[yocto] RFC: Selecting base images in Hob

[Khem Raj]

On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Barros Pena, Belen
<belen.barros.pena at intel.com> wrote:
> In Hob, we use a drop-down list to select your image. But with 19 base
> images now available, we have already outgrown the capacity of this UI
> widget (the guidelines recommend using them when you have between 3 and 10
> items). I filed bug 2345 (nice number) to look at alternative ways of
> presenting and selecting base images in Hob.
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> The solution I am looking at is based on grouping the base images. I
> thought I might ask for some help from the list to create those groups.
> This is what I've come up with:
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> Group 1: Stripped-down images. It includes:
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> core-image-base
> core-image-basic
> core-image-minimal
> core-image-minimal-dev
> core-image-minimal-initramfs
> core-image-minimal-mtdutils
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> Group 2: GUI images. It includes:
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> core-image-clutter
> core-image-core

core-image-core is a console image so prolly move it to above group.

> core-image-sato
> core-image-sato-dev
> core-image-sato-sdk
> qt4e-demo-image
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> Group 3: LSB-conforming. It includes:
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> core-image-lsb
> core-image-lsb-dev
> core-image-lsb-sdk
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> Group 4: For real-time use. It includes:
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> core-image-rt
> core-image-rt-sdk
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> Group 5 is just the self-hosted-image
>
> Group 6 would be the 'Create you own image' option
>
> Any suggestions on how to better group these images and recommendations on
> how to name the groups would be very welcome.

may be all dev/sdk images can be grouped together ?
current grouping is nice though

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> Thanks!
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> Belen
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