[yocto] SOLVED: How to get mkfs.ext4 in rootfs package

[Gaurang Shastri]

Can you try with IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " e2fsprogs" and run once again
"bitbake core-image-minimal" or whatever you are referring for your final
target

//Gaurang Shastri


On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 1:06 AM, Ben Warren <Ben.Warren at spidercloud.com>wrote:

> Sorry for the spam.  Still learning how this works…
>
> Turns out I needed 'e2fsprogs-mke2fs'
>
> regards,
> Ben
>
> On Jun 11, 2013, at 10:51 AM, Ben Warren <Ben.Warren at spidercloud.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to get the 'mkfs.ext4' binary from e2fsprogs into my image,
> in particular the '.ext3' rootfs image, and am obviously missing something
> fundamental.
> > I'm using a custom image based on (copy/pasted from)
> 'kvm_image_minimal', and have added 'e2fsprogs' to the IMAGE_INSTALL string
> in the image descriptor file.
> >
> > I see that the library is compiling and the binary is in tmp/sysroots:
> >
> > ben at ubuntu-scw:/opt/scw-appscard-build$ ls
> tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/sbin/mkfs.*
> > tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/sbin/mkfs.ext2
>  tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/sbin/mkfs.ext4
> tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/sbin/mkfs.minix
> > tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/sbin/mkfs.ext3
>  tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/sbin/mkfs.ext4dev
> >
> > but it's not making it to the rootfs images.
> >
> > I've tried to read the documentation but still am not quite sure about
> what defines the contents of the rootfs images.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Ben
> >
> >
>
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