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+
+<chapter id='adt-package'>
+<title>Optionally Customizing the Development Packages Installation</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Because the Yocto Project is suited for embedded Linux development, it is
+ likely that you will need to customize your development packages installation.
+ For example, if you are developing a minimal image, then you might not need
+ certain packages (e.g. graphics support packages).
+ Thus, you would like to be able to remove those packages from your target sysroot.
+ </para>
+
+<section id='package-management-systems'>
+ <title>Package Management Systems</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The OpenEmbedded build system supports the generation of sysroot files using
+ three different Package Management Systems (PMS):
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>OPKG:</emphasis> A less well known PMS whose use
+ originated in the OpenEmbedded and OpenWrt embedded Linux projects.
+ This PMS works with files packaged in an <filename>.ipk</filename> format.
+ See <ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opkg'></ulink> for more
+ information about OPKG.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>RPM:</emphasis> A more widely known PMS intended for GNU/Linux
+ distributions.
+ This PMS works with files packaged in an <filename>.rpm</filename> format.
+ The build system currently installs through this PMS by default.
+ See <ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_Package_Manager'></ulink>
+ for more information about RPM.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>Debian:</emphasis> The PMS for Debian-based systems
+ is built on many PMS tools.
+ The lower-level PMS tool <filename>dpkg</filename> forms the base of the Debian PMS.
+ For information on dpkg see
+ <ulink url='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dpkg'></ulink>.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+</section>
+
+<section id='configuring-the-pms'>
+ <title>Configuring the PMS</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Whichever PMS you are using, you need to be sure that the
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PACKAGE_CLASSES'><filename>PACKAGE_CLASSES</filename></ulink>
+ variable in the <filename>conf/local.conf</filename>
+ file is set to reflect that system.
+ The first value you choose for the variable specifies the package file format for the root
+ filesystem at sysroot.
+ Additional values specify additional formats for convenience or testing.
+ See the <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> configuration file for
+ details.
+ </para>
+
+ <note>
+ For build performance information related to the PMS, see the
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-classes-package'><filename>package.bbclass</filename></ulink>"
+ section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ As an example, consider a scenario where you are using OPKG and you want to add
+ the <filename>libglade</filename> package to the target sysroot.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ First, you should generate the IPK file for the
+ <filename>libglade</filename> package and add it
+ into a working <filename>opkg</filename> repository.
+ Use these commands:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ $ bitbake libglade
+ $ bitbake package-index
+ </literallayout>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Next, source the cross-toolchain environment setup script found in the
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+ Follow that by setting up the installation destination to point to your
+ sysroot as <replaceable>sysroot_dir</replaceable>.
+ Finally, have an OPKG configuration file <replaceable>conf_file</replaceable>
+ that corresponds to the <filename>opkg</filename> repository you have just created.
+ The following command forms should now work:
+ <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+ $ opkg-cl –f <replaceable>conf_file</replaceable> -o <replaceable>sysroot_dir</replaceable> update
+ $ opkg-cl –f <replaceable>cconf_file</replaceable> -o <replaceable>sysroot_dir</replaceable> \
+ --force-overwrite install libglade
+ $ opkg-cl –f <replaceable>cconf_file</replaceable> -o <replaceable>sysroot_dir</replaceable> \
+ --force-overwrite install libglade-dbg
+ $ opkg-cl –f <replaceable>conf_file&gt; -o </replaceable>sysroot_dir&gt; \
+ --force-overwrite install libglade-dev
+ </literallayout>
+ </para>
+</section>
+</chapter>
+<!--
+vim: expandtab tw=80 ts=4
+-->
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