[yocto] Development environment for Grub bootloader and Linux

[Khem Raj]

On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 9:39 AM Srinivasa RaoW <Srinivasa.RaoW at ltts.com> wrote:
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> Dear All,
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> I have a requirement of modifying Grub bootloader for x86 architecture but Just read the Wiki Page of Yocto and it states as below”
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> “The Yocto Project is an open-source project that delivers a set of tools that create operating system images for embedded Linux systems”
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> Towards this I have below questions:
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> Does Yocto project support only Linux systems?

yes

> Do we have repositories/build tool chain for Grub bootloader?


> Which is the bootloader that Yocto project recommends for x86 architecture?

It supports multiple bootloaders e.g. grub2, syslinux, systemd-boot
etc. its upto distro to choose which ever they want

I would suggest to look into devtool workflow with yocto/OE this is
recommended tool for doing cross development

http://events17.linuxfoundation.org/sites/events/files/slides/2017%20ELC%20--%20Using%20devtool%20to%20Streamline%20your%20Yocto%20Project%20Workflow.pdf

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> I am trying to setup a development environment under Ubunt Host for x86 target architecture.  Goal is to build Grub bootloader, Ubuntu linux and root file system all together under one umbrella.
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> Please let me know if Yocto has anything for this.
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> Appreciate any input on this.
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> Regards
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> Srinivasa
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