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This term refers to the area used by the OpenEmbedded build system for
builds. The area is created when you ``source`` the setup environment
script that is found in the Source Directory
- (i.e. :ref:`ref-manual/structure:``oe-init-build-env```). The
+ (i.e. :ref:`ref-manual/structure:``oe-init-build-env```, or
+ ``init-build-env`` when using :doc:`bitbake-setup
+ <bitbake:bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup>`). The
:term:`TOPDIR` variable points to the :term:`Build Directory`.
- You have a lot of flexibility when creating the :term:`Build Directory`.
+ When setting up the build manually (see :doc:`/dev-manual/poky-manual-setup`),
+ you have a lot of flexibility when creating the :term:`Build Directory`.
Here are some examples that show how to create the directory. The
- examples assume your :term:`Source Directory` is named ``poky``:
+ examples assume your :term:`Source Directory` is named ``project``:
- - Create the :term:`Build Directory` inside your Source Directory and let
- the name of the :term:`Build Directory` default to ``build``:
+ - Create the :term:`Build Directory` inside your Source Directory and let
+ the name of the :term:`Build Directory` default to ``build``:
- .. code-block:: shell
+ .. code-block:: console
- $ cd poky
- $ source oe-init-build-env
+ $ cd project
+ $ source layers/openembedded-core/oe-init-build-env
- - Create the :term:`Build Directory` inside your home directory and
- specifically name it ``test-builds``:
+ - Create the :term:`Build Directory` inside your home directory and
+ specifically name it ``test-builds``:
- .. code-block:: shell
+ .. code-block:: console
- $ source poky/oe-init-build-env test-builds
+ $ source project/layers/openembedded-core/oe-init-build-env test-builds
- - Provide a directory path and specifically name the
- :term:`Build Directory`. Any intermediate folders in the pathname
- must exist. This next example creates a :term:`Build Directory`
- named ``YP-&DISTRO;`` within the existing directory ``mybuilds``:
+ - Provide a directory path and specifically name the
+ :term:`Build Directory`. Any intermediate folders in the pathname
+ must exist. This next example creates a :term:`Build Directory`
+ named ``YP-&DISTRO;`` within the existing directory ``mybuilds``:
- .. code-block:: shell
+ .. code-block:: shell
- $ source poky/oe-init-build-env mybuilds/YP-&DISTRO;
+ $ source project/layers/openembedded-core/oe-init-build-env mybuilds/YP-&DISTRO;
.. note::
@@ -100,9 +103,10 @@ universal, the list includes them just in case:
temporary directory the build system uses for its work. :term:`TMPDIR` cannot
be under NFS. Thus, by default, the :term:`Build Directory` cannot be under
NFS. However, if you need the :term:`Build Directory` to be under NFS, you can
- set this up by setting :term:`TMPDIR` in your ``local.conf`` file to use a local
- drive. Doing so effectively separates :term:`TMPDIR` from :term:`TOPDIR`, which is the
- :term:`Build Directory`.
+ set this up by setting :term:`TMPDIR` in your
+ :ref:`structure-build-conf-site.conf` file to use a local drive. Doing
+ so effectively separates :term:`TMPDIR` from :term:`TOPDIR`, which is
+ the :term:`Build Directory`.
:term:`Build Host`
The system used to build images in a Yocto Project Development
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