[Fedora-electronic-lab] [Fedora Electronic Lab] #84: Package Poky platform builder

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#84: Package Poky platform builder
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 Reporter:  shakthimaan                 |       Owner:  shakthimaan*
     Type:  task                        |      Status:  new         
 Priority:  minor                       |   Milestone:  Fedora 13   
Component:  embedded design             |     Version:  devel       
 Keywords:  Embedded, python, platform  |  
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 Poky is a python-based platform builder for embedded devices. Package
 their stable Pinky (3.1.1) release.

 http://pokylinux.org/

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[Fedora-electronic-lab] Re: [Fedora Electronic Lab] #84: Package Poky platform builder

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#84: Package Poky platform builder
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  Reporter:  shakthimaan      |       Owner:  shakthimaan*              
      Type:  task             |      Status:  new                       
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:  Fedora 13                 
 Component:  embedded design  |     Version:  devel                     
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  Embedded, python, platform
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Comment (by shakthimaan):

 I checked with upstream and they recommend the developer to get the Poky
 sources and build it in the directory of their preference. But, only poky-
 depends (contains list of dependency packages) and poky-scripts (contains
 bash scripts) need to be packaged.

 E-mail reference:
 http://lists.o-hand.com/poky/1108.html

 Should the Fedora packages also be called as poky-depends and poky-
 scripts? Or is there a naming convention for a package that only installs
 dependency software?

 All dependency software are available on Fedora.

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[Fedora-electronic-lab] Re: [Fedora Electronic Lab] #84: Package Poky platform builder

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#84: Package Poky platform builder
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  Reporter:  shakthimaan      |       Owner:  shakthimaan*              
      Type:  task             |      Status:  new                       
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:  Fedora 13                 
 Component:  embedded design  |     Version:  devel                     
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  Embedded, python, platform
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Comment (by chitlesh):

 Fedora's packaging guidelines stresses that we use upstream's naming. So
 poky-depends and poky-scripts are fine for me.

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[Fedora-electronic-lab] Re: [Fedora Electronic Lab] #84: Package Poky platform builder

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#84: Package Poky platform builder
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  Reporter:  shakthimaan      |       Owner:  shakthimaan*              
      Type:  task             |      Status:  new                       
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:  Fedora 13                 
 Component:  embedded design  |     Version:  devel                     
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  Embedded, python, platform
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Comment (by shakthimaan):

 Review request for poky-depends and poky-scripts at:

 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545893

 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545895

 Was able to test run pre-built poky images with poky-qemu.

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[Fedora-electronic-lab] Re: [Fedora Electronic Lab] #84: Package Poky platform builder

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#84: Package Poky platform builder
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  Reporter:  shakthimaan      |       Owner:  chitlesh                  
      Type:  task             |      Status:  new                       
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:  Fedora 13                 
 Component:  embedded design  |     Version:  devel                     
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  Embedded, python, platform
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Changes (by chitlesh):

  * owner:  shakthimaan* => chitlesh

Comment:

 Hello, I'll take the reviews tonight.

 Some quick thoughts :

  * keep timestamps (-p) e.g "install -pm xxx"
  * check the url of poky-depends
  * I haven't look at it in detail, but it seems to me that poky-depends is
 a metapackage. Normally, fedora tries to stay away from the metapackage,
 because it's one source of the rpm dependency hells. If in the future the
 packaging guidelines gets strict you would be asked to retire that
 package. If it is a metapackage as I think, I would suggest that in poky-
 scripts you create a subpackage with -n "poky-depends" instead and puts
 the requires accordingly. It would complicate the spec file, however you
 will be in the safe side if the packaging guidelines changes.

 e.g of creation of subpackage with -n
 http://cvs.fedora.redhat.com/viewvc/F-11/geda-gaf/geda-
 gaf.spec?view=markup&sortby=rev

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[Fedora-electronic-lab] Re: [Fedora Electronic Lab] #84: Package Poky platform builder

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#84: Package Poky platform builder
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  Reporter:  shakthimaan      |       Owner:  chitlesh                  
      Type:  task             |      Status:  new                       
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:  Fedora 13                 
 Component:  embedded design  |     Version:  devel                     
Resolution:                   |    Keywords:  Embedded, python, platform
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Comment (by shakthimaan):

 * Used -pm for %{__install}
 * Removed poky-depends.spec and created a sub-package for the same in
 poky-scripts.spec.

 Updated:
 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545895#c1

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#84: Package Poky platform builder
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  Reporter:  shakthimaan      |       Owner:  chitlesh                  
      Type:  task             |      Status:  closed                    
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:  Fedora 13                 
 Component:  embedded design  |     Version:  devel                     
Resolution:  fixed            |    Keywords:  Embedded, python, platform
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Changes (by shakthimaan):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed

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