[Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch yem/host-packages

[Buildroot] [pull request] Pull request for branch yem/host-packages

[Yann E. MORIN]

From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>

Hello All!

This series adds parted as a host package.
This will allow (eg.) post-image scripts to use parted.

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.


The following changes since commit edce303b8da95a9b19939ab7a4199a39c0483c6f:

  libtasn1: fix botched makeinfo/missing logic (2013-12-02 13:33:02 +0100)

are available in the git repository at:

  git://gitorious.org/buildroot/buildroot.git yem/host-packages

for you to fetch changes up to 1891fdbc7ad11ce084f2be315871eb10573953b7:

  package/parted: add a host variant (2013-12-02 23:27:45 +0100)

----------------------------------------------------------------
Yann E. MORIN (3):
      package/lvm2: remove uninstall commands
      package/lvm2: add a host variant
      package/parted: add a host variant

 package/Config.in.host        |  1 +
 package/lvm2/lvm2.mk          | 13 ++++---------
 package/parted/Config.in.host |  6 ++++++
 package/parted/parted.mk      |  4 ++++
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 package/parted/Config.in.host

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[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] package/lvm2: remove uninstall commands

[Yann E. MORIN]

From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>

We do not properly support uninstalling packages, so just remove
the uninstall commands.

Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
---
 package/lvm2/lvm2.mk | 10 ----------
 1 file changed, 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk b/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
index 4099c21..2761100 100644
--- a/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
+++ b/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
@@ -50,14 +50,4 @@ else
 LVM2_CONF_OPT += --disable-applib
 endif
 
-define LVM2_UNINSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/sbin/,$(LVM2_BINS))
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/,libdevmapper.so*)
-endef
-
-define LVM2_UNINSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/,$(LVM2_BINS))
-	rm -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/,libdevmapper.so*)
-endef
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
-- 
1.8.1.2

[Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] package/lvm2: add a host variant

[Yann E. MORIN]

From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>

Will be needed later for host-parted.

We need to force --with-confdir and --with-default-system-dir, otherwise
lvm2 tries to install /etc/lvm/profile which we can't do, and don't want
to do.

Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
---
 package/lvm2/lvm2.mk | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk b/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
index 2761100..eada3ec 100644
--- a/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
+++ b/package/lvm2/lvm2.mk
@@ -50,4 +50,9 @@ else
 LVM2_CONF_OPT += --disable-applib
 endif
 
+HOST_LVM2_CONF_OPT += \
+	--with-confdir=$(HOST_DIR)/etc \
+	--with-default-system-dir=$(HOST_DIR)/etc/lvm
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))
-- 
1.8.1.2

[Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/parted: add a host variant

[Yann E. MORIN]

From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>

Usefull for for-build scripts to call parted, eg. to generate
partition tables and such automatically.

Since the primary gaool is to use parted within scripts, we
do not need readline, so it is forcibly disabled.

Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
---
 package/Config.in.host        | 1 +
 package/parted/Config.in.host | 6 ++++++
 package/parted/parted.mk      | 4 ++++
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 package/parted/Config.in.host

diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 5fd2570..34e84bf 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ source "package/lpc3250loader/Config.in.host"
 source "package/mtools/Config.in.host"
 source "package/omap-u-boot-utils/Config.in.host"
 source "package/openocd/Config.in.host"
+source "package/parted/Config.in.host"
 source "package/sam-ba/Config.in.host"
 source "package/sunxi-tools/Config.in.host"
 source "package/uboot-tools/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/parted/Config.in.host b/package/parted/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5d7acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/parted/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PARTED
+	bool "host parted"
+	help
+	  parted, the GNU partition resizing program
+
+	  http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/
diff --git a/package/parted/parted.mk b/package/parted/parted.mk
index 773e332..a1c0e9e 100644
--- a/package/parted/parted.mk
+++ b/package/parted/parted.mk
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ PARTED_VERSION = 3.1
 PARTED_SOURCE = parted-$(PARTED_VERSION).tar.xz
 PARTED_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/parted
 PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = readline util-linux lvm2
+HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = host-util-linux host-lvm2
 PARTED_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 PARTED_LICENSE = GPLv3+
 PARTED_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --without-readline
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))
-- 
1.8.1.2

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] package/lvm2: remove uninstall commands

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Dear Yann E. MORIN,

On Mon,  2 Dec 2013 23:29:55 +0100, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
> 
> We do not properly support uninstalling packages, so just remove
> the uninstall commands.
> 
> Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
> ---
>  package/lvm2/lvm2.mk | 10 ----------
>  1 file changed, 10 deletions(-)

I've marked this patch as superseded in patchwork, since all uninstall
commands have been deleted by Thomas DS patch, including the lvm2 one.

Best regards,

Thomas
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Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com

[Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/parted: add a host variant

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Dear Yann E. MORIN,

On Mon,  2 Dec 2013 23:29:57 +0100, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
> 
> Usefull for for-build scripts to call parted, eg. to generate

Useful. See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/usefull.

> partition tables and such automatically.
> 
> Since the primary gaool is to use parted within scripts, we

goal

> do not need readline, so it is forcibly disabled.
> 

>  PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = readline util-linux lvm2
> +HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = host-util-linux host-lvm2

Do we really want the lvm2 dependency? It can be avoided by passing
--disable-device-mapper.

>  PARTED_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
>  PARTED_LICENSE = GPLv3+
>  PARTED_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
>  
> +HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --without-readline
> +
>  $(eval $(autotools-package))
> +$(eval $(host-autotools-package))

So maybe something like:

PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = util-linux

ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE),y)
PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += readline
PARTED_CONF_OPT += --with-readline
else
PARTED_CONF_OPT += --without-readline
endif

ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2),y)
PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
else
PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
endif

HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = host-util-linux
HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT = \
	--without-readline \
	--disable-device-mapper

In the host variant of parted, lvm2 support is never enabled, as I
believe it's pretty unlikely that lvm2 support will be needed to
generate disk images. This would make PATCH 2/3 of your series
unnecessary, of course.

In the target variant, we automatically enable lvm2 and readline support
when available, which allows to build parted without lvm2 support when
not needed.

Thomas
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Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] package/lvm2: remove uninstall commands

[Yann E. MORIN]

Thomas, All,

On 2013-12-06 10:38 +0100, Thomas Petazzoni spake thusly:
> On Mon,  2 Dec 2013 23:29:55 +0100, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> > From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
> > 
> > We do not properly support uninstalling packages, so just remove
> > the uninstall commands.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
> > ---
> >  package/lvm2/lvm2.mk | 10 ----------
> >  1 file changed, 10 deletions(-)
> 
> I've marked this patch as superseded in patchwork, since all uninstall
> commands have been deleted by Thomas DS patch, including the lvm2 one.

Yes, thank you! :-)

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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[Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/parted: add a host variant

[Yann E. MORIN]

Thomas, All,

On 2013-12-06 10:48 +0100, Thomas Petazzoni spake thusly:
> On Mon,  2 Dec 2013 23:29:57 +0100, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> > From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
> > 
> > Usefull for for-build scripts to call parted, eg. to generate
> 
> Useful. See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/usefull.
> 
> > partition tables and such automatically.
> > 
> > Since the primary gaool is to use parted within scripts, we
> 
> goal
> 
> > do not need readline, so it is forcibly disabled.
> > 
> 
> >  PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = readline util-linux lvm2
> > +HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = host-util-linux host-lvm2
> 
> Do we really want the lvm2 dependency? It can be avoided by passing
> --disable-device-mapper.

I think we want the same dependency the target parted has. If the target
parted can handle lvm2 volumes, then we may have to generate them in the
first place.

So, what about:

# If target-parted can handle lvm volumes, then host-parted
# should be, too, so as to be able to generate them.
# If target-parted can't handle lvm volumes, there is no reason
# for host-aprted to handle them.
ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2),y)
PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
else
PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
endif

But see further thoughts below...

> >  PARTED_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
> >  PARTED_LICENSE = GPLv3+
> >  PARTED_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
> >  
> > +HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --without-readline
> > +
> >  $(eval $(autotools-package))
> > +$(eval $(host-autotools-package))
> 
> So maybe something like:
> 
> PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = util-linux
> 
> ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE),y)
> PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += readline
> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --with-readline
> else
> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --without-readline
> endif
> 
> ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2),y)
> PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
> else
> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
> endif
> 
> HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES = host-util-linux
> HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT = \
> 	--without-readline \
> 	--disable-device-mapper
> 
> In the host variant of parted, lvm2 support is never enabled, as I
> believe it's pretty unlikely that lvm2 support will be needed to
> generate disk images. This would make PATCH 2/3 of your series
> unnecessary, of course.

I don't think we should not be able to generate lvm volumes. I can see
at least a few cases where it would be needed.

Of course, we may just add host-parted without lvm support right now,
and add it later when the need really arises.

Thanks for the review; v2 on its way later tonight.

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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[Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/parted: add a host variant

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Dear Yann E. MORIN,

On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 17:56:14 +0100, Yann E. MORIN wrote:

> I think we want the same dependency the target parted has. If the target
> parted can handle lvm2 volumes, then we may have to generate them in the
> first place.

Yes, we may. But that seems unlikely. I believe the most common usage
of LVM on embedded platforms is for NAS/storage type devices, and for
those systems, the root filesystem image is generally not on the
LVM/RAID storage I believe, no?

> So, what about:
> 
> # If target-parted can handle lvm volumes, then host-parted
> # should be, too, so as to be able to generate them.
> # If target-parted can't handle lvm volumes, there is no reason
> # for host-aprted to handle them.
> ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2),y)
> PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
> HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
> HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
> else
> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
> HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
> endif

While I do understand the logic behind what you're proposing, I'm not
really comfortable with having the configuration of tools built for the
host changed depending on the target configuration. It seems to be
creating a bad precedent.

> > In the host variant of parted, lvm2 support is never enabled, as I
> > believe it's pretty unlikely that lvm2 support will be needed to
> > generate disk images. This would make PATCH 2/3 of your series
> > unnecessary, of course.
> 
> I don't think we should not be able to generate lvm volumes. I can see
> at least a few cases where it would be needed.
> 
> Of course, we may just add host-parted without lvm support right now,
> and add it later when the need really arises.

Yes, that would be my proposal.

Best regards,

Thomas
-- 
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Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com

[Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/parted: add a host variant

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 06/12/13 18:07, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Dear Yann E. MORIN,
>
> On Fri, 6 Dec 2013 17:56:14 +0100, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
>
>> I think we want the same dependency the target parted has. If the target
>> parted can handle lvm2 volumes, then we may have to generate them in the
>> first place.
>
> Yes, we may. But that seems unlikely. I believe the most common usage
> of LVM on embedded platforms is for NAS/storage type devices, and for
> those systems, the root filesystem image is generally not on the
> LVM/RAID storage I believe, no?

  It's also used for encrypted volumes, no?

>
>> So, what about:
>>
>> # If target-parted can handle lvm volumes, then host-parted
>> # should be, too, so as to be able to generate them.
>> # If target-parted can't handle lvm volumes, there is no reason
>> # for host-aprted to handle them.
>> ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2),y)
>> PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
>> HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
>> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
>> HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
>> else
>> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
>> HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
>> endif
>
> While I do understand the logic behind what you're proposing, I'm not
> really comfortable with having the configuration of tools built for the
> host changed depending on the target configuration. It seems to be
> creating a bad precedent.

  We already have a precedent: libxml2.

  What is so bad about one package's configuration depending on another 
package configuration?


>
>>> In the host variant of parted, lvm2 support is never enabled, as I
>>> believe it's pretty unlikely that lvm2 support will be needed to
>>> generate disk images. This would make PATCH 2/3 of your series
>>> unnecessary, of course.
>>
>> I don't think we should not be able to generate lvm volumes. I can see
>> at least a few cases where it would be needed.
>>
>> Of course, we may just add host-parted without lvm support right now,
>> and add it later when the need really arises.
>
> Yes, that would be my proposal.

  That's of course also fine - only implement it when it's actually used.


  Regards,
  Arnout
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[Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/parted: add a host variant

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Dear Arnout Vandecappelle,

On Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:11:46 +0100, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:

> >> # If target-parted can handle lvm volumes, then host-parted
> >> # should be, too, so as to be able to generate them.
> >> # If target-parted can't handle lvm volumes, there is no reason
> >> # for host-aprted to handle them.
> >> ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2),y)
> >> PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
> >> HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
> >> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
> >> HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
> >> else
> >> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
> >> HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
> >> endif
> >
> > While I do understand the logic behind what you're proposing, I'm not
> > really comfortable with having the configuration of tools built for the
> > host changed depending on the target configuration. It seems to be
> > creating a bad precedent.
> 
>   We already have a precedent: libxml2.

No, libxml2 is not the same case. libxml2 host configuration is
adjusted according to the hidden BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LIBXML2_PYTHON
configuration option, which can be selected by another package.

Therefore, it is not directly the fact of changing the selection of
target packages that modifies the configuration of host-libxml2.

>   What is so bad about one package's configuration depending on another 
> package configuration?

What I found bad here is that we're trying the configuration of the
host package to the configuration of the corresponding target package,
even though there is no real connection between the two things. But
maybe I'm over-zealous I don't know.

Best regards,

Thomas
-- 
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Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com

[Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/parted: add a host variant

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 10/12/13 08:28, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Dear Arnout Vandecappelle,
>
> On Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:11:46 +0100, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
>
>>>> # If target-parted can handle lvm volumes, then host-parted
>>>> # should be, too, so as to be able to generate them.
>>>> # If target-parted can't handle lvm volumes, there is no reason
>>>> # for host-aprted to handle them.
>>>> ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LVM2),y)
>>>> PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
>>>> HOST_PARTED_DEPENDENCIES += lvm2
>>>> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
>>>> HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --enable-device-mapper
>>>> else
>>>> PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
>>>> HOST_PARTED_CONF_OPT += --disable-device-mapper
>>>> endif
>>>
>>> While I do understand the logic behind what you're proposing, I'm not
>>> really comfortable with having the configuration of tools built for the
>>> host changed depending on the target configuration. It seems to be
>>> creating a bad precedent.
>>
>>    We already have a precedent: libxml2.
>
> No, libxml2 is not the same case. libxml2 host configuration is
> adjusted according to the hidden BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LIBXML2_PYTHON
> configuration option, which can be selected by another package.

  Yes, it is selected by the _target_ package mesa3d.

>
> Therefore, it is not directly the fact of changing the selection of
> target packages that modifies the configuration of host-libxml2.
>
>>    What is so bad about one package's configuration depending on another
>> package configuration?
>
> What I found bad here is that we're trying the configuration of the
> host package to the configuration of the corresponding target package,
> even though there is no real connection between the two things. But

  There you have a point: it's really an assumed connection, and one can 
probably construct scenarios where you would want the lvm support on the 
host but not on the target or vice versa.

  Well, let's solve that problem when it is relevant, i.e. there's an 
actual use case.

  Regards,
  Arnout


> maybe I'm over-zealous I don't know.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Thomas
>


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