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Subject: Re: local.conf assignment priority with autobuilder
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On 10/15/2014 02:45 PM, Jate Sujjavanich wrote:
> I am attempting to control debug-tweaks via an image recipe.
>
> Previous posts suggest that the autobuilder will use auto.conf and ignore
> local.conf. However, meta/conf/bitbake.conf says that the include order is
> auto.conf, and then local.conf.
>
Correct, the autobuilder will use auto.conf to load it's modifications, 
but as you note in bitbake.conf, the local.conf will also be loaded 
after auto.conf.

> This means that the default local.conf.template installed overrides with a
> regular assignment.
>
> EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES = "debug-tweaks"
>
>
> Perhaps the assignment in local.conf be a weak one, i.e. ?= where it would
> not override a previous assignment.
>

You can use EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES_remove = "debug-tweaks" which will 
remove it when it's finalized.

If you want to add to EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES you can use += operation.

Sau!

> Or maybe I need a new buildstep. How should I be doing this?
>
>
> - Jate S.
>
>
>