[OE-core] [PATCH] populate_sdk_base.bbclass: Make it possible to overrise the create_shar method of populate_sdk_base.

[Martin Ertsås]

On 10/03/12 14:51, Martin Ertsaas wrote:
> From: Thomas Kristensen <thkriste at cisco.com>
>
> If you wish to change the install/unpack method of the sdk, this can now be done by making
> your own create_shar method, and setting a POPULATE_SDK_CREATE_SHAR_COMMAND variable to your
> new create_shar function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Kristensen <thkriste at cisco.com>
> Signed-off-by: Martin Ertsaas <mertsas at cisco.com>
> ---
>  meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass |    4 +++-
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
> index 1c151d7..53b11a3 100644
> --- a/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
> +++ b/meta/classes/populate_sdk_base.bbclass
> @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ PID = "${@os.getpid()}"
>  
>  EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
>  
> +POPULATE_SDK_CREATE_SHAR_COMMAND ?= "create_shar"
> +
>  python () {
>      # If we don't do this we try and run the mapping hooks while parsing which is slow
>      # bitbake should really provide something to let us know this...
> @@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ fakeroot python do_populate_sdk() {
>  
>      bb.build.exec_func("tar_sdk", d)
>  
> -    bb.build.exec_func("create_shar", d)
> +    bb.build.exec_func(d.getVar("POPULATE_SDK_CREATE_SHAR_COMMAND", True), d)
>  }
>  
>  fakeroot populate_sdk_image() {
Have anyone had the change to look at this? Would greatly appreciate
some feedback on this. Might also consider making similar overloads for
tar_sdk and friends as well if this is something the community wants.

- Martin