Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dpkg: Introduce any kernel variables

[Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>]

On 14.01.22 14:57, Anton Mikanovich wrote:
> To allow packages to depend on any kernel image or header package add
> following variables:
> 
> linux-image-generic - any custom Isar compiled kernel image
> linux-headers-generic - any custom Isar compiled headers
> ANY_DISTRO_KERNEL - any upstream kernel + generic one
> ANY_DISTRO_HEADERS - any upstream headers + generic ones
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anton Mikanovich <amikan@ilbers.de>
> ---
>   meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass                      | 7 +++++++
>   meta/recipes-kernel/linux/files/debian/control.tmpl | 2 ++
>   2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass b/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
> index cb5ce4a..4655f70 100644
> --- a/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
> +++ b/meta/classes/dpkg-base.bbclass
> @@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ python() {
>           d.setVarFlag('do_apt_fetch', 'noexec', '1')
>           d.setVarFlag('do_apt_unpack', 'noexec', '1')
>           d.setVarFlag('do_cleanall_apt', 'noexec', '1')
> +
> +    distro_kernels = d.getVar('DISTRO_KERNELS', True) or ""
> +    d.setVar('ANY_DISTRO_KERNEL', 'linux-image-generic')
> +    d.setVar('ANY_DISTRO_HEADERS', 'linux-headers-generic')

Provided we need this (see patch 2):

As you wrote yourself (IIRC), "generic" is used by Ubuntu. We should 
avoid name clashes. "linux-image-any"?

Jan

> +    for kernel in distro_kernels.split():
> +        d.appendVar('ANY_DISTRO_KERNEL', ' | linux-image-' + kernel)
> +        d.appendVar('ANY_DISTRO_HEADERS', ' | linux-headers-' + kernel)
>   }
>   
>   do_apt_fetch() {
> diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/files/debian/control.tmpl b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/files/debian/control.tmpl
> index dd0b624..8647736 100644
> --- a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/files/debian/control.tmpl
> +++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/files/debian/control.tmpl
> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/
>   Package: linux-image-${KERNEL_NAME_PROVIDED}
>   Architecture: any
>   Depends: ${KERNEL_DEBIAN_DEPENDS}
> +Provides: linux-image-generic
>   Description: ${KERNEL_NAME_PROVIDED} Linux kernel, version @KR@
>    This package contains the Linux kernel, modules and corresponding other
>    files, version: @KR@.
> @@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ Description: ${KERNEL_NAME_PROVIDED} Linux kernel, version @KR@
>   Package: linux-headers-${KERNEL_NAME_PROVIDED}
>   Architecture: any
>   Depends: ${KERNEL_HEADERS_DEBIAN_DEPENDS}, ${perl:Depends}, ${shlib:Depends}
> +Provides: linux-headers-generic
>   Description: ${KERNEL_NAME_PROVIDED} Linux kernel headers for @KR@
>    This package provides kernel header files for @KR@ on ${DISTRO_ARCH}
>    .


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