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emb_cli/example
Joel Winarske 16ab1fd572 fix(bundle,cross): use ivi-homescreen -b flag, not --b=
ivi-homescreen registers the option as "b,bundle" (cxxopts), so the long
form is --bundle and --b= is rejected — the embedder fails to start. Only
the short -b <dir> form works. Fix the runnable run command executed over
SSH (cross --run), the bundle/runnable hints, tests, and docs.

Signed-off-by: Joel Winarske <joel.winarske@outlook.com>
2026-06-20 20:24:54 -07:00
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emb examples

emb is a CLI. Install it, then run the commands below. See the top-level README for the full command/flag reference.

# from the package root
dart pub get
dart pub global activate --source=path .   # puts `emb` on PATH
# or run without activating:  dart run bin/emb.dart <command>

1. Inspect the host

emb doctor
Host
  os:        linux
  arch:      x86_64 (flutter: x64, engine: x86_64)
  host type: fedora
  version:   43

Package backend
  selected:  packagekit
✓ packagekit is available
✓ 3 updates available
  bash, curl, mesa-libEGL, …

2. Provision a workspace

Installs host dependencies (one transaction), clones repos, installs the Flutter SDK, and fetches the prebuilt engine — then writes setup_env.sh.

emb setup --config ../configs --yes
. ./setup_env.sh          # Flutter/Dart on PATH, FLUTTER_WORKSPACE, …

Run phases individually if you prefer: emb deps, emb sync, emb flutter, emb engine.

3. Build an ivi-homescreen bundle

# Release AOT bundle for a Raspberry Pi (arm64), cross-compiled from x86_64:
emb bundle --app-path ./app/my_app --arch arm64 --build

# Debug (JIT) bundle for the host:
emb bundle --app-path ./app/my_app --mode debug --build

The bundle directory (data/flutter_assets, data/icudtl.dat, lib/libflutter_engine.so, and lib/libapp.so for profile/release) is what ivi-homescreen runs:

ivi-homescreen -b <workspace>/bundle/my_app-release-arm64

4. Self-describing packages

A package that ships an emb.yaml (or an emb: key in pubspec.yaml) builds itself with no flags:

emb build ./app/my_app            # builds the manifest's arch × mode matrix