What is the job for oe_runmake in yocto?

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I want to know about the oe_runmake in yocto.

Answer

sob picture sob · Jun 14, 2017

oe_runmake function is used to run make.

oe_runmake

  • passes EXTRA_OEMAKE settings to make
  • displays the make command
  • checks for errors generated via the call.

In OE environment you should not call make directly rather use oe_runmake when you need to run make.

oe_runmake is one of many helper functions defined by the base class. For a list of helper functions you can refer OEManual

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