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<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"
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[<!ENTITY % poky SYSTEM "../poky.ent"> %poky; ] >
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<chapter id='toaster-manual-reference'>
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<title>Concepts and Reference</title>
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<para>
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In order to configure and use Toaster, you should understand some
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concepts and have some basic command reference material available.
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This final chapter provides conceptual information on layer sources,
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releases, and JSON configuration files.
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Also provided is a quick look at some useful
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<filename>manage.py</filename> commands that are Toaster-specific.
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Information on <filename>manage.py</filename> commands does exist
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across the Web and the information in this manual by no means
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attempts to provide a command comprehensive reference.
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</para>
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<section id='layer-source'>
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<title>Layer Source</title>
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<para>
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In general, a "layer source" is a source of information about
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existing layers.
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In particular, we are concerned with layers that you can use
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with the Yocto Project and Toaster.
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This chapter describes a particular type of layer source called
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a "layer index."
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</para>
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<para>
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A layer index is a web application that contains information
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about a set of custom layers.
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A good example of an existing layer index is the
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OpenEmbedded Metadata Index.
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A public instance of this layer index exists at
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<ulink url='http://layers.openembedded.org'></ulink>.
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You can find the code for this layer index's web application at
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<ulink url='http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/layerindex-web/'></ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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When you tie a layer source into Toaster, it can query the layer
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source through a
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<ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer'>REST</ulink>
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API, store the information about the layers in the Toaster
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database, and then show the information to users.
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Users are then able to view that information and build layers
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from Toaster itself without worrying about cloning or editing
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the BitBake layers configuration file
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<filename>bblayers.conf</filename>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Tying a layer source into Toaster is convenient when you have
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many custom layers that need to be built on a regular basis by
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a community of developers.
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In fact, Toaster comes pre-configured with the OpenEmbedded
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Metadata Index.
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<note>
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You do not have to use a layer source to use Toaster.
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Tying into a layer source is optional.
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</note>
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</para>
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<section id='layer-source-using-with-toaster'>
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<title>Setting Up and Using a Layer Source</title>
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<para>
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To use your own layer source, you need to set up the layer
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source and then tie it into Toaster.
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This section describes how to tie into a layer index in a manner
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similar to the way Toaster ties into the OpenEmbedded Metadata
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Index.
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</para>
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<section id='understanding-your-layers'>
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<title>Understanding Your Layers</title>
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<para>
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The obvious first step for using a layer index is to have
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several custom layers that developers build and access using
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the Yocto Project on a regular basis.
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This set of layers needs to exist and you need to be
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familiar with where they reside.
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You will need that information when you set up the
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code for the web application that "hooks" into your set of
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layers.
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</para>
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<para>
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For general information on layers, see the
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"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#bsp-layers'>BSP Layers</ulink>"
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and
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"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_BSP_URL;#using-the-yocto-projects-bsp-tools'>Using the Yocto Project's BSP Tools</ulink>"
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sections in the Yocto Project Board Support Package (BSP)
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Developer's Guide.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='configuring-toaster-to-hook-into-your-layer-source'>
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<title>Configuring Toaster to Hook Into Your Layer Index</title>
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<para>
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If you want Toaster to use your layer index, you must host
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the web application in a server to which Toaster can
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connect.
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You also need to give Toaster the information about your
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layer index.
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In other words, you have to configure Toaster to use your
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layer index.
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This section describes two methods by which you can
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configure and use your layer index.
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</para>
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<para>
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In the previous section, the code for the OpenEmbedded
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Metadata Index (i.e.
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<ulink url='http://layers.openembedded.org'></ulink>) was
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referenced.
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You can use this code, which is at
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<ulink url='http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/layerindex-web/'></ulink>,
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as a base to create your own layer index.
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</para>
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<section id='use-the-administration-interface'>
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<title>Use the Administration Interface</title>
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<para>
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Access the administration interface through a
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browser by entering the URL of your Toaster instance and
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adding "<filename>/admin</filename>" to the end of the
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URL.
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As an example, if you are running Toaster locally, use
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the following URL:
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<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin
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</literallayout>
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</para>
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<para>
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The administration interface has a "Layer sources"
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section that includes an "Add layer source" button.
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Click that button and provide the required information.
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Make sure you select "layerindex" as the layer source type.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='use-the-fixture-feature'>
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<title>Use the Fixture Feature</title>
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<para>
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The Django fixture feature overrides the default layer
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server when you use it to specify a custom URL. To use
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the fixture feature, create (or edit) the file
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<filename>bitbake/lib/toaster.orm/fixtures/custom.xml</filename>,
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and then set the following Toaster setting to your
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custom URL:
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<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
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<django-objects version="1.0">
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<object model="orm.toastersetting" pk="100">
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<field name="name" type="CharField">CUSTOM_LAYERINDEX_SERVER</field>
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<field name="value" type="CharField">https://layers.my_organization.org/layerindex/branch/master/layers/</field>
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</object>
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<django-objects>
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</literallayout>
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When you start Toaster for the first time, or if you
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delete the file <filename>toaster.sqlite</filename> and restart,
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the database will populate cleanly from this layer index server.
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</para>
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<para>
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Once the information has been updated, verify the new layer
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information is available by using the Toaster web interface.
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To do that, visit the "All compatible layers" page inside a
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Toaster project. The layers from your layer source should be
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listed there.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you change the information in your layer index server,
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refresh the Toaster database by running the following command:
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<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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$ bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py lsupdates
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</literallayout>
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If Toaster can reach the API URL, you should see a message
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telling you that Toaster is updating the layer source information.
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</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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</section>
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</section>
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<section id='toaster-releases'>
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<title>Releases</title>
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<para>
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When you create a Toaster project using the web interface,
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you are asked to choose a "Release."
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In the context of Toaster, the term "Release" refers to a set of
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layers and a BitBake version the OpenEmbedded build system uses
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to build something.
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As shipped, Toaster is pre-configured with releases that
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correspond to Yocto Project release branches.
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However, you can modify, delete, and create new releases
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according to your needs.
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This section provides some background information on releases.
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</para>
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<section id='toaster-releases-supported'>
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<title>Pre-Configured Releases</title>
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<para>
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As shipped, Toaster is configured to use a specific set of
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releases.
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Of course, you can always configure Toaster to use any
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release.
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For example, you might want your project to build against a
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specific commit of any of the "out-of-the-box" releases.
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Or, you might want your project to build against different
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revisions of OpenEmbedded and BitBake.
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</para>
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<para>
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As shipped, Toaster is configured to work with the following
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releases:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>
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Yocto Project &DISTRO; "&DISTRO_NAME;" or OpenEmbedded "&DISTRO_NAME;":</emphasis>
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This release causes your Toaster projects to build
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against the head of the &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP; branch at
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/log/?h=rocko'></ulink>
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or <ulink url='http://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?h=rocko'></ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Yocto Project "Master" or OpenEmbedded "Master":</emphasis>
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This release causes your Toaster Projects to
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build against the head of the master branch, which is
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where active development takes place, at
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_GIT_URL;/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/log/'></ulink>
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or
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<ulink url='http://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/log/'></ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><emphasis>Local Yocto Project or Local OpenEmbedded:</emphasis>
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This release causes your Toaster Projects to
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build against the head of the <filename>poky</filename>
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or <filename>openembedded-core</filename> clone you
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have local to the machine running Toaster.
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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>
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<section id='configuring-toaster'>
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<title>Configuring Toaster</title>
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<para>
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In order to use Toaster, you must configure the database with the
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default content. The following subsections describe various aspects
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of Toaster configuration.
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</para>
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<section id='configuring-the-workflow'>
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<title>Configuring the Workflow</title>
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<para>
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The
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<filename>bldcontrol/management/commands/checksettings.py</filename>
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file controls workflow configuration.
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The following steps outline the process to initially populate
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this database.
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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The default project settings are set from
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<filename>orm/fixtures/settings.xml</filename>.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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The default project distro and layers are added
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from <filename>orm/fixtures/poky.xml</filename> if poky
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is installed.
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If poky is not installed, they are added
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from <filename>orm/fixtures/oe-core.xml</filename>.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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If the <filename>orm/fixtures/custom.xml</filename> file
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exists, then its values are added.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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The layer index is then scanned and added to the database.
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</para></listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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Once these steps complete, Toaster is set up and ready to use.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='customizing-pre-set-data'>
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<title>Customizing Pre-Set Data</title>
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<para>
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The pre-set data for Toaster is easily customizable. You can
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create the <filename>orm/fixtures/custom.xml</filename> file
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to customize the values that go into to the database.
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Customization is additive,
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and can either extend or completely replace the existing values.
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</para>
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<para>
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You use the <filename>orm/fixtures/custom.xml</filename> file
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to change the default project settings for the machine, distro,
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file images, and layers.
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When creating a new project, you can use the file to define
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the offered alternate project release selections.
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For example, you can add one or more additional selections that
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present custom layer sets or distros, and any other local or proprietary
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content.
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</para>
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<para>
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Additionally, you can completely disable the content from the
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<filename>oe-core.xml</filename> and <filename>poky.xml</filename>
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files by defining the section shown below in the
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<filename>settings.xml</filename> file.
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For example, this option is particularly useful if your custom
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configuration defines fewer releases or layers than the default
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fixture files.
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</para>
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<para>
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The following example sets "name" to "CUSTOM_XML_ONLY" and its value
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to "True".
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<object model="orm.toastersetting" pk="99">
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<field type="CharField" name="name">CUSTOM_XML_ONLY</field>
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<field type="CharField" name="value">True</field>
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</object>
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</literallayout>
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='understanding-fixture-file-format'>
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<title>Understanding Fixture File Format</title>
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<para>
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The following is an overview of the file format used by the
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<filename>oe-core.xml</filename>, <filename>poky.xml</filename>,
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and <filename>custom.xml</filename> files.
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</para>
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<para>
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The following subsections describe each of the sections in the
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fixture files, and outline an example section of the XML code.
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you can use to help understand this information and create a local
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<filename>custom.xml</filename> file.
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</para>
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<section id='defining-the-default-distro-and-other-values'>
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<title>Defining the Default Distro and Other Values</title>
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<para>
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This section defines the default distro value for new projects.
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By default, it reserves the first Toaster Setting record "1".
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The following demonstrates how to set the project default value
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for
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<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-DISTRO'><filename>DISTRO</filename></ulink>:
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<!-- Set the project default value for DISTRO -->
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<object model="orm.toastersetting" pk="1">
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<field type="CharField" name="name">DEFCONF_DISTRO</field>
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<field type="CharField" name="value">poky</field>
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</object>
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</literallayout>
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You can override other default project values by adding
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additional Toaster Setting sections such as any of the
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settings coming from the <filename>settings.xml</filename>
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file.
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Also, you can add custom values that are included in the
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BitBake environment.
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The "pk" values must be unique.
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By convention, values that set default project values have a
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"DEFCONF" prefix.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='defining-bitbake-version'>
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<title>Defining BitBake Version</title>
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<para>
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The following defines which version of BitBake is used
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for the following release selection:
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<!-- Bitbake versions which correspond to the metadata release -->
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<object model="orm.bitbakeversion" pk="1">
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<field type="CharField" name="name">rocko</field>
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<field type="CharField" name="giturl">git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky</field>
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<field type="CharField" name="branch">rocko</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="dirpath">bitbake</field>
|
|||
|
</object>
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='defining-releases'>
|
|||
|
<title>Defining Release</title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
The following defines the releases when you create a new
|
|||
|
project.
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
<!-- Releases available -->
|
|||
|
<object model="orm.release" pk="1">
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="name">rocko</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="description">Yocto Project 2.4 "Rocko"</field>
|
|||
|
<field rel="ManyToOneRel" to="orm.bitbakeversion" name="bitbake_version">1</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="branch_name">rocko</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="TextField" name="helptext">Toaster will run your builds using the tip of the <a href="http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/log/?h=rocko">Yocto Project Rocko branch</a>.</field>
|
|||
|
</object>
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
The "pk" value must match the above respective BitBake
|
|||
|
version record.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='defining-the-release-default-layer-names'>
|
|||
|
<title>Defining the Release Default Layer Names</title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
The following defines the default layers for each release:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
<!-- Default project layers for each release -->
|
|||
|
<object model="orm.releasedefaultlayer" pk="1">
|
|||
|
<field rel="ManyToOneRel" to="orm.release" name="release">1</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="layer_name">openembedded-core</field>
|
|||
|
</object>
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
The 'pk' values in the example above should start at "1" and increment
|
|||
|
uniquely.
|
|||
|
You can use the same layer name in multiple releases.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='defining-layer-definitions'>
|
|||
|
<title>Defining Layer Definitions</title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
Layer definitions are the most complex.
|
|||
|
The following defines each of the layers, and then defines the exact layer
|
|||
|
version of the layer used for each respective release.
|
|||
|
You must have one <filename>orm.layer</filename>
|
|||
|
entry for each layer.
|
|||
|
Then, with each entry you need a set of
|
|||
|
<filename>orm.layer_version</filename> entries that connects
|
|||
|
the layer with each release that includes the layer.
|
|||
|
In general all releases include the layer.
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
<object model="orm.layer" pk="1">
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="name">openembedded-core</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="layer_index_url"></field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="vcs_url">git://git.yoctoproject.org/poky</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="vcs_web_url">http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="vcs_web_tree_base_url">http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/%path%?h=%branch%</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="vcs_web_file_base_url">http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/%path%?h=%branch%</field>
|
|||
|
</object>
|
|||
|
<object model="orm.layer_version" pk="1">
|
|||
|
<field rel="ManyToOneRel" to="orm.layer" name="layer">1</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="IntegerField" name="layer_source">0</field>
|
|||
|
<field rel="ManyToOneRel" to="orm.release" name="release">1</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="branch">rocko</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="dirpath">meta</field>
|
|||
|
</object>
|
|||
|
<object model="orm.layer_version" pk="2">
|
|||
|
<field rel="ManyToOneRel" to="orm.layer" name="layer">1</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="IntegerField" name="layer_source">0</field>
|
|||
|
<field rel="ManyToOneRel" to="orm.release" name="release">2</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="branch">HEAD</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="commit">HEAD</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="dirpath">meta</field>
|
|||
|
</object>
|
|||
|
<object model="orm.layer_version" pk="3">
|
|||
|
<field rel="ManyToOneRel" to="orm.layer" name="layer">1</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="IntegerField" name="layer_source">0</field>
|
|||
|
<field rel="ManyToOneRel" to="orm.release" name="release">3</field>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="branch">master</field>
|
|||
|
<field type="CharField" name="dirpath">meta</field>
|
|||
|
</object>
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
The layer "pk" values above must be unique, and typically start at "1".
|
|||
|
The layer version "pk" values must also be unique across all layers,
|
|||
|
and typically start at "1".
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='remote-toaster-monitoring'>
|
|||
|
<title>Remote Toaster Monitoring</title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
Toaster has an API that allows remote management applications to
|
|||
|
directly query the state of the Toaster server and its builds
|
|||
|
in a machine-to-machine manner.
|
|||
|
This API uses the
|
|||
|
<ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer'>REST</ulink>
|
|||
|
interface and the transfer of JSON files.
|
|||
|
For example, you might
|
|||
|
monitor a build inside a container through well supported
|
|||
|
known HTTP ports in order to easily access a Toaster server
|
|||
|
inside the container.
|
|||
|
In this example, when you use this direct JSON API, you avoid
|
|||
|
having web page parsing against the display the user sees.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='checking-health'>
|
|||
|
<title>Checking Health</title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
Before you use remote Toaster monitoring, you should do
|
|||
|
a health check.
|
|||
|
To do this, ping the Toaster server using the following call
|
|||
|
to see if it is still alive:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
http://<replaceable>host</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>/health
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
Be sure to provide values for <replaceable>host</replaceable>
|
|||
|
and <replaceable>port</replaceable>.
|
|||
|
If the server is alive, you will get the response HTML:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
<!DOCTYPE html>
|
|||
|
<html lang="en">
|
|||
|
<head><title>Toaster Health</title></head>
|
|||
|
<body>Ok</body>
|
|||
|
</html>
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='determining-status-of-builds-in-progress'>
|
|||
|
<title>Determining Status of Builds in Progress</title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
Sometimes it is useful to determine the status of a build
|
|||
|
in progress.
|
|||
|
To get the status of pending builds, use the following call:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
http://<replaceable>host</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>/toastergui/api/building
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
Be sure to provide values for <replaceable>host</replaceable>
|
|||
|
and <replaceable>port</replaceable>.
|
|||
|
The output is a JSON file that itemizes all builds in
|
|||
|
progress.
|
|||
|
This file includes the time in seconds since each
|
|||
|
respective build started as well as the progress of the
|
|||
|
cloning, parsing, and task execution.
|
|||
|
The following is sample output for a build in progress:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
{"count": 1,
|
|||
|
"building": [
|
|||
|
{"machine": "beaglebone",
|
|||
|
"seconds": "463.869",
|
|||
|
"task": "927:2384",
|
|||
|
"distro": "poky",
|
|||
|
"clone": "1:1",
|
|||
|
"id": 2,
|
|||
|
"start": "2017-09-22T09:31:44.887Z",
|
|||
|
"name": "20170922093200",
|
|||
|
"parse": "818:818",
|
|||
|
"project": "my_rocko",
|
|||
|
"target": "core-image-minimal"
|
|||
|
}]
|
|||
|
}
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
The JSON data for this query is returned in a single line.
|
|||
|
In the previous example the line has been artificially split for readability.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='checking-status-of-builds-completed'>
|
|||
|
<title>Checking Status of Builds Completed</title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
Once a build is completed, you get the status when you use
|
|||
|
the following call:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
http://<replaceable>host</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>/toastergui/api/builds
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
Be sure to provide values for <replaceable>host</replaceable>
|
|||
|
and <replaceable>port</replaceable>.
|
|||
|
The output is a JSON file that itemizes all complete builds,
|
|||
|
and includes build summary information.
|
|||
|
The following is sample output for a completed build:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
{"count": 1,
|
|||
|
"builds": [
|
|||
|
{"distro": "poky",
|
|||
|
"errors": 0,
|
|||
|
"machine":
|
|||
|
"beaglebone",
|
|||
|
"project": "my_rocko",
|
|||
|
"stop": "2017-09-22T09:26:36.017Z",
|
|||
|
"target": "quilt-native",
|
|||
|
"seconds": "78.193",
|
|||
|
"outcome": "Succeeded",
|
|||
|
"id": 1,
|
|||
|
"start": "2017-09-22T09:25:17.824Z",
|
|||
|
"warnings": 1,
|
|||
|
"name": "20170922092618"
|
|||
|
}]
|
|||
|
}
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
The JSON data for this query is returned in a single line.
|
|||
|
In the previous example the line has been artificially split for readability.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='determining-status-of-a-specific-build'>
|
|||
|
<title>Determining Status of a Specific Build</title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
Sometimes it is useful to determine the status of a specific
|
|||
|
build.
|
|||
|
To get the status of a specific build, use the following
|
|||
|
call:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
http://<replaceable>host</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>/toastergui/api/build/<replaceable>ID</replaceable>
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
Be sure to provide values for <replaceable>host</replaceable>,
|
|||
|
<replaceable>port</replaceable>, and <replaceable>ID</replaceable>.
|
|||
|
You can find the value for <replaceable>ID</replaceable> from the
|
|||
|
Builds Completed query. See the
|
|||
|
"<link linkend='checking-status-of-builds-completed'>Checking Status of Builds Completed</link>"
|
|||
|
section for more information.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
The output is a JSON file that itemizes the specific build
|
|||
|
and includes build summary information.
|
|||
|
The following is sample output for a specific build:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
{"build":
|
|||
|
{"distro": "poky",
|
|||
|
"errors": 0,
|
|||
|
"machine": "beaglebone",
|
|||
|
"project": "my_rocko",
|
|||
|
"stop": "2017-09-22T09:26:36.017Z",
|
|||
|
"target": "quilt-native",
|
|||
|
"seconds": "78.193",
|
|||
|
"outcome": "Succeeded",
|
|||
|
"id": 1,
|
|||
|
"start": "2017-09-22T09:25:17.824Z",
|
|||
|
"warnings": 1,
|
|||
|
"name": "20170922092618",
|
|||
|
"cooker_log": "/opt/user/poky/build-toaster-2/tmp/log/cooker/beaglebone/build_20170922_022607.991.log"
|
|||
|
}
|
|||
|
}
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
The JSON data for this query is returned in a single line.
|
|||
|
In the previous example the line has been artificially split for readability.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='toaster-useful-commands'>
|
|||
|
<title>Useful Commands</title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
In addition to the web user interface and the scripts that start
|
|||
|
and stop Toaster, command-line commands exist through the
|
|||
|
<filename>manage.py</filename> management script.
|
|||
|
You can find general documentation on
|
|||
|
<filename>manage.py</filename> at the
|
|||
|
<ulink url='https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/topics/settings/'>Django</ulink>
|
|||
|
site.
|
|||
|
However, several <filename>manage.py</filename> commands have been
|
|||
|
created that are specific to Toaster and are used to control
|
|||
|
configuration and back-end tasks.
|
|||
|
You can locate these commands in the
|
|||
|
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
|
|||
|
(e.g. <filename>poky</filename>) at
|
|||
|
<filename>bitbake/lib/manage.py</filename>.
|
|||
|
This section documents those commands.
|
|||
|
<note>
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
When using <filename>manage.py</filename> commands given
|
|||
|
a default configuration, you must be sure that your
|
|||
|
working directory is set to the
|
|||
|
<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>.
|
|||
|
Using <filename>manage.py</filename> commands from the
|
|||
|
Build Directory allows Toaster to find the
|
|||
|
<filename>toaster.sqlite</filename> file, which is located
|
|||
|
in the Build Directory.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
For non-default database configurations, it is possible
|
|||
|
that you can use <filename>manage.py</filename> commands
|
|||
|
from a directory other than the Build directory.
|
|||
|
To do so, the
|
|||
|
<filename>toastermain/settings.py</filename> file must be
|
|||
|
configured to point to the correct database backend.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</note>
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='toaster-command-buildslist'>
|
|||
|
<title><filename>buildslist</filename></title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
The <filename>buildslist</filename> command lists all builds
|
|||
|
that Toaster has recorded.
|
|||
|
Access the command as follows:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
$ bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py buildslist
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
The command returns a list, which includes numeric
|
|||
|
identifications, of the builds that Toaster has recorded in the
|
|||
|
current database.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
You need to run the <filename>buildslist</filename> command
|
|||
|
first to identify existing builds in the database before
|
|||
|
using the
|
|||
|
<link linkend='toaster-command-builddelete'><filename>builddelete</filename></link>
|
|||
|
command.
|
|||
|
Here is an example that assumes default repository and build
|
|||
|
directory names:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
$ cd ~/poky/build
|
|||
|
$ python ../bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py buildslist
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
If your Toaster database had only one build, the above
|
|||
|
<filename>buildslist</filename> command would return something
|
|||
|
like the following:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
1: qemux86 poky core-image-minimal
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='toaster-command-builddelete'>
|
|||
|
<title><filename>builddelete</filename></title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
The <filename>builddelete</filename> command deletes data
|
|||
|
associated with a build.
|
|||
|
Access the command as follows:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
$ bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py builddelete <replaceable>build_id</replaceable>
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
The command deletes all the build data for the specified
|
|||
|
<replaceable>build_id</replaceable>.
|
|||
|
This command is useful for removing old and unused data from
|
|||
|
the database.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
Prior to running the <filename>builddelete</filename>
|
|||
|
command, you need to get the ID associated with builds
|
|||
|
by using the
|
|||
|
<link linkend='toaster-command-buildslist'><filename>buildslist</filename></link>
|
|||
|
command.
|
|||
|
</para>
|
|||
|
</section>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<section id='toaster-command-perf'>
|
|||
|
<title><filename>perf</filename></title>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<para>
|
|||
|
The <filename>perf</filename> command measures Toaster
|
|||
|
performance.
|
|||
|
Access the command as follows:
|
|||
|
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
|
|||
|
$ bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py perf
|
|||
|
</literallayout>
|
|||
|
The command is a sanity check that returns page loading
|
|||
|
times in order to identify performance problems.
|
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='toaster-command-checksettings'>
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<title><filename>checksettings</filename></title>
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<para>
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The <filename>checksettings</filename> command verifies
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existing Toaster settings.
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Access the command as follows:
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$ bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py checksettings
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</literallayout>
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Toaster uses settings that are based on the
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database to configure the building tasks.
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The <filename>checksettings</filename> command verifies that
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the database settings are valid in the sense that they have
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the minimal information needed to start a build.
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</para>
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<para>
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In order for the <filename>checksettings</filename> command
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to work, the database must be correctly set up and not have
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existing data.
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To be sure the database is ready, you can run the following:
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$ bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py syncdb
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$ bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py migrate orm
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$ bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py migrate bldcontrol
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</literallayout>
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After running these commands, you can run the
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<filename>checksettings</filename> command.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section id='toaster-command-runbuilds'>
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<title><filename>runbuilds</filename></title>
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<para>
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The <filename>runbuilds</filename> command launches
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scheduled builds.
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Access the command as follows:
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<literallayout class='monospaced'>
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$ bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py runbuilds
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</literallayout>
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The <filename>runbuilds</filename> command checks if
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scheduled builds exist in the database and then launches them
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per schedule.
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The command returns after the builds start but before they
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complete.
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The Toaster Logging Interface records and updates the database
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when the builds complete.
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</para>
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</section>
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</section>
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</chapter>
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