[OE-core] [PATCH 0/2] Re-add piglit to sdk images

Paul Eggleton paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com
Tue Oct 18 21:21:49 UTC 2016


On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:13:11 Randy MacLeod wrote:
> On 2016-10-14 02:31 PM, Jussi Kukkonen wrote:
> > Piglit was removed because the current version was making sdk
> > images too large. This patchset reduces the installed size by 1.5GB
> > and adds piglit back to core-tools-testapps.
> > 
> > Running piglit still requires the same amount of space so in practice
> > this is useful for installed images only.
> > 
> > Q: Do I need to declare a runtime dependency that typically comes
> > from busybox (tar)?
> 
> Yes, because some people try to eliminate busybox from their image.

How would one express such a dependency though, given that it could come from 
tar or busybox? "Virtual" runtime dependencies aren't allowed except through 
our somewhat awkward VIRTUAL-RUNTIME convention, but that probably isn't 
warranted here.

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre



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