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{{ImportantMessage|text=As the XELK kit is based on Yocto, the implementation of the MVM follows the approach described [[Managed_Virtual_Machine_(MVM)#Yocto-based_Linux_distribution|here]]. As such, the reading of [[Managed_Virtual_Machine_(MVM)#Yocto-based_Linux_distribution|this section]] is highly recommended. | {{ImportantMessage|text=As the XELK kit is based on Yocto, the implementation of the MVM follows the approach described [[Managed_Virtual_Machine_(MVM)#Yocto-based_Linux_distribution|here]]. As such, the reading of [[Managed_Virtual_Machine_(MVM)#Yocto-based_Linux_distribution|this section]] is highly recommended. | ||
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| − | + | This is a quickstart guide to build Yocto BSP for Axel SOMs, to rebuild the binaries (u-boot, linux kernel, root file system) provided with XELK releases. | |
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| − | + | For more information regarding Yocto build system, go to its [[:Category:Yocto|dedicated category page]] | |
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| − | + | Please read the [http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/mega-manual/mega-manual.html#getting-setup Yocto manual setup section] for a list of supported Linux distribution and their configuration. | |
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| − | + | DAVE Embedded System uses a standard Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Server 64 bit distribution plus the following additional packages: | |
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| − | + | <pre class="workstation-terminal"> | |
| + | $ sudo apt-get install gawk wget git-core diffstat unzip texinfo gcc-multilib \ | ||
| + | build-essential chrpath socat libsdl1.2-dev xterm | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| − | == Build | + | === Build AXEL Yocto BSP === |
| − | + | ==== Initialize the build environment ==== | |
| − | + | AXEL Yocto BSP uses [https://code.google.com/p/git-repo/ git-repo] tool to fetch all the required git repositories to build | |
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<pre class="workstation-terminal"> | <pre class="workstation-terminal"> | ||
| − | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/ | + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > repo |
| − | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/ | + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ chmod a+x repo |
| − | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/ | + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ ./repo init -u git@git.dave.eu:dave/axel/axel-bsp.git -b axel-dora |
| − | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/ | + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ ./repo sync |
| + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ source axel-bsp-init-env.sh -m xelk-l -p package_rpm -b build -e x11 | ||
| + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk/build$ bitbake axel-fsl-image-x11 | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| − | === Build the Yocto | + | ==== Build the Yocto image ==== |
| − | Please note that even the basic root file system requires a few hours to build on a mid | + | Please note that even the basic root file system requires a few hours to build on a mid-hi range desktop (4-6 cores, 8-12 GiB RAM) also depending on your Internet connection speed (all sources are fetched from the network). Nearly 20GiB of disk space is required for the build. Moreover, building inside the DVDK adds some overhead, since the performances of a virtual machine are reduced if compared to the physical hardware. Thus, it's recommended to check the hardware capabilities of the host system and, when building with Yocto is required, developers should consider the following options: |
* migrating the build system to a physical machine | * migrating the build system to a physical machine | ||
* assuming that the host system has the required resources, extending the hardware capabilities of the default DVDK (eg: adding more cores and disk space) | * assuming that the host system has the required resources, extending the hardware capabilities of the default DVDK (eg: adding more cores and disk space) | ||
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| − | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/ | + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ source axel-bsp-init-env.sh build |
| − | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/ | + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk/build$ bitbake base-rootfs-image |
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The resulting files (kernel, devicetree and u-boot binaries, plus .tar.gz root file system) will then be available inside ''build/tmp/deploy/images/axel''. | The resulting files (kernel, devicetree and u-boot binaries, plus .tar.gz root file system) will then be available inside ''build/tmp/deploy/images/axel''. | ||
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| − | === Build additional packages === | ||
To build additional packages the user must first enter the directory where the axel-bsp-init-env.sh is placed and source it | To build additional packages the user must first enter the directory where the axel-bsp-init-env.sh is placed and source it | ||
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| − | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/ | + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ source axel-bsp-init-env.sh build |
| − | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/ | + | dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk/build$ |
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| − | And then | + | And then can run any of the [[http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/mega-manual/mega-manual.html#usingpoky-components-bitbake bitbake]] command. |
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| − | The resulting packages (the default format is ipk) can be found inside ''build/tmp/deploy/ | + | The resulting packages (the default format is ipk) can be found inside ''build/tmp/deploy/ipk''. |
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
 As the XELK kit is based on Yocto, the implementation of the MVM follows the approach described here. As such, the reading of this section is highly recommended. |
This is a quickstart guide to build Yocto BSP for Axel SOMs, to rebuild the binaries (u-boot, linux kernel, root file system) provided with XELK releases.
For more information regarding Yocto build system, go to its dedicated category page
Build System prerequisite[edit | edit source]
Please read the Yocto manual setup section for a list of supported Linux distribution and their configuration.
DAVE Embedded System uses a standard Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Server 64 bit distribution plus the following additional packages:
$ sudo apt-get install gawk wget git-core diffstat unzip texinfo gcc-multilib \
build-essential chrpath socat libsdl1.2-dev xterm
Build AXEL Yocto BSP[edit | edit source]
Initialize the build environment[edit | edit source]
AXEL Yocto BSP uses git-repo tool to fetch all the required git repositories to build
dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > repo dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ chmod a+x repo dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ ./repo init -u git@git.dave.eu:dave/axel/axel-bsp.git -b axel-dora dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ ./repo sync dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ source axel-bsp-init-env.sh -m xelk-l -p package_rpm -b build -e x11 dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk/build$ bitbake axel-fsl-image-x11
Build the Yocto image[edit | edit source]
Please note that even the basic root file system requires a few hours to build on a mid-hi range desktop (4-6 cores, 8-12 GiB RAM) also depending on your Internet connection speed (all sources are fetched from the network). Nearly 20GiB of disk space is required for the build. Moreover, building inside the DVDK adds some overhead, since the performances of a virtual machine are reduced if compared to the physical hardware. Thus, it's recommended to check the hardware capabilities of the host system and, when building with Yocto is required, developers should consider the following options:
- migrating the build system to a physical machine
- assuming that the host system has the required resources, extending the hardware capabilities of the default DVDK (eg: adding more cores and disk space)
Once completed the initialization phase, developers can launch the Yocto image build process with the following commands:
dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ source axel-bsp-init-env.sh build dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk/build$ bitbake base-rootfs-image
The resulting files (kernel, devicetree and u-boot binaries, plus .tar.gz root file system) will then be available inside build/tmp/deploy/images/axel.
Build additional packages[edit | edit source]
To build additional packages the user must first enter the directory where the axel-bsp-init-env.sh is placed and source it
dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk$ source axel-bsp-init-env.sh build dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk/build$
And then can run any of the [bitbake] command.
dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk/build$ bitbake memtester
The resulting packages (the default format is ipk) can be found inside build/tmp/deploy/ipk.
dvdk@dvdk-vm:~/xelk/build$ ls -l tmp/deploy/ipk/armv7a-vfp-neon/memtester* -rw-r--r-- 2 dvdk dvdk 7102 Aug 26 16:33 tmp/deploy/ipk/armv7a-vfp-neon/memtester_4.1.3-r0_armv7a-vfp-neon.ipk -rw-r--r-- 2 dvdk dvdk 21720 Aug 26 16:33 tmp/deploy/ipk/armv7a-vfp-neon/memtester-dbg_4.1.3-r0_armv7a-vfp-neon.ipk -rw-r--r-- 2 dvdk dvdk 792 Aug 26 16:33 tmp/deploy/ipk/armv7a-vfp-neon/memtester-dev_4.1.3-r0_armv7a-vfp-neon.ipk -rw-r--r-- 2 dvdk dvdk 2748 Aug 26 16:33 tmp/deploy/ipk/armv7a-vfp-neon/memtester-doc_4.1.3-r0_armv7a-vfp-neon.ipk
