From: Leonardo Sandoval <leonardo.sandoval.gonzalez@linux.intel.com>
To: Klaus Knopper <yocto@knopper.net>,
Yocto Mailinglist <yocto@yoctoproject.org>
Subject: Re: Selecting different kernel inside an image recipe
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:40:10 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <559D445A.4010308@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150708145002.GO5636@knopper.net>
On 07/08/2015 09:50 AM, Klaus Knopper wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I'm trying to build variantions/brands of an image that only differ in
> kernel configuration and kernel modules included, but everything else stays
> the same, for the exact same board, as in the main image.
>
> Setting PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "different_kernel"
> right inside in the new image recipe does not have any effect, as that
> variable seems to be evaluated exclusively in the local.conf machine
> file, which is read by all recipes.
This variable is commonly used inside configuration metadata (machine or
distro conf files). You may try it there.
>
> I'm confident that it is somehow possible in yocto to create an
> additional image recipe that only differs in kernel, but I'm missing the
> HOWTO for this seemingly trivial task. :-(
>
> Any hints/links?
>
> With kind regards
> -Klaus
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-07-08 15:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-07-08 14:50 Selecting different kernel inside an image recipe Klaus Knopper
2015-07-08 15:40 ` Leonardo Sandoval [this message]
2015-07-08 16:36 ` Klaus Knopper
2015-07-08 17:30 ` Bruce Ashfield
2015-08-04 4:15 ` Klaus Knopper
2015-08-04 13:29 ` Trevor Woerner
2015-08-05 7:10 ` Mike Looijmans
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