[yocto] Target CPU architectures that Yocto Project Support

[Alexander Kanavin]

You start by defining 'works'. It can be anything from quickly
building an image and booting it on the target hardware to see a login
prompt, to running a massive test suite and achieving 100% pass rate.

Alex

2018-06-12 2:14 GMT+03:00 Ricardo Ramirez <o_o at ieee.org>:
> Thanks for the reply, Khem!
>
> What steps should I follow to be able to verify the build I put together for
> SPARCv9 works (or doesn't)?
>
> I realize it is a pretty non-conventional (newbie like) question but I'd
> like to follow a methodological procedure to validate the build.
>
> I appreciate your answer.
>
> -R
>
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 5:41 PM, Khem Raj <raj.khem at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ricardo
>>
>> On 6/10/18 7:06 PM, Ricardo Ramirez wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the prompt reply!
>>>
>>> My question was a follow up of Khem's inquire (posted on 2014-05-02)
>>>
>>> https://lists.yoctoproject.org/pipermail/yocto/2014-May/019387.html
>>>
>>
>> this reply still holds as of today.
>>
>>> Using the links you sent me, I found that the old OE-Classic branch
>>> supports sparc32 but didn't see any sparc64
>>>
>>> http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/oe-classic/recipes/
>>>
>>> As such, I'd like to know what steps I need to follow in order to enable
>>> a SPARCv9 machine in Yocto.
>>>
>>
>> We support arm/aarch64/mips/mips64/ppc/ppc64/riscv64/x86/x86_64 for major
>> arches in OE-Core, we also carry patches to support SH4 but do not test
>> actively for it. sparc support is in there atleast I see basic constructs
>> are there. Its should be possible to build upon that easily. But it will not
>> work out of box to set your expectations right.
>>
>>> I appreciate your answer.
>>>
>>> -R
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 7:17 PM, Reyna, David <david.reyna at windriver.com
>>> <mailto:david.reyna at windriver.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hi Ricardo,____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     If you are asking about the list of MACHINE types that Yocto Project
>>>     supports, then the best place to look is in the Layer Index:____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     https://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layers/
>>>
>>> <https://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/branch/master/layers/>____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     Click on the “Machines” tab, click on the “Search” tab with or
>>>     without a search value, and see the glorious list.____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     The same goes for supported layers, recipes, classes, and distro
>>>     values.____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     You can change the “Branch” value to see the MACHINE’s per
>>> release.____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     - David Reyna____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     *From:*yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org
>>>     <mailto:yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org>
>>>     [mailto:yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org
>>>     <mailto:yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org>] *On Behalf Of *Ricardo
>>> Ramirez
>>>     *Sent:* Sunday, June 10, 2018 5:07 PM
>>>     *To:* yocto at yoctoproject.org <mailto:yocto at yoctoproject.org>
>>>     *Subject:* Re: [yocto] Target CPU architectures that Yocto Project
>>>     Support____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     Hi,____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     Naive question from a newbie. How can this be achieved? I'd
>>>     appreciate if you could please shed some light on what steps need to
>>>     be followed?____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     Thanks in advance,____
>>>
>>>     __ __
>>>
>>>     -R____
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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