Yocto Project Summit 2024.12

Ensuring Reproducibility in Yocto Builds
2024-12-05 , kirkstone

How to ensure reproducibility in Yocto Builds: Best Practices, Pitfalls, and Delta Update Performance


  1. Introduction to Reproducibility
    Definition and importance in software development
    Impact on deployment, testing, and long-term maintenance
  2. Reproducibility in Yocto Builds
    Yocto built-in support for reproducibility
    Common pitfalls that affect reproducibility
  3. Best Practices for Reproducible Builds
    Behaviours to avoid
    Taking advantage of Yocto's support for reproducibility
    What remains to handle
  4. Case Study: Performance of Delta Updates
    Gains in zchunk delta size
  5. Q&A Session
    Open floor for questions and discussion
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Aurélien has been developping embedded software for 11 years on both MCUs and MPUs. For the last 4 years with Witekio, his focus has been on Yocto-based systems, and particularly on securing embedded devices from the boot up.