What is the job for oe_runmake in yocto?

Question

I want to know about the oe_runmake in yocto.

Answer 1

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