[OE-core] [PATCH 2/3] core-image-minimal-initramfs: force IMAGE_FSTYPES

Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov dbaryshkov at gmail.com
Fri Nov 18 13:56:36 UTC 2011


On 11/18/2011 05:55 PM, Paul Eggleton wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 November 2011 12:30:15 Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov wrote:
>> This was merged as IMAGE_FSTYPES =+ "cpio.gz"
>> Now this brings problems if I have IMAGE_FSTYPES += "live" in my
>> local.conf / BSP machine.conf.
>>
>> 1) OE tries to generate hddimg for this initramfs image, which is
>> strange idea
>> 2) If OE is trying to generate bootimg (hddimg) when the kernel is not
>> yet deployed, building fails (as bootimg can't find a deployed kernel to
>> put into hddimg).
>>
>> Please revert this back to original patch as proposed by Paul.
>
> OK, so what are we going to do about this? Do we have to do some filtering of
> this variable?

I'd propose to just set it via:

IMAGE_FSTYPES = "cpio.gz". It is really no point in generating other 
types of inititramfs images.

>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>


-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry




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