Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] classes/kernel: No symlink in postinst without KERNEL_IMAGETYPE_SYMLINK

[Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>]

On 17/06/2024 08:48:16+0200, Jörg Sommer via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> Jörg Sommer via lists.openembedded.org schrieb am So 09. Jun, 16:59 (GMT):
> > From: Jörg Sommer <joerg.sommer@navimatix.de>
> > 
> > The commit “Use a copy of image for kernel*.rpm if fs doesn't support
> > symlinks” [1] added postinst and postrm scripts to the kernel package which
> > create a symlink after package installation. This should not happen if
> > `KERNEL_IMAGETYPE_SYMLINK` is not `1`.
> > 
> > Background: The u-boot implementation of jffs2 does not support symlinks.
> > Using a hardlink or removing `${KERNEL_VERSION}` from the file name fails,
> > because the current postinst script replaces the file with the symlink.
> 
> Gently ping.

Testing is ongoing

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