Re: Creating a core-image-minimal image with package support

[Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>]

On Thursday 01 August 2013 14:51:27 Bryan Evenson wrote:
> Trevor Woerner wrote:
> > Bryan Evenson wrote:
> > > What more do I need to add to the image recipe so that the image
> > > knows what packages were installed on it?  And what do I need to add so
> > > that the /var/lib/opkg directory is created?
> > 
> > Without "package-management" in the configuration opkg is not installed
> > in the image (as expected). However, with "package-management" in the
> > configuration the opkg tools are installed in the image, but
> > /var/lib/opkg is still empty and the "$ opkg list"
> > command returns empty.
> 
> I'm also working off of poky/dylan.  I added "opkg opkg-collateral" to the
> IMAGE_INSTALL variable, in addition to having the "package-management"
> feature in IMAGE_FEATURES.  With that setup, my image contains opkg and has
> the list of packages installed.

Er, I'm a bit confused. Weren't you already doing this in your original 
example? Is this a case where it fails in danny but not in dylan?

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre