From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [66.249.92.173] (helo=ug-out-1314.google.com) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1IytP8-0007NH-Nt for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:18:58 +0100 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id i24so1298051ugd for ; Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:15:37 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.66.243.13 with SMTP id q13mr987680ugh.1196619336914; Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:15:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.0.0.6? ( [85.99.157.98]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id t35sm6606095uge.2007.12.02.10.15.35 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:15:36 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 20:17:43 +0200 From: Paul Sokolovsky X-Mailer: The Bat! (v3.64.01 Christmas Edition) Professional X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <704452397.20071202201743@gmail.com> To: Rod Whitby In-Reply-To: <475207FB.8020405@whitby.id.au> References: <475207FB.8020405@whitby.id.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: openembedded-devel , angstrom-distro-devel@linuxtogo.org Subject: Re: [Angstrom-devel] RFC: Add ipkg to minimal image X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:18:58 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Rod, Sunday, December 2, 2007, 3:18:51 AM, you wrote: > I just realised that minimal-image.bb doesn't include ipkg, whereas the > first image which does include ipkg (console-image) includes a whole lot > of other stuff which could be installed using ipkg after first boot and > network access, and which make the image too big for a machine with > limited flash space (like an NSLU2). > Is there a reason why minimal-image does not include ipkg? What exactly > is the definition of what should be in minimal-image which excludes the > ability to install further packages? minimal-image is apparently something that 1) can boot, hence task-boot, and 2) show signs of life (in no-nonsence and secure manner), hence ${DISTRO_SSH_DAEMON}. > Does anyone object to me adding ipkg support to minimal-image? While your work on getting useful small Angstrom images are of course great, I think definition of minimal image as above as perfect as it can get, so it would be better to create separate image. That would lead to proliferation, as we already have minimal-image-with-mtd-utils, but well, forking stuff for copies to undergo evolution is apparently better than hacking axiom for each occasion. Just my 2 cents. > FYI, minimal-image.rootfs.jffs2 for ixp4xx is 3.8M whereas > console-image.rootfs.jffs2 for ixp4xx is 7.1M > -- Rod -- Best regards, Paul mailto:pmiscml@gmail.com