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-------- Original Message -------- On 7/3/24 07:57, Chris <christopher.weron...@protonmail.com> wrote: > Dear Yocto Community, > > I am reaching out to inquire whether there currently exists a method within > the Yocto Project to identify which package contains a specific binary. > Recently, I encountered a situation where I needed the sfdisk utility. > Initially, I installed the util-linux package, assuming it included sfdisk. > However, I later discovered that I needed to install util-linux-sfdisk to > obtain the utility, after searching the mailing list archives. A similar > situation occurred when searching for the package that contained the > mkfs.ext4 utility. Eventually I discovered it was the e2fsprogs package, > however I feel searching could be improved. > > If there is no existing method to easily determine which package provides a > specific binary, I would like to propose the development of such a tool. This > tool would greatly assist in adding dependencies to recipes, making the > process less cumbersome and reducing the likelihood of similar issues. > > Additionally, if creating such a tool is not feasible, I suggest adding a > "Provides" section to the recipe pages on the OpenEmbedded Layer Index (e.g., > https://layers.openembedded.org/layerindex/recipe/XYZ). This section would > list the binaries that each package installs, helping users quickly ascertain > whether a given binary is included in a package. > > I believe these enhancements would significantly improve the efficiency of > the Yocto Project for all users. I welcome any feedback or discussion on this > matter and look forward to your thoughts. > > Thank you for your time and consideration. > > Best regards, > Chris > Sent from Proton Mail Android
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