Building and Maintaining Binary Distributions with Yocto
summary
Yocto gains concrete binary-distribution features: an read-only PR server and support for an upstream PR chaining model that lets a local feed override upstream packages by bumping PR revisions (revision comparison logic and pytest coverage provided). Tooling includes bitbake package-index, a PR server daemon, and a prototype autobuilder self-test that exercises upgrading older images from generated feeds. Tests pass for revision rules and nested upstreams; known gaps include SPDX not updated when applying package updates and incomplete production autobuilder publishing.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:10Presentation goals
- 7:05Binary vs custom rootfs
- 11:22Binary distros in Yocto
- 16:45Package feeds with Yocto
- 23:27PR server features
- 35:07Missing features
- 36:51Key takeaways
- 38:16Q&A
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