[OE-core] [PATCH] meta/conf/layer.conf: adapt to more flexible initramfs-framework RDEPENDS
Patrick Ohly
patrick.ohly at intel.com
Tue Feb 9 13:49:47 UTC 2016
On Tue, 2016-02-09 at 10:22 +0100, Patrick Ohly wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-02-08 at 16:14 +0100, Patrick Ohly wrote:
> > initramfs-framework now RDEPENDS on ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils},
> > which can be busybox or some alternative like toybox. Making the
> > SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS exception flexible, too, ensures that
> > distros using toybox still pass the selftests.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Patrick Ohly <patrick.ohly at intel.com>
> > ---
> > meta/conf/layer.conf | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
> > index 7100ed7..baa4fd4 100644
> > --- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
> > +++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
> > @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += " \
> > ppp-dialin->ppp \
> > resolvconf->bash \
> > docbook-xsl-stylesheets->perl \
> > - initramfs-framework->busybox \
> > + initramfs-framework->${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils} \
> > initramfs-framework->systemd \
> > initramfs-framework->udev \
> > liberation-fonts->fontconfig \
>
> Was VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils meant to be a single word?
Apparently it was, for the sake of consistency with other
VIRTUAL-RUNTIME variables.
> I just noticed that toybox does not provide a /bin/sh out-of-the-box,
> and even when enabled the resulting sh is not complete enough to execute
> initramfs-framework scripts.
>
> That means that VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils = "toybox" leads to an
> unusable initramfs when replacing "busybox" with
> ${VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils} in initramfs-framwork.
A better fix is probably to make toybox a full replacement (eventually)
or make it RDEPEND on the missing pieces (current solution, for those
who want it as busybox replacement).
> This could be fixed by setting
> VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_base-utils = "toybox dash"
> but then the patch above needs to be fixed.
No, let's keep the patch as it is.
--
Best Regards, Patrick Ohly
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