 | This article may rely excessively on sources
too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being
verifiable and
neutral. (March 2018) |
| Original author(s) | Holger Schurig |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | OpenEmbedded |
| Initial release | December 7, 2004 [1] |
| Stable release | 2.0.1
[2]
/ May 23, 2022 |
| Repository |
git |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Build automation |
| License | GPLv2 |
| Website |
openembedded |
BitBake is a make-like build tool with the special focus of distributions and packages for embedded Linux cross compilation, although it is not limited to that. It is inspired by Portage, [3] which is the package management system used by the Gentoo Linux distribution. BitBake existed for some time in the OpenEmbedded project until it was separated out into a standalone, maintained, distribution-independent tool. BitBake is co-maintained by the Yocto Project and the OpenEmbedded project.
BitBake recipes specify how a particular package is built. Recipes consist of the source URL ( http, https, ftp, cvs, svn, git, local file system) of the package, dependencies and compile or install options. They also store the metadata for the package in standard variables. [4] During the build process, recipes are used to track dependencies, performing native or cross-compilation of the package and package it so that it is suitable for installation on the local or a target device. It is also possible to create complete images consisting of a root file system and kernel. As a first step in a cross-build setup, the framework will attempt to create a cross-compiler toolchain suited for the target platform.
- ^ "Re: [yocto] Happy Birthday, Yocto Project". 2013-11-15.
- ^ "Tag".
- ^ "It was inspired by the Portage package management system". BitBake User Manual. 2018-05-17.
- ^ "From Bitbake Hello World To an Image". Hambedded Linux. 2017-04-26.
| This article may rely excessively on sources
too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being
verifiable and
neutral. (March 2018) |
| Original author(s) | Holger Schurig |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | OpenEmbedded |
| Initial release | December 7, 2004 [1] |
| Stable release | 2.0.1
[2]
/ May 23, 2022 |
| Repository |
git |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Build automation |
| License | GPLv2 |
| Website |
openembedded |
BitBake is a make-like build tool with the special focus of distributions and packages for embedded Linux cross compilation, although it is not limited to that. It is inspired by Portage, [3] which is the package management system used by the Gentoo Linux distribution. BitBake existed for some time in the OpenEmbedded project until it was separated out into a standalone, maintained, distribution-independent tool. BitBake is co-maintained by the Yocto Project and the OpenEmbedded project.
BitBake recipes specify how a particular package is built. Recipes consist of the source URL ( http, https, ftp, cvs, svn, git, local file system) of the package, dependencies and compile or install options. They also store the metadata for the package in standard variables. [4] During the build process, recipes are used to track dependencies, performing native or cross-compilation of the package and package it so that it is suitable for installation on the local or a target device. It is also possible to create complete images consisting of a root file system and kernel. As a first step in a cross-build setup, the framework will attempt to create a cross-compiler toolchain suited for the target platform.
- ^ "Re: [yocto] Happy Birthday, Yocto Project". 2013-11-15.
- ^ "Tag".
- ^ "It was inspired by the Portage package management system". BitBake User Manual. 2018-05-17.
- ^ "From Bitbake Hello World To an Image". Hambedded Linux. 2017-04-26.