* What is the purpose of /usr/lib/.build-id?
@ 2017-03-19 15:47 Peter Kjellerstedt
2017-03-19 18:31 ` Khem Raj
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From: Peter Kjellerstedt @ 2017-03-19 15:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: OE Core (openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org)
I have recently noticed the directory /usr/lib/.build-id in the RPM
packages generated by master of OE-core. It contains hashed links to
the binaries in the package.
What is it used for?
Can it be removed?
//Peter
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* Re: What is the purpose of /usr/lib/.build-id?
2017-03-19 15:47 What is the purpose of /usr/lib/.build-id? Peter Kjellerstedt
@ 2017-03-19 18:31 ` Khem Raj
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From: Khem Raj @ 2017-03-19 18:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter Kjellerstedt; +Cc: OE Core (openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org)
On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 8:47 AM, Peter Kjellerstedt
<peter.kjellerstedt@axis.com> wrote:
> I have recently noticed the directory /usr/lib/.build-id in the RPM
> packages generated by master of OE-core. It contains hashed links to
> the binaries in the package.
>
> What is it used for?
I believe it could be due to switching the versions of rpm in OE-Core,
this is a unique build signature, which can be used by various tools
to tie a rpm back into a build. Its handy when you are debugging field
problems.
> Can it be removed?
Yes.
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