Re: [PATCH 0/2] Re-add piglit to sdk images

[Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Wed, 2016-10-19 at 16:02 +0200, Mike Looijmans wrote:
> On 19-10-16 14:53, Burton, Ross wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 18 October 2016 at 22:21, Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.int
> > el.com
> > <mailto:paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>> wrote:
> > 
> >     > > Q: Do I need to declare a runtime dependency that typically
> > comes
> >     > > from busybox (tar)?
> >     >
> >     > Yes, because some people try to eliminate busybox from their
> > image.
> > 
> >     How would one express such a dependency though, given that it
> > could come from
> >     tar or busybox? "Virtual" runtime dependencies aren't allowed
> > except through
> >     our somewhat awkward VIRTUAL-RUNTIME convention, but that
> > probably isn't
> >     warranted here.
> > 
> > busybox could RRPOVIDE tar?
> If we go down that road, we'd end up with a busybox that RPROVIDES a
> hundred 
> and one utilities. I doubt anyone will be happy with that...

We've come across this problem before. It is something which is
probably worth looking at to see what options we have but it is
probably a tangential issue to the patch at hand.

Cheers,

Richard