From a0c921cf09ac1dcb717091d5a1fb0f8c44f187bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cliff Brake Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:46:32 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] start collecting feedback --- docs/oe-yocto-feedback.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/oe-yocto-feedback.md diff --git a/docs/oe-yocto-feedback.md b/docs/oe-yocto-feedback.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..72236ab0d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/oe-yocto-feedback.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +It is no secret that OpenEmbedded/Yocto has a steep learning curve. Many people +who try to use it get discouraged and write it off as porely done and impossible +to understand. This is one of the problems the motivated us to create Yoe. + +Below is some of the feedback we've collected and links to various discussions. + +- If a build breaks, it is not always obvious what went wrong. If there weren't + Google, I'd be dead in the water! +- If I modify some code in a package, how do I know that a bitbake will properly + pull in my changes and rebuild what I want it to? I'd expect that a simple + bitbake would do what I'd think it should do, but in some cases, it does not. +- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21677639