Introduction

This manual describes the rdk-generic-broadband-image build procedure for Yocto 4.0 builds. Yocto 4.0 contain Long term Support release feature. The upgraded build tools from Yocto 4.0 will be used to generate rdk-generic-broadband-image for X86 emulator reference platform.

Yocto 4.0 support the following:

• OpenEmbedded and Yocto kirkstone.
• linux kernel 5.4.271
• Version upgrades for bitbake, and other oe/python recipes.

Each component in RDK is a standalone repository with its own individual build tools producing a library or set of binaries. 

Host Setup

• For Host SetUp details refer this link - How to Build#SettinguptheHostEnvironment

NOTE: Suggesting to use VMs with Ubuntu20.x or higher.

Building

Note: Cloning the code before login once to code.rdkcentral.com, user would get the Authentication error, even though the account is in good standing and has all the required access. Please login to code.rdkcentral.com before attempting to clone.

To build, follow below instructions

Create workspace directory

mkdir <workspace dir>
cd <workspace dir>

Follow below instructions to create build with external sources

repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -m rdkb-extsrc.xml -b kirkstone
repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle
MACHINE=qemux86broadband source meta-cmf/setup-environment
bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image