Reference build environment for Retro distribution

This is a commplete build enviroment that is integrating Yocto and meta-retro layer. A starting point to build RetroArch system images for PC machines and for embedded machines like RaspberryPi.

Retro distribution is defined by meta-retro layer in retro.conf. Is partially based on poky configuration file provided by Yocto.

Customization

File local.conf contains default configuration that can be changed. RetroArch and libretro cores releated settings are explained in meta-retro readme

Building system images

#~ git clone --recursive https://github.com/dev-0x7C6/retro-build-environment.git
#~ cd retro-build-environment
#~ source source.me
#~ MACHINE="raspberrypi4" bitbake retro-image-minimal

Support and tests

Machine	Layer	Build against	Runtime testing	Notice
cubietruck	meta-sunxi	Often	Rarely	Unable to run kms with lima(mesa)
intel-core2-32	meta-intel	Often	Sometimes	As pendrive dongle
intel-corei7-64	meta-intel	Often	Sometimes	As pendrive dongle
orange-pi-pc	meta-sunxi	Often	Rarely	---
raspberrypi3-64	meta-raspberrypi	Often	Sometimes	---
raspberrypi3	meta-raspberrypi	Often	Sometimes	---
raspberrypi4-64	meta-raspberrypi	Always	Often	---
raspberrypi4	meta-raspberrypi	Always	Often	---
rock-pi-4a	meta-rockchip	Often	None	Thanks to @MarkusVolk for sending patches

Login

Default user is retro, passsword is same as user name. Pulseaudio is configured to work with retro user and is disabled in root account.

Patches

Please submit any patches against the retro-build-environment by pull requests.