[OE-core] [PATCH 17/17] package.bbclass: make unshipped files

[Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov]

On 9/21/11, Daniel Lazzari <dlazzari at leapfrog.com> wrote:
>>I belive that "files were installed but not shipped in any package"
>>message should become a fatal error. While it's true that sometimes some
>>files are generated by do_install task, which aren't necessary for our
>>target systems. However in generic I think this is a very important and
>>usually overlooked QA sign. E.g. recently I've found/fixed some bugs in
>>eglibc packaging only due to making this a fatal error. Sometimes new
>>versions of a software add new files, but then they are sometimes
>>ignored, as this messages can be easily missed. You can come with more
>>examples if you'd like to.
>>
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> Could we have a variable that overrides this functionality on a per recipe
> basis? I have a few internal projects whose normal build process spits out
> files I'd rather not have to package in our oe recipes (like map files).

Of couse I can add it, but it might be simpler to use some other options:
1) do_install_append() with rm as Koen suggested
2) create a package with all map files that are created by your software.

BTW, just to make sure that we understand each other: your software
_installs_ map files and you don't want to package them, doesn't it?

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> Dan Lazzari Jr.
> Firmware Engineer
> dlazzari at leapfrog.com
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With best wishes
Dmitry