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<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
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[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
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<appendix id='sdk-appendix-customizing'>
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<title>Customizing the Extensible SDK</title>
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<para>
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This appendix presents customizations you can apply to the extensible SDK.
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</para>
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<section id='sdk-configuring-the-extensible-sdk'>
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<title>Configuring the Extensible SDK</title>
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<para>
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The extensible SDK primarily consists of a pre-configured copy of
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the OpenEmbedded build system from which it was produced.
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Thus, the SDK's configuration is derived using that build system and
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the following filters, which the OpenEmbedded build system applies
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against <filename>local.conf</filename> and
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<filename>auto.conf</filename> if they are present:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Variables whose values start with "/" are excluded since the
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assumption is that those values are paths that are likely to
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be specific to the build host.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Variables listed in
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_LOCAL_CONF_BLACKLIST'><filename>SDK_LOCAL_CONF_BLACKLIST</filename></ulink>
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are excluded.
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The default value blacklists
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-CONF_VERSION'><filename>CONF_VERSION</filename></ulink>,
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-BB_NUMBER_THREADS'><filename>BB_NUMBER_THREADS</filename></ulink>,
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PARALLEL_MAKE'><filename>PARALLEL_MAKE</filename></ulink>,
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PRSERV_HOST'><filename>PRSERV_HOST</filename></ulink>,
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and
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SSTATE_MIRRORS'><filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename></ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Variables listed in
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_LOCAL_CONF_WHITELIST'><filename>SDK_LOCAL_CONF_WHITELIST</filename></ulink>
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are included.
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Including a variable in the value of
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<filename>SDK_LOCAL_CONF_WHITELIST</filename> overrides either
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of the above two conditions.
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The default value is blank.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Classes inherited globally with
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></ulink>
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that are listed in
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST'><filename>SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST</filename></ulink>
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are disabled.
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Using <filename>SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST</filename> to disable
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these classes is is the typical method to disable classes that
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are problematic or unnecessary in the SDK context.
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The default value blacklists the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-buildhistory'><filename>buildhistory</filename></ulink>
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and
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-icecc'><filename>icecc</filename></ulink>
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classes.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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Additionally, the contents of <filename>conf/sdk-extra.conf</filename>,
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when present, are appended to the end of
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<filename>conf/local.conf</filename> within the produced SDK, without
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any filtering.
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The <filename>sdk-extra.conf</filename> file is particularly useful
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if you want to set a variable value just for the SDK and not the
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OpenEmbedded build system used to create the SDK.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='adjusting-the-extensible-sdk-to-suit-your-build-system-setup'>
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<title>Adjusting the Extensible SDK to Suit Your Build System Setup</title>
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<para>
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In most cases, the extensible SDK defaults should work.
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However, some cases exist for which you might consider making
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adjustments:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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If your SDK configuration inherits additional classes
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using the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-INHERIT'><filename>INHERIT</filename></ulink>
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variable and you do not need or want those classes enabled in
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the SDK, you can blacklist them by adding them to the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST'><filename>SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST</filename></ulink>
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variable.
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The default value of <filename>SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST</filename>
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is set using the "?=" operator.
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Consequently, you will need to either set the complete value
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using "=" or append the value using "_append".
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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If you have classes or recipes that add additional tasks to
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the standard build flow (i.e. that execute as part of building
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the recipe as opposed to needing to be called explicitly), then
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you need to do one of the following:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Ensure the tasks are shared state tasks (i.e. their
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output is saved to and can be restored from the shared
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state cache), or that the tasks are able to be
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produced quickly from a task that is a shared state
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task and add the task name to the value of
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_RECRDEP_TASKS'><filename>SDK_RECRDEP_TASKS</filename></ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Disable the tasks if they are added by a class and
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you do not need the functionality the class provides
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in the extensible SDK.
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To disable the tasks, add the class to
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<filename>SDK_INHERIT_BLACKLIST</filename> as previously
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described.
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Generally, you want to have a shared state mirror set up so
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users of the SDK can add additional items to the SDK after
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installation without needing to build the items from source.
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See the
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"<link linkend='sdk-providing-additional-installable-extensible-sdk-content'>Providing Additional Installable Extensible SDK Content</link>"
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section for information.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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If you want users of the SDK to be able to easily update the
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SDK, you need to set the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_UPDATE_URL'><filename>SDK_UPDATE_URL</filename></ulink>
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variable.
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For more information, see the
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"<link linkend='sdk-providing-updates-after-installing-the-extensible-sdk'>Providing Updates After Installing the Extensible SDK</link>"
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section.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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If you have adjusted the list of files and directories that
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appear in
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COREBASE'><filename>COREBASE</filename></ulink>
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(other than layers that are enabled through
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<filename>bblayers.conf</filename>), then you must list these
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files in
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-COREBASE_FILES'><filename>COREBASE_FILES</filename></ulink>
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so that the files are copied into the SDK.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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If your OpenEmbedded build system setup uses a different
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environment setup script other than
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>,
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then you must set
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-OE_INIT_ENV_SCRIPT'><filename>OE_INIT_ENV_SCRIPT</filename></ulink>
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to point to the environment setup script you use.
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<note>
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You must also reflect this change in the value used for the
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<filename>COREBASE_FILES</filename> variable as previously
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described.
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</note>
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='sdk-changing-the-appearance-of-the-extensible-sdk'>
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<title>Changing the Appearance of the Extensible SDK</title>
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<para>
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You can change the title shown by the SDK installer by setting the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_TITLE'><filename>SDK_TITLE</filename></ulink>
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variable.
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By default, this title is derived from
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DISTRO_NAME'><filename>DISTRO_NAME</filename></ulink>
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when it is set.
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If the <filename>DISTRO_NAME</filename> variable is not set, the title
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is derived from the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></ulink>
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variable.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='sdk-providing-updates-after-installing-the-extensible-sdk'>
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<title>Providing Updates After Installing the Extensible SDK</title>
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<para>
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When you make changes to your configuration or to the metadata and
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if you want those changes to be reflected in installed SDKs, you need
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to perform additional steps to make it possible for those that use
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the SDK to update their installations with the
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<filename>devtool sdk-update</filename> command:
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Arrange to be created a directory that can be shared over
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HTTP or HTTPS.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_UPDATE_URL'><filename>SDK_UPDATE_URL</filename></ulink>
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variable to point to the corresponding HTTP or HTTPS URL.
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Setting this variable causes any SDK built to default to that
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URL and thus, the user does not have to pass the URL to the
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<filename>devtool sdk-update</filename> command.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Build the extensible SDK normally (i.e., use the
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<filename>bitbake -c populate_sdk_ext</filename> <replaceable>imagename</replaceable>
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command).
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Publish the SDK using the following command:
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<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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$ oe-publish-sdk <replaceable>some_path</replaceable>/sdk-installer.sh <replaceable>path_to_shared/http_directory</replaceable>
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</literallayout>
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You must repeat this step each time you rebuild the SDK
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with changes that you want to make available through the
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update mechanism.
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</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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Completing the above steps allows users of the existing SDKs to
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simply run <filename>devtool sdk-update</filename> to retrieve the
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latest updates.
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See the
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"<link linkend='sdk-updating-the-extensible-sdk'>Updating the Extensible SDK</link>"
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section for further information.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='sdk-providing-additional-installable-extensible-sdk-content'>
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<title>Providing Additional Installable Extensible SDK Content</title>
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<para>
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If you want the users of the extensible SDK you are building to be
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able to add items to the SDK without needing to build the
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items from source, you need to do a number of things:
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Ensure the additional items you want the user to be able to
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install are actually built.
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You can ensure these items are built a number of different
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ways: 1) Build them explicitly, perhaps using one or more
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"meta" recipes that depend on lists of other recipes to keep
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things tidy, or 2) Build the "world" target and set
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<filename>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD_pn-</filename><replaceable>recipename</replaceable>
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for the recipes you do not want built.
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See the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD'><filename>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</filename></ulink>
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variable for additional information.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Expose the <filename>sstate-cache</filename> directory
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produced by the build.
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Typically, you expose this directory over HTTP or HTTPS.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the appropriate configuration so that the produced SDK
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knows how to find the configuration.
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The variable you need to set is
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SSTATE_MIRRORS'><filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename></ulink>:
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<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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SSTATE_MIRRORS = "file://.* http://<replaceable>example</replaceable>.com/<replaceable>some_path</replaceable>/sstate-cache/PATH"
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</literallayout>
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You can set the <filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename> variable
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in two different places:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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If the mirror value you are setting is appropriate to
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be set for both the OpenEmbedded build system that is
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actually building the SDK and the SDK itself (i.e. the
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mirror is accessible in both places or it will fail
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quickly on the OpenEmbedded build system side, and its
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contents will not interfere with the build), then you
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can set the variable in your
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<filename>local.conf</filename> or custom distro
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configuration file.
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You can then "whitelist" the variable through
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to the SDK by adding the following:
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<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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SDK_LOCAL_CONF_WHITELIST = "SSTATE_MIRRORS"
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</literallayout>
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Alternatively, if you just want to set the
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<filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename> variable's value
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for the SDK alone, create a
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<filename>conf/sdk-extra.conf</filename> either in
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your
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>
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or within any layer and put your
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<filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename> setting within
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that file.
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<note>
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This second option is the safest option should
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you have any doubts as to which method to use when
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setting <filename>SSTATE_MIRRORS</filename>.
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</note>
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</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='sdk-minimizing-the-size-of-the-extensible-sdk-installer-download'>
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<title>Minimizing the Size of the Extensible SDK Installer Download</title>
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<para>
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By default, the extensible SDK bundles the shared state artifacts for
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everything needed to reconstruct the image for which the SDK was built.
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This bundling can lead to an SDK installer file that is a Gigabyte or
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more in size.
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If the size of this file causes a problem, you can build an SDK that
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has just enough in it to install and provide access to the
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<filename>devtool command</filename> by setting the following in your
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configuration:
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<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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SDK_EXT_TYPE = "minimal"
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</literallayout>
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Setting
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_EXT_TYPE'><filename>SDK_EXT_TYPE</filename></ulink>
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to "minimal" produces an SDK installer that is around 35 Mbytes in
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size, which downloads and installs quickly.
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You need to realize, though, that the minimal installer does not
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install any libraries or tools out of the box.
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These must be installed either "on the fly" or through actions you
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perform using <filename>devtool</filename> or explicitly with the
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<filename>devtool sdk-install</filename> command.
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</para>
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<para>
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In most cases, when building a minimal SDK you will need to also enable
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bringing in the information on a wider range of packages produced by
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the system.
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This is particularly true so that <filename>devtool add</filename>
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is able to effectively map dependencies it discovers in a source tree
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to the appropriate recipes.
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Also so that the <filename>devtool search</filename> command
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is able to return useful results.
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</para>
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<para>
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To facilitate this wider range of information, you would additionally
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set the following:
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<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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SDK_INCLUDE_PKGDATA = "1"
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</literallayout>
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See the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_INCLUDE_PKGDATA'><filename>SDK_INCLUDE_PKGDATA</filename></ulink>
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variable for additional information.
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</para>
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<para>
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Setting the <filename>SDK_INCLUDE_PKGDATA</filename> variable as
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shown causes the "world" target to be built so that information
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for all of the recipes included within it are available.
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Having these recipes available increases build time significantly and
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increases the size of the SDK installer by 30-80 Mbytes depending on
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how many recipes are included in your configuration.
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</para>
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<para>
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You can use
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<filename>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD_pn-</filename><replaceable>recipename</replaceable>
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for recipes you want to exclude.
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However, it is assumed that you would need to be building the "world"
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target if you want to provide additional items to the SDK.
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Consequently, building for "world" should not represent undue
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overhead in most cases.
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<note>
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If you set <filename>SDK_EXT_TYPE</filename> to "minimal",
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then providing a shared state mirror is mandatory so that items
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can be installed as needed.
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See the
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"<link linkend='sdk-providing-additional-installable-extensible-sdk-content'>Providing Additional Installable Extensible SDK Content</link>"
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section for more information.
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</note>
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</para>
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<para>
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You can explicitly control whether or not to include the toolchain
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when you build an SDK by setting the
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SDK_INCLUDE_TOOLCHAIN'><filename>SDK_INCLUDE_TOOLCHAIN</filename></ulink>
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variable to "1".
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In particular, it is useful to include the toolchain when you
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have set <filename>SDK_EXT_TYPE</filename> to
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"minimal", which by default, excludes the toolchain.
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Also, it is helpful if you are building a small SDK for use with
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an IDE, such as Eclipse, or some other tool where you do not want
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to take extra steps to install a toolchain.
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</para>
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</section>
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</appendix>
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