[yocto] about how to port YOCTO

[wangyang]

Mr Gary:
Thank you for your answer.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Thomas [mailto:gary at mlbassoc.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 7:11 PM
> To: wangyang
> Cc: yocto at yoctoproject.org
> Subject: Re: [yocto] about how to port YOCTO
> 
> On 05/16/2011 07:20 PM, wangyang wrote:
> >> Remember that Yocto is
> >> just packaging for a Linux kernel and the user tools that surround
> >> it.
> >
> > In other words, if I want to use Yocto to package Linux kernel and the user
> > tools for new MCU,I must port Linux kernel and toolchain and GLIBC, etc. It
is
> > right?
> >
> > What Yocto do is just packaging mainstream Linux kernel(from
> > http://www.kernel.org/) and something with it for different needs, it is
right?
> 
> Correct.  Yocto isn't really for porting the tools to a platform,
> but rather something to help you build [embedded] systems to run
> on the platform.
> 
> n.b. it's polite to keep such discussions on the mailing list so that
> everyone benefits.
> 
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