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diff --git a/docs/1_Getting_Started/2_Building_AGL_Image/2_Preparing_Your_Build_Host.md b/docs/1_Getting_Started/2_Building_AGL_Image/2_Preparing_Your_Build_Host.md deleted file mode 100644 index fdca659..0000000 --- a/docs/1_Getting_Started/2_Building_AGL_Image/2_Preparing_Your_Build_Host.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,67 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Preparing Your Build Host ---- - -Preparing your build host so that it can build an AGL image means -making sure your system is set up to use the -[Yocto Project](https://yoctoproject.org) OpenEmbedded build system, -which is based on -[BitBake](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/bitbake.html). - -This section presents minimal information so you can prepare the build host -to use the "Dunfell" version of the Yocto Project (i.e. version 3.1.2). -If you want more details on how the Yocto Project works, you can reference -the Yocto Project documentation -[here](https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/). - -**NOTE:** This entire section presumes you want to build an image. -You can skip the entire build process if you want to use a ready-made -development image. -The [supported images](https://download.automotivelinux.org/AGL/snapshots/master/latest/) exist for several boards as -well as for the Quick EMUlator (QEMU). -See the -"[Quickstart](../1_Quickstart/Using_Ready_Made_Images.md)" -section for more information on the ready-made images. - -1. **Use a Supported Linux Distribution:** To use the AGL software, it is - recommended that your build host is a native Linux machine that runs a - Yocto Project supported distribution as described by the - "[Supported Linux Distributions](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/system-requirements.html#supported-linux-distributions)" - section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual. - Basically, you should be running a recent version of Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, - CentOS, or Debian. - -2. **Be Sure Your Build Host Has Enough Free Disk Space:** - Your build host should have at least 100 Gbytes. - -3. **Be Sure Tools are Recent:** You need to have recent versions for the following tools: - - - Git 1.8.3.1 or greater - - Tar 1.27 or greater - - Python 3.4.0 or greater - - If your distribution does not meet these minimal requirements, see the - "[Required Git, tar, and Python Versions](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/system-requirements.html#required-git-tar-python-and-gcc-versions)" - section in the Yocto Project Reference Manual for steps that you can - take to be sure you have these tools. - -4. **Install Essential, Graphical, and Eclipse Plug-in Build Host Packages:** - Your build host needs certain host packages. - Depending on the Linux distribution you are using, the list of - host packages differ. - See - "[The Build Host Packages](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/system-requirements.html#required-packages-for-the-build-host)" - section of the Yocto Project Quick Start for information on the packages you need. - - **NOTE:** If you are using the CentOS distribution, you need to - separately install the epel-release package and run the `makecache` command as - described in - "[The Build Host Packages](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/system-requirements.html#required-packages-for-the-build-host)" - section of the Yocto Project Quick Start. - - Aside from the packages listed in the previous section, you need the following: - - * **Ubuntu and Debian:** curl - * **Fedora:** curl - * **OpenSUSE:** glibc-locale curl - * **CentOS:** curl |