BitBake/GUI

Introduction

Thanks to BitBake's client/server split there are several possibilities for graphical interaction with BitBake.

Current State

There are currently three GUI's in BitBake, the most recent of which is in the "extremely prototype" phase of development.

depexp - a graphical dependency explorer use-case: view task dependencies in an interactive GUI

run with: bitbake -g -u depexp <some-target>

goggle - a graphical build viewer use-case: watch build progress using a GUI, potentially easier to follow than terminal output

run with: bitbake -u goggle <some-target>

hob - a graphical image creator use-case: create custom images without having to edit files by hand

run with: bitbake -u hob

If you play with Hob please remember it's not finised yet and report any bugs you find in the Build System bug tracker under the "image creator" component.