[yocto] Using yocto as a build system

[mamta0925 at yahoo.com]

Thanks Alex and Khem. There are no specific open source packages we want to build. We want a build infrastructure which we can pass on to our internal dev teams, so they can build packages themselves 

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> On May 18, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Khem Raj <raj.khem at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 5/18/18 7:12 AM, Alexander Kanavin wrote:
>>> On 05/18/2018 12:06 AM, mamta0925 at yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Apologies if these are basic questions but thought this will be the
>>> best place to find answers to the point
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>>> So our requirement is to build open source packages in Linux, windows
>>> and Mac on a build system. Currently we have an internal build system
>>> which is quite cumbersome to manage. Hence we are looking for outside
>>> options
>>> 
>>> Given our situation, is Yocto our best solution? Does it even provide
>>> for building windows and Mac open source packages?
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> I would suggest to look into something like cmake, if you do not build platforms. it might be good for building apps across platforms
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>> Generally speaking, no. Yocto is aimed at embedded Linux use cases.
>> If you elaborate about your product and what are the 'open source packages', maybe someone can suggest other options.
>> Alex