Editing Linux on embedded systems (section)

==Linux Embedded Ecosystems==
With the availability of consumer embedded devices, communities of users and developers were formed around these devices: replacement or enhancements of the [[Linux distribution]] shipped on the device has often been made possible thanks to availability of the [[source code]] and to the communities surrounding the devices.

=== Build Systems ===
Alongside the evolution of the linux kernel, build systems evolved to support the building of an optimized operating system for an embedded device.

Before the emergence of these build systems, developers manually built [[toolchains]], and compiled each component of the embedded distribution (kernel, libraries, applications).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yaghmour |first1=Karim |title=Building Embedded Linux Systems |date=2003 |publisher=O'Reilly}}</ref> 
 
Currently, there are several solutions, some full build systems, others are supporting tools. 

* [[Yocto Project]]
* [[Buildroot]]
* [[BitBake]]
* [[CMake]]
* [[OpenWrt]]
* [[OpenEmbedded|Open Embedded]]

=== Development Tools ===
* [[GNU Compiler Collection]] - cross compiler
* [[GDB]]
* [[Qemu]]
* [[Eclipse IDE]]