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<title>Toaster Features</title> + + <para> + Toaster allows you to configure and run builds, and it + provides extensive information about the build process. + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para id='toaster-build-features'> + <emphasis>Configure and Run Builds:</emphasis> + You can use the Toaster web interface to configure and + start your builds. + Builds started using the Toaster web interface are + organized into projects. + When you create a project, you are asked to select a + release, or version of the build system you want to + use for the project builds. + As shipped, Toaster supports Yocto Project releases 1.8 + and beyond. + With the Toaster web interface, you can: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Browse layers listed in the various + <link linkend='layer-source'>layer sources</link> + that are available in your project (e.g. the + OpenEmbedded Metadata Index at + <ulink url='http://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/'></ulink>). + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Browse images, recipes, and machines provided by + those layers. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Import your own layers for building. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Add and remove layers from your configuration. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Set configuration variables. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Select a target or multiple targets to build. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Start your builds. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + Toaster also allows you to configure and run your builds + from the command line, and switch between the command line and + the web interface at any time. + Builds started from the command line appear within a special + Toaster project called "Command line builds". + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para id='toaster-analysis-features'> + <emphasis>Information About the Build Process:</emphasis> + Toaster also records extensive information about your builds. + Toaster collects data for builds you start from the web + interface and from the command line as long as Toaster + is running. + <note> + You must start Toaster before the build or it will not + collect build data. + </note></para> + <para>With Toaster you can: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + See what was built (recipes and packages) and what + packages were installed into your final image. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Browse the directory structure of your image. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + See the value of all variables in your build + configuration, and which files set each value. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + Examine error, warning, and trace messages to aid + in debugging. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + See information about the BitBake tasks executed + and reused during your build, including those that + used shared state. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + See dependency relationships between recipes, + packages, and tasks. + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + See performance information such as build time, + task time, CPU usage, and disk I/O. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + </section> + + <section id='toaster-installation-options'> + <title>Installation Options</title> + + <para> + You can set Toaster up to run as a local instance or as a shared + hosted service. + </para> + + <para> + When Toaster is set up as a local instance, all the components + reside on a single build host. + Fundamentally, a local instance of Toaster is suited for a single + user developing on a single build host. + </para> + + <para> + <imagedata fileref="figures/simple-configuration.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="1.5in" /> + </para> + + <para> + Toaster as a hosted service is suited for multiple users + developing across several build hosts. + When Toaster is set up as a hosted service, its components can + be spread across several machines: + </para> + + <para> + <imagedata fileref="figures/hosted-service.png" align="center" width="6in" depth="3.5in" /> + </para> + </section> + +<!--THIS EXTRA INFORMATION PROBABLY WILL GO AWAY + For additional information on installing and running Toaster, see the + "<ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Toaster#Installation_and_Running'>Installation and Running</ulink>" + section of the "Toaster" wiki page. + For complete information on the API and its search operation + URI, parameters, and responses, see the + <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/REST_API_Contracts'>REST API Contracts</ulink> + Wiki page. + </para> +--> +</chapter> |
