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/*!
    \page configure-linux-device.html
    \title Configure an Embedded Linux Device
    \brief Provides information about how to configure an Embedded Linux device in Qt.

    Building Qt for a given device requires a toolchain and a \c sysroot. Additionally, some
    devices require vendor-specific adaptation code for EGL and OpenGL ES 2.0 support. This is
    not relevant for non-accelerated platforms, such as those that use the LinuxFB plugin, which is
    meant for software-based rendering only.

    The \e qtbase/mkspecs/devices directory contains configuration and graphics adaptation code for
    a number of devices. For example, the \c linux-rasp-pi2-g++ mkspec contains build settings such
    as the optimal compiler and linker flags for the \l{http://www.raspberrypi.org}{Raspberry Pi 2}
    device. The mkspec also contains information about either an implementation of the \e eglfs
    hooks (vendor-specific adaptation code), or a reference to the suitable \e eglfs device
    integration plugin. The device is selected through the \l{Qt Configure Options}{configure}
    tool's \c -device parameter. The name that follows after this argument must, at least
    partially, match one of the subdirectories under \e devices.

    The following is an example configuration for the Raspberry Pi 2. For most Embedded Linux
    boards, the configure command looks similar:

    \badcode
    ./configure -release -opengl es2 -device linux-rasp-pi2-g++ -device-option CROSS_COMPILE=$TOOLCHAIN/arm-bcm2708/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-raspbian/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf- -sysroot $ROOTFS -prefix /usr/local/qt5
    \endcode

    The most important parameters are \c -device and \c -sysroot. By specifying \c -sysroot, the
    include files and libraries used by \c {configure}'s feature detection tests, as well as Qt
    itself, are taken from the specified location, instead of the host PC's standard locations.
    Consequently, installing development packages on the host machine has no relevance. For
    example, to get \c libinput support, it is not sufficient or necessary to have the \c libinput
    development headers and libraries installed on the host environment. Instead, the headers and
    the libraries for the target architecture, such as ARM, must be present in the \c sysroot.

    \c pkg-config is supported also when performing cross-compilation. \c configure automatically
    sets \c PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR to make \c pkg-config report compiler and linker settings based on
    the \c sysroot instead of the host machine. This usually functions well without any further
    adjustments. However, environment variables such as \c PKG_CONFIG_PATH must be unset for the
    host machine before running \c configure. Otherwise, the Qt build may attempt to use
    inappropriate headers and libraries from the host system.

    Specifying \c -sysroot results in automatically setting the \c --sysroot argument when invoking
    the compiler. In some cases this is not desirable and can be disabled by passing
    \c -no-gcc-sysroot to \c configure.

    \c -prefix, \c -extprefix, and \c -hostprefix control the intended destination directory of the
    Qt build. In the above example the ARM build of Qt is expected to be placed in
    \c{/usr/local/qt5} on the target device. Note that running \c{make install} does not deploy
    anything to the device. Instead, the \c install step targets the directory specified by
    \c extprefix which defaults to \c sysroot + \c prefix and is therefore optional. However, in
    many cases "polluting" the sysroot is not desirable and thus specifying \c -extprefix becomes
    important. Finally, \c -hostprefix allows separating host tools like qmake, rcc, uic from the
    binaries for the target. When given, such tools will be installed under the specified directory
    instead of \c extprefix.

    For more information, see \l {Qt Configure Options}.

*/