Recipe (in OpenEmbedded)

In OpenEmbedded, a recipe is a file that contains instructions for building software packages. Think of it as a detailed cookbook for a specific dish, where the ingredients (source code, dependencies) and steps (compilation, installation) are laid out. Each recipe specifies what to do to take raw software and turn it into a finished product that can be used on an embedded system. This allows developers to automate the process of creating custom software environments for devices, ensuring consistency and efficiency in building and managing software packages.