[yocto] [PATCH 0/2] More fixes for bug 1428

[Mark Hatle]

On 9/9/11 2:13 PM, Tom Zanussi wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-09-09 at 10:45 -0700, Richard Purdie wrote:
>> On Fri, 2011-09-09 at 08:57 -0500, Tom Zanussi wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2011-09-09 at 06:17 -0700, Richard Purdie wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 2011-09-08 at 14:27 -0500, tom.zanussi at intel.com wrote:
>>>>> From: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi at intel.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> oe-core commit dc3a8274c7e935fa564eea142d2535c9bcf2b272 for YOCTO #1428
>>>>> broke meta-intel x86_64 builds:
>>>>>
>>>>> NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
>>>>> ERROR: Nothing RPROVIDES 'initramfs-live-install' (but /usr/local/src/yocto/sugarbay/meta/recipes-core/images/core-image-minimal-initramfs.bb RDEPENDS on or otherwise requires it)
>>>>> ERROR: initramfs-live-install was skipped: incompatible with host x86_64-poky-linux
>>>>>
>>>>> This patchset restores the build.
>>>>>
>>>>> Build and install-tested on sugarbay and crownbay.
>>>>>
>>>>> More fixes for [YOCTO #1428]
>>>>>
>>>>> The following changes since commit b86f811663d834064af1e6778c408eb904fad0b9:
>>>>>   Darren Hart (1):
>>>>>         n450: update linux-yocto PREFERRED_VERSION to 3.0%
>>>>>
>>>>> are available in the git repository at:
>>>>>
>>>>>   git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-intel.git tzanussi/1428-fix
>>>>>   http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/meta-intel/log/?h=tzanussi/1428-fix
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom Zanussi (2):
>>>>>   meta-intel/common: create a grub2 version initramfs-live-install
>>>>>   meta-intel/common: remove initramfs-live-install 1.0 bbappend
>>>>
>>>> Is there a disadvantage to moving to grub2 in OE-Core and then bringing
>>>> these pieces into sync?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, it would make sense - the plan was to do that during the 1.2
>>> cycle...
>>
>> If someone can confirm that 32 and 64 bit live images work with grub2
>> and there is no good reason not to do this, I'd be in favour of doing
>> this now rather than explain why its a mess...
>>
> 
> I haven't tried the 32-bit BSPs with grub2 - been focused on other
> things until this incomplete fix for 1428 seems to have forced the
> issue, but can try it over the weekend and see what happens.
> 
> grub2 isn't a simple version bump from the legacy grub 0.97, but is a
> completely incompatible re-write - I thought being more cautious in
> removing the grub 0.97 that's worked fine for everything but the couple
> of 64-bit meta-intel BSPs that need it would be something for 1.2, but
> if it can go in now, why not...

We need to keep the older grub 0.97 as well.  grub2 is GPLv3 and a lot of people
will refuse to use it based on that.

--Mark

> Tom
> 
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Richard
>>
> 
> 
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