yocto_os/README.md

TSGRain yocto os

This is the yocto-based linux distribution that runs the TSGRain irrigation controller.

Build image

# Use docker build environment
docker run -it --rm --privileged --user $(id -u):$(id -g) -v $(pwd):$(pwd) thetadev256/yoctobuild

. ./oe-init-build-env
bitbake tsgrain-image

Provision package repository

Build the package index and run a webserver in the package directory

bitbake package-index
cd {BUILD_DIR}/tmp-glibc/deploy/ipk
sudo python -m http.server 80

On the Pi, add the server to the opkg package sources

# Add to /etc/opkg/opkg.conf
src/gz all http://{hostname}.local/all
src/gz cortexa53 http://{hostname}.local/cortexa53
src/gz raspberrypi3_64 http://{hostname}.local/raspberrypi3_64

opkg update

Generate recipes for Python packages

pipoe --python python3 -p packagename