: Add 'finish' command to publish recipe updates	Distributed build devtool: Add ability to import packages from existing Linux distros e.g. Debian, Fedora
BSP	Select next Kernel: 4.8 Update to Tiny Configuration to support hardware rather than qemu	TBD
Content	Refresh graphical interface, ported to a modern toolkit on X11. Drop uclibc, support musl as “lighter” option for micro Linux deployments.	TBD
Toaster & UX	Major focus is bug fixing Allow project deletion Remove git dependency Enable layer configuration via Django fixture	Simplify extensible SDK build Enable layer configuration via U/I
Extensible SDK	Faster installation with improved user feedback Eclipse plug-in support. Promote over traditional SDK
CROPS	Resurrect Eclipse plug-in and add support for Mars and Neon Container work file access for foreign OSes via samba Extensible SDK container (CLI only) Poky and Ostro containers (CLI only) Toaster container	Eclipse plug-in to use extensible SDK container
QA	Extend test coverage Improve open QA tools: Test report tool, Autobuilder calls tests, device automation	TBD

Previous Releases

Yocto 2.2 Features