Re: Package naming "exceptions" in Yocto

[akuster <akuster@mvista.com>]

On 01/13/2016 11:43 PM, Reshetova, Elena wrote:
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> I have a small question about "exceptional" names of packages in yocto/OE.
> Kernel package is being one example with the name "linux-yocto" vs.
> traditional "linux_kernel". 

Since you ask about "Yocto" naming in the Poky distribution I have the
following comments:

The Reference to "Yocto" should only be in terms of the project. The
Soures you refer to in support of the "Poky" distro.
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> Are there more such yocto-specific packages (of course excluding FW and
> other bsp-related packages)? A look over the package list didn't reveal any,
> but I wanted to double check. 

The Yocto project should not have any specific packages. Its "Poky". In
fact in the last OEDAME it was decided to rename the meta-yocto* layers
to meta-poky*.  I was hoping would have been changed by now.

People are saying "Yocto linux" which is wrong. Its the Yocto Project
which has a test distro named "Poky".

Just ask Phil B.


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> The reason I am asking is that in case when we try to determine the package
> CVEs against the NVD database, in these particular exception cases, we
> probably want to check not only "linux-yocto", but also "linux_kernel" open
> package CVEs with regards to specified version to make sure we cover as much
> as we can. 

There may be a need to have a mapping for upstream names to packages
named within OE. They may not all be 1:1. Or in the case of someone
outside the project runs this in there distro they can.

regards,
Armin

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> Best Regards,
> Elena.
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