Bitbake

Bitbake tasks

fetch If needed, make local copy of remote sources (bz2, git, svn, …).
unpack prepare source of package in work directory (bz2 - unpack, git - clone from local copy, etc)
patch apply all *.patch files from SRC_URI
configure
compile
install
package split installed on fake sysroot files into separate packages:
- main package or library (package_name)
- debugging symbols (package_name-dbg)
- documentation (package_name-doc)
- locales (package_name-locale)
- development headers (package_name-dev)

Dependency explorer is replaced by “Task Explorer” in Yocto 3.3.1. 4.10.10 BitBake Changes