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authorTristan Van Berkom <tristan.vanberkom@codethink.co.uk>2018-04-26 15:43:52 +0900
committerTristan Van Berkom <tristan.vanberkom@codethink.co.uk>2018-04-26 15:43:52 +0900
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.. image:: https://gitlab.com/BuildStream/buildstream/badges/master/coverage.svg?job=coverage
:target: https://gitlab.com/BuildStream/buildstream/commits/master
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What is BuildStream?
====================
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BuildStream is a Free Software tool for building/integrating software stacks.
It takes inspiration, lessons and use-cases from various projects including
OBS, Reproducible Builds, Yocto, Baserock, Buildroot, Aboriginal, GNOME Continuous,
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ BuildStream supports multiple build-systems (e.g. autotools, cmake, cpan, distut
make, meson, qmake), and can create outputs in a range of formats (e.g. debian packages,
flatpak runtimes, sysroots, system images) for multiple platforms and chipsets.
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Why should I use BuildStream?
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BuildStream offers the following advantages:
* **Declarative build instructions/definitions**
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BuildStream can create full systems and complete toolchains from scratch, for
a range of ISAs including x86_32, x86_64, ARMv7, ARMv8, MIPS.
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How do I use BuildStream?
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Please refer to the `documentation <https://buildstream.gitlab.io/buildstream/>`_
for information about installing BuildStream, and about the BuildStream YAML format
and plugin options.
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How does BuildStream work?
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BuildStream operates on a set of YAML files (.bst files), as follows:
* loads the YAML files which describe the target(s) and all dependencies
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* transforms/configures and/or deploys the resulting target(s) based on the
instructions declared in the .bst files.
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How can I get started?
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The easiest way to get started is to explore some existing .bst files, for example:
* https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-build-meta/