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author | Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2013-10-30 11:42:59 -0700 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2013-11-01 17:09:58 +0000 |
commit | 3abf3a6e76f77985d6499771426c357502d016cf (patch) | |
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dev-manual: Updates to Toaster section
Partial fix for [YOCTO #4414]
I put in the API stuff as well as made sure the other comments
for the dora-toaster branch and temporariness of the GUI were
mentioned. Probably more tweaks before this section settles
out.
(From yocto-docs rev: 4df966bb21a014b8fcac69abb7b912e109089606)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
-rw-r--r-- | documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 65 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index 5f9b528..cf188aa 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml @@ -5207,62 +5207,25 @@ </section> </section> -<!-- <section id="examining-builds-using-toaster"> <title>Examining Builds Using the Toaster API</title> <para> - Toaster is an Application Programming Interface (API) to the - OpenEmbedded build system, which uses BitBake. - The interface is a Representational State Transfer (REST) API - that queries for and returns build information using + Toaster is an Application Programming Interface (API) and + web-based interface to the OpenEmbedded build system, which uses + BitBake. + Both interfaces are based on a Representational State Transfer + (REST) API that queries for and returns build information using <filename>GET</filename> and <filename>JSON</filename>. - </para> - - <para> - Through the API you can do the following: - <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>See information about the tasks executed - and reused during the build.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>See what is built (recipes and - packages) and what packages were installed into the final - image.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>See performance-related information such - as build time, CPU usage, and disk I/O.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>Examine error, warning and trace messages - to aid in debugging.</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </para> - - <para> - In summary, the search operation retrieves a set of objects from + These types of search operations retrieve sets of objects from a data store used to collect build information. - The result contains all the data for the objects being returned. + The results contain all the data for the objects being returned. You can order the results of the search by key and the search parameters are consistent for all object types. </para> <para> - For more information on installing and running Toaster, see the - "<ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Web_Hob#Installation_and_Running'>Installation and Running</ulink>" - section of the "Toaster" wiki page. - For complete information on the API and its search operation - URI, parameters, and responses, see the - <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/REST_API_Contracts'>REST API Contracts</ulink> - Wiki page. - </para> - </section> ---> - - <section id="examining-builds-using-toaster"> - <title>Examining Builds using Toaster</title> - - <para> - Toaster is a Web-based interface to the OpenEmbedded build system, - which uses BitBake. - Toaster offers features to record and analyze BitBake runs applied - to a specific target. - Using Toaster, you can do the following: + Using the interfaces you can do the following: <itemizedlist> <listitem><para>See information about the tasks executed and reused during the build.</para></listitem> @@ -5290,6 +5253,18 @@ section.</para> </note> + <para> + The remainder of this section describes what you need to have in + place to use Toaster, how to start it, use it, and stop it. + For additional information on installing and running Toaster, see the + "<ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Toaster#Installation_and_Running'>Installation and Running</ulink>" + section of the "Toaster" wiki page. + For complete information on the API and its search operation + URI, parameters, and responses, see the + <ulink url='https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/REST_API_Contracts'>REST API Contracts</ulink> + Wiki page. + </para> + <section id='starting-toaster'> <title>Starting Toaster</title> |