<filename><link linkend='var-IMAGE_FEATURES'>IMAGE_FEATURES</link></filename>
and <filename><link linkend='var-EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES'>EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES</link></filename>
variables that you typically configure in your image recipes.
- Through these variables you can add several different
+ Through these variables, you can add several different
predefined packages such as development utilities or packages with debug
information needed to investigate application problems or profile applications.
</para>
Current list of
<filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename> contains the following:
<itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>dbg-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs debug symbol packages for all packages
+ installed in a given image.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>dev-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs development packages (headers and
+ extra library links) for all packages installed in a given image.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>doc-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs documentation packages for all packages
+ installed in a given image.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>nfs-server:</emphasis> Installs an NFS server.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>splash:</emphasis> Enables showing a splash screen during boot.
By default, this screen is provided by <filename>psplash</filename>, which does
allow customization.
Note that if both the OpenSSH SSH server and the Dropbear minimal SSH server
are present in <filename>IMAGE_FEATURES</filename>, then OpenSSH will take
precedence and Dropbear will not be installed.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>x11:</emphasis> Installs the X server</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>x11-base:</emphasis> Installs the X server with a
- minimal environment.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>x11-sato:</emphasis> Installs the OpenedHand Sato environment.
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>tools-sdk:</emphasis> Installs a full SDK that runs on the device.
- </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>staticdev-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs static development
+ packages (i.e. static libraries containing <filename>*.a</filename> files) for all
+ packages installed in a given image.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>tools-debug:</emphasis> Installs debugging tools such as
<filename>strace</filename> and <filename>gdb</filename>.
+ For information on GDB, see the
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#platdev-gdb-remotedebug'>Debugging With the GNU Project Debugger (GDB) Remotely</ulink>"
+ section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
+ For information on tracing and profiling, see the
+ <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_PROF_URL;'>Yocto Project Profiling and Tracing Manual</ulink>.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>tools-profile:</emphasis> Installs profiling tools such as
<filename>oprofile</filename>, <filename>exmap</filename>, and
- <filename>LTTng</filename>.</para></listitem>
+ <filename>LTTng</filename>.
+ For general information on user-space tools, see the
+ "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_ADT_URL;#user-space-tools'>User-Space Tools</ulink>"
+ section in the Yocto Project Application Developer's Guide.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>tools-sdk:</emphasis> Installs a full SDK that runs on the device.
+ </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><emphasis>tools-testapps:</emphasis> Installs device testing tools (e.g.
touchscreen debugging).</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>nfs-server:</emphasis> Installs an NFS server.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>dev-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs development packages (headers and
- extra library links) for all packages installed in a given image.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>staticdev-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs static development
- packages (i.e. static libraries containing <filename>*.a</filename> files) for all
- packages installed in a given image.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>dbg-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs debug symbol packages for all packages
- installed in a given image.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para><emphasis>doc-pkgs:</emphasis> Installs documentation packages for all packages
- installed in a given image.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>x11:</emphasis> Installs the X server</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>x11-base:</emphasis> Installs the X server with a
+ minimal environment.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para><emphasis>x11-sato:</emphasis> Installs the OpenedHand Sato environment.
+ </para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</section>