Auto-remove empty package from rootfs

Auto-remove empty package from rootfs

[Vignesh Rajendran (RBEI/ECF3)]

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Hello All,

I have a feeling that the empty packages are really not useful inside rootfs/sysroot either dependency with other packages, isn't it?

Is there already a way in Yocto to remove/avoid empty packages from rootfs?

PACKAGE_EXCLUDE would do that, but looking for a better option which can automatically exclude the empty packages without harming package dependency.

Appreciate your answer.

Best regards,

Rajendran Vignesh
RBEI/ECF3

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Re: Auto-remove empty package from rootfs

[Ross Burton]

On 20/09/2019 07:12, Vignesh Rajendran (RBEI/ECF3) wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I have a feeling that the empty packages are really not useful inside 
> rootfs/sysroot either dependency with other packages, isn’t it?
> 
> Is there already a way in Yocto to remove/avoid empty packages from rootfs?

An empty package by definition doesn't have any impact on the rootfs, 
because it's empty.  The majority of empty packages are used for their 
dependency management: package groups are just empty packages which have 
dependencies.

If you know of any empty packages which have no dependencies, feel free 
to submit a patch to remove them from the metadata.

Ross