[yocto] Yocto SDK: how to deploy application with step "make install" to target?

[Eric Schwarz]

Am 01.12.2017 15:16, schrieb Eric Schwarz:

> Hi Jerry,
> 
> Am 01.12.2017 15:07, schrieb Jerry Lian:
> 
>> I am new to embedded linux, and some concepts confuse me:
>> * I have downloaded an Autotools-based application to run on my board.
>> * If I boot the board with original image/original SDK, I normally 
>> build/install it with steps:
>> ----- ./bootstrap
>> ----- ./configure
>> ----- make
>> ----- make install
> 
> You may build your app within yocto build process so your application 
> is contained in your rootFS directly.
> 
>> * Now if I boot the board with yocto image without SDK, how can I 
>> deploy the application?
>> ---- (surely I do "bitbake -c populate_sdk some-image", and source the 
>> environment!)
>> 
>> ----- ./bootstrap (Yocto SDK on host)
>> ----- ./configure (Yocto SDK on host)
>> ----- make         (Yocto SDK on host)
>> ----- make install (???)
> 
> If you build it w/ the SDK outside of the yocto build process just 
> install it to a local directory and copy all the stuff w/ e.g. scp onto 
> your boards rootFS.

... you may supply a custom install prefix directory to configure.

> 
>> * How to do "make install"? (I want to install it on target, but how?)
>> 
>> Thanks!
> 
> Cheers
> Eric