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Exploring External Layers
One of the most charming features of Poky is the flexibility of using external layers. In this chapter, we will examine why this is a vital capability and how we can take advantage of it. We will also look at the different types of layers and their directory trees layout. Finally, at the end of this chapter, we will learn to include a new layer in our project.
Powering flexibility with layers
Poky contains metadata spread over configuration definition files such as machine and distro files, classes, and recipes, covering everything from simple applications to full graphical stacks and frameworks. There are multiple places that BitBake can load metadata collection from, which are known as metadata layers.
The biggest ...
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