adding German local files to an image

[Cliff Brake]

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:51 AM, Cliff Brake <cliff.brake at gmail.com> wrote:
> Another observation, I can install glibc-locale-de on a device using
> opkg, but not at rootfs time:
>
> Works on device:
>
> root@:~# opkg install glibc-locale-de
> Installing glibc-locale-de (2.6.1-r4) to root...
> Downloading http://hq.bec-systems.com/feeds/armv5te/glibc-locale-de_2.6.1-r4_armv5te.ipk
> 100% |========================================================================|
> Configuring glibc-locale-de
> root@:~# opkg files glibc-locale-de
> Package glibc-locale-de (2.6.1-r4) is installed on root and has the
> following files:
> /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/libc.mo
>
> But not at rootfs build time if I add glibc-locale-de to IMAGE_INSTALL
>
> NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
> ERROR: '['/build//_build/oe/oe/custom/packages/images/rootfs-vac-table-image.bb']'
> RDEPENDS/RRECOMMENDS or otherwise requires the runtime entity
> 'glibc-locale-de' but it wasn't found in any PACKAGE or RPROVIDES
> variables
> NOTE: Runtime target 'glibc-locale-de' is unbuildable, removing...
> Missing or unbuildable dependency chain was: ['glibc-locale-de']
> ERROR: Required build target 'rootfs-vac-table-image' has no buildable
> providers.
> Missing or unbuildable dependency chain was:
> ['rootfs-vac-table-image', 'glibc-locale-de']
> cbrake at happy:/build//_build/oe$

The reason for the above behavior is locale packages are created
dynamically, so bitbake has no knowledge of them.  Adding the
following to bitbake.conf as as suggested on IRC last night would fix
that:

PACKAGES_DYNAMIC = "${PN}-locale-*"

Any objections to adding this?

Thanks,
Cliff

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