[OE-core] [RESEND PATCH v3] util-linux: create util-linux-runuser package

[Paul Eggleton]

On Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:03:03 Ioan-Adrian Ratiu wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:34:12 +0000
> 
> "Burton, Ross" <ross.burton at intel.com> wrote:
> > On 15 December 2015 at 09:49, Ioan-Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu at ni.com> 
wrote:
> > > Split runuser into its own package (previously provided by util-linux).
> > > Since runuser is compiled only when DISTRO_FEATURES includes pam,
> > > the creation of util-linux-runuser is also constrained by this.
> > 
> > What's the rationale for pulling this out into a separate package?
> 
> I need runuser on a busybox image and can't install the entire util-linux
> package.
> > >  PACKAGES += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'pylibmount',
> > > 
> > > 'util-linux-pylibmount', '', d)}"
> > > +PACKAGES =+ "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'pam',
> > > 'util-linux-runuser', '', d)}"
> > 
> > No need for conditionals: empty packages are not created.
> 
> Thank you for this tip, I've modified and sent v4.

Unfortunately this wasn't right - the package being excluded from PACKAGES was 
serving to avoid the libpam dependency when pam was not in DISTRO_FEATURES; as 
of this patch we are now building it unconditionally leading to a warning.

Ioan-Adrian, could you please send a patch that changes it back to how you had 
it in v3?

Thanks,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre