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Subject: Why do we allow empty -dev/-dbg packages ?
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Hi All,

This might be a dummy question, but it has been puzzling me for some 
time. So if someone could give me some explanation, that would be really 
appreciated.

In bitbake.conf, we have:
ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-dev = "1"
ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN}-dbg = "1"

That means we allow emtpy -dev/-dbg packages. But what are the benefits 
of these empty -dev/-dbg packages?

Best Regards,
Chen Qi