[yocto] adding packages in my Yocto

[Stewart, David C]

Good advice. A quick check of openembedded-core shows that gst-ffmpeg appears to be one of the packages available. Yes, definitely check the hob.

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>From: yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org [mailto:yocto-
>bounces at yoctoproject.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Osier-Mixon
>Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:01 AM
>To: aaryak gautam
>Cc: Yocto Project
>Subject: Re: [yocto] adding packages in my Yocto
>
>Hi - please take a look at the FAQ here:
>https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/FAQ
>
>Near the bottom there are some technical answers, one of which is how
>to add a single package:
>
>Q: How can I add a package to my project?
>
>A: As with any complex system, the real answer is it depends, but of
>course that is not very helpful. The simplest method for adding a
>single package to your build is to add a line like this to
>conf/local.conf:
>
>   IMAGE_INSTALL_append += " package"
>
>Use your own package name in place of package. Note the leading space
>before the package name.
>For more information, read this chapter in the Yocto Project
>Development Manual
>(http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/current/dev-manual/dev-
>manual.html#usingpoky-extend-addpkg).
>
>I also highly recommend trying out the Hob interface, as it makes the
>whole system easier to understand. I like to make changes in the Hob
>and then examine those changes in the resulting configuration files to
>better understand the system at work.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:26 AM, aaryak gautam <aaryak.gautam at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> I am  a hobbyist and quite new to both Linux and Yocto.
>> I had already compiled my Yocto kernel for I.MX23 successfully.
>> But I want to add few packages.
>> Like if i want to have ffmpeg in my yocto,how should I add it?
>> I have gone through the documentation,but could not understand.
>>
>> can you help me out?
>> I am using Bitbake core-image-minimal , not sato.
>>
>>
>> Thank You.
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