Hi, I am building an image using ipk packages. The minimal images all seem to set ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND to remove_packaging_data_files, which (for all package management systems) recursively removes the packages directory in /var/lib. This seems a bit harsh considering that some packages may still be in the unpacked state and thus have a script in that directory that needs to be run when the image boots.
ipk seems to cleanup without the need of remove_packaging_data_files - rootfs_ipk.bbclass:rootfs_ipk_do_rootfs() checks if any packages are in unpacked state and then will delete the packages directory in /var/lib if nothing there is needed. I could not find similar actions in rootfs_deb.bbclass or rootfs_rpm.bbclass I am thus planning on proceeding with my minimal image without setting ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND, but it seems that minimal images based on rpm and deb may need some changes to avoid surprises. Reinette _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
