[OE-core] Bringing an image from OE to OE-Core

[Mark Hatle]

On 10/4/11 3:32 PM, Saul Wold wrote:
> On 10/04/2011 01:27 PM, Philip Balister wrote:
>> On 10/04/2011 04:08 PM, Saul Wold wrote:
>>> On 10/04/2011 12:58 PM, Philip Balister wrote:
>>>> I'm about to start bringing some images I use from OE to OE-core. The
>>>> first issue I saw is there is no task-proper-tools in oe-core (where
>>>> oe-core means the set of layers created by the Angstrom setup scripts).
>>>>
>>> Philip,
>>>
>>> Have you looked at task-core-basic, it is supposed to be more of a
>>> desktop like set of tools, the idea being it's heavier weight than core,
>>> will move to supporting the non-graphical part of LSB.
>>>
>>> Another caveat for task-core-basic is that it's the largetest non-gplv3
>>> task that is used by core-image-basic.
>>>
>>> Does this task approach what you are looking for?
>>
>> It looks like a start, but I notice it brings in rpm. I'm not sure if I
>> want that. I would have thought that the package manager would be a
>> distro decision.
>>
> That's a bug that I would certainly take a patch for, unless rpm is 
> required as part of LSB, that will need to be verified.

The ability to install RPM packages is required by the LSB.  The LSB does not
require RPM however.  (yes I know, odd requirement, but with things like alien
it's doable on debian systems.)

But yes, RPM is included to satisfy that requirement.

--Mark

> Sau!
> 
>> Philip
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Sau!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Should I add task-proper-tools to meta-oe, or is there a better way to
>>>> add a full features set of tools to an image? Basically, the image is
>>>> more desktop like than embedded.
>>>>
>>>> Philip
>>>>
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