Instructions on how to build the image

This README provides step-by-step instructions for a working Qt 5.6 installation with LinuxFB backend, based on a Yocto minimal root filesystem.

Clone the repository

$ git clone git@github.com:develersrl/winmate-poky-dora-1.5.4.git
$ cd winmate-poky-dora-1.5.4
$ source oe-init-build-env

Edit the configuration files

Replace conf/local.conf with the following:

BB_NUMBER_THREADS ?= "4"
PARALLEL_MAKE ?= "-j 4"

MACHINE ??= "imx6dlsabresd"

DISTRO ?= "poky"

PACKAGE_CLASSES ?= "package_rpm"

EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES = "debug-tweaks"

USER_CLASSES ?= "buildstats image-mklibs image-prelink"

PATCHRESOLVE = "noop"

BB_DISKMON_DIRS = "\
    STOPTASKS,${TMPDIR},1G,100K \
    STOPTASKS,${DL_DIR},1G,100K \
    STOPTASKS,${SSTATE_DIR},1G,100K \
    ABORT,${TMPDIR},100M,1K \
    ABORT,${DL_DIR},100M,1K \
    ABORT,${SSTATE_DIR},100M,1K" 
CONF_VERSION = "1"

IMAGE_FSTYPES ?= "tar.bz2"
ACCEPT_FSL_EULA = ""

EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES += "ssh-server-openssh"

IMAGE_INSTALL_append = "kernel-modules \
	gpu-viv-bin-mx6q \
	fontconfig \
	freetype \
	dbus \
	icu \
	glib-2.0 \
	libcap \
	libudev \
	tslib \
	tslib-calibrate \
	tslib-tests \
	openssl \
	liberation-fonts \
	egtouch \
	"

DISTRO_FEATURES_remove = "x11 wayland"

BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS = "1"

Replace conf/bblayers.conf with the following:

LCONF_VERSION = "6"

BBPATH = "${TOPDIR}"
BSPDIR := "${@os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE', True)) + '/../..')}"

BBFILES ?= ""

BBLAYERS ?= " \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta-yocto \
  \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta-openembedded/meta-oe \
  \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta-fsl-arm \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta-fsl-arm-extra \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta-fsl-demos \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta-openembedded/meta-ruby \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta-openembedded/meta-multimedia \
  \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta-abb-winmate \
  "

BBLAYERS_NON_REMOVABLE ?= " \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta \
  ${BSPDIR}/meta-yocto \
  "

Build

$ bitbake core-image-minimal

Prepare and install the SDK

$ bitbake core-image-minimal -c populate_sdk
$ tmp/deploy/sdk/poky-eglibc-x86_64-core-image-minimal-cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-toolchain-1.5.4.sh

Install in the directory of your choosing (we'll assume /opt/poky/1.5.4 from now on)

Configure and build Qt 5.6

Download and extract Qt 5.6 source files (eg. in ~/Qt5.6.0)
Download QtWebKit in Qt 5.6 source directory (eg. in ~/Qt5.6.0/5.6/Src)

$ cd ~/Qt5.6.0/5.6/Src
$ git clone git@github.com:qtproject/qtwebkit.git
$ cd qtwebkit
$ git checkout 5.6
$ cd ..

Configure using the following options (modify CROSS_COMPILE and -sysroot according to the SDK install path):

$ ./configure -v -prefix /opt/qt5 -no-pch -device imx6 -device-option \
   CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/poky/1.5.4/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux/usr/bin/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi/arm-poky-linux-gnueabi- \
   -sysroot /opt/poky/1.5.4/sysroots/cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi \
   -no-largefile \
   -qt-zlib -qt-libpng -qt-libjpeg \
   -no-nis -no-cups \
   -gui -widgets \
   -opensource -confirm-license \
   -qreal float \
   -pkg-config \
   -no-compile-examples \
   -icu -fontconfig \
   -no-xcb -linuxfb -opengl es2 \
   -dbus-linked \
   -tslib

Build and install

$ make
$ make install

Build and install QtWebKit

NOTE: Make sure you have the required dependencies installed on your machine when building QtWebKit (eg. flex)

$ cd qtwebkit
$ /opt/poky/1.5.4/sysroots/cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/qt5/bin/qmake
$ make
$ make install

Create an SD card

Create two partitions, one (FAT32) for the kernel and one for the rootfs
Copy the kernel image <winmate-poky-dora-1.5.4-path>/build/tmp/deploy/images/imx6dlsabresd/uImage to the first partition
Extract the rootfs <winmate-poky-dora-1.5.4-path>/build/tmp/deploy/images/imx6dlsabresd/core-image-minimal-imx6dlsabresd.tar.gz in the second partition
Copy the Qt installation directory /opt/poky/1.5.4/sysroots/cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/qt5 in the /opt directory on the SD rootfs partition.

Cross-compiling a Qt application

In the application folder to be compiled:

$ /opt/poky/1.5.4/sysroots/cortexa9hf-vfp-neon-poky-linux-gnueabi/opt/qt5/qt5/bin/qmake
$ make

Copy the generated executable on the SD card (or directly on the board)

Running the application

Boot into the system from u-boot:

run boot_yocto_sd

Configure eGTouchD to behave like a proper touch panel: in /etc/eGTouchL.ini, change the ReportMode to emit a click on touch event:

ReportMode 1

Start the touchscreen daemon:

$ eGTouchD

Configure tslib:

$ export TSLIB_CALIBFILE=/etc/pointercal
$ export TSLIB_TSDEVICE=/dev/input/event6
$ export TSLIB_FBDEVICE=/dev/fb0

Calibrate tslib (only required the first time):

$ ts_calibrate

Configure Qt runtime:

$ export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=linuxfb
$ export QT_QPA_GENERIC_PLUGINS=tslib:/dev/input/event6

Run the application

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 15 Commits
bitbake		bitbake
documentation		documentation
meta-abb-winmate		meta-abb-winmate
meta-fsl-arm-extra		meta-fsl-arm-extra
meta-fsl-arm		meta-fsl-arm
meta-fsl-demos		meta-fsl-demos
meta-hob		meta-hob
meta-openembedded		meta-openembedded
meta-qt5		meta-qt5
meta-skeleton		meta-skeleton
meta-yocto-bsp		meta-yocto-bsp
meta-yocto		meta-yocto
meta		meta
scripts		scripts
.gitignore		.gitignore
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.hardware		README.hardware
README.md		README.md
README.poky		README.poky
oe-init-build-env		oe-init-build-env
oe-init-build-env-memres		oe-init-build-env-memres

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