From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net (smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net [217.149.192.139]) by mail.openembedded.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4232F6C894 for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:40:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from amavisd-new (mailscanner03.wrt-nm.internl.net [217.149.192.96]) by smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D5D23F555 for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:40:56 +0200 (CEST) X-Spam-scanned: scanned by InterNLnet Mail Scan System X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -4.4 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 tagged_above=-999 required=4.5 tests=[BAYES_00=-2.9, KHOP_THREADED=-1.5] autolearn=no X-Spam-Languages: en Received: from smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net ([217.149.192.139]) by amavisd-new (mailscanner03.wrt-nm.internl.net [217.149.192.160]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:40:55 +0200 (CEST) Received: from TOP-EX01.TOPIC.LOCAL (mail.topic.nl [82.204.13.182]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp103.mer-nm.internl.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:40:55 +0200 (CEST) Received: from [192.168.80.45] (192.168.80.45) by TOP-EX01.TOPIC.LOCAL (192.168.10.102) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.1.438.0; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:40:57 +0200 Message-ID: <5237EB66.5010507@topic.nl> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 07:40:54 +0200 From: Mike Looijmans User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130623 Thunderbird/17.0.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: References: <02f901ceb2d2$d93db7e0$8bb927a0$@oss.bmw-carit.de> <5237E205.8060508@oss.bmw-carit.de> In-Reply-To: <5237E205.8060508@oss.bmw-carit.de> X-Originating-IP: [192.168.80.45] X-EXCLAIMER-MD-CONFIG: 9833cda7-5b21-4d34-9a38-8d025ddc3664 X-EXCLAIMER-MD-BIFURCATION-INSTANCE: 0 Subject: Re: using deb as source while building image. X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 05:40:55 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BFOn 09/17/2013 07:00 AM, Lukas Bulwahn wrote: > On 09/16/2013 02:32 PM, Anup Kini wrote: >> I am trying to understand how deb packages can be used to build the >> image. >> Since, i need to install a few pre-built application. >> let me know if you have any pointers on how to proceed with this. >> > If you have the source code available, I believe it is much easier to > write a proper recipe than to use a prebuilt binary, which you do not > know the exact compiler flags, which libraries you need to dynamically > link to, etc. > > However, maybe someone on the mailing list has already some experience > trying to integrate prebuilt binaries into the images. Yes, in some occasions going as far as writing a recipe for unpacking it=20 and then re-pack it into an ipk (or whatever OE was set to do). It's a recipe for disaster. Don't do it. Get source code, and if that=20 isn't possible, find or write an alternative. Mike. Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards, Mike Looijmans TOPIC Embedded Systems Eindhovenseweg 32-C, NL-5683 KH Best Postbus 440, NL-5680 AK Best Telefoon: (+31) =E2=80=93 (0)499 - 33.69.79 Telefax: (+31) - (0)499 - 33.69.70 E-mail: mike.looijmans@topic.nl Website: www.topic.nl Dit e-mail bericht en de eventueel daarbij behorende bijlagen zijn uitsluit= end bestemd voor de geadresseerde, zoals die blijkt uit het e-mail bericht = en/of de bijlagen. 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