see the
"<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#detailed-supported-distros'>Supported Linux Distributions</ulink>" section
in the Yocto Project Reference Manual.
- <note>
- For notes about using the Yocto Project on a RHEL 4-based host, see the
- <ulink url='&YOCTO_WIKI_URL;/wiki/BuildingOnRHEL4'>BuildingOnRHEL4</ulink>
- wiki page.
- </note>
</para>
<para>
The OpenEmbedded build system should be able to run on any modern
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Git 1.7.5 or greater</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>tar 1.24 or greater</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Python 2.7.3 or greater</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Python 2.7.3 or greater excluding Python
+ 3.x, which is not supported.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
Earlier releases of Python are known to not work and the system
does not support Python 3 at this time.
The essential packages you need for a supported CentOS
distribution are shown in the following command:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
- $ sudo yum -y install &CENTOS_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL; SDL-devel xterm
+ $ sudo yum install &CENTOS_HOST_PACKAGES_ESSENTIAL; SDL-devel xterm
</literallayout>
<note>Depending on the CentOS version you are using, other requirements
and dependencies might exist.