[yocto] [meta-selinux][PATCH 0/5] Remove python dependency from refpol.

[Philip Tricca]

Morning Joe

On 10/09/2013 08:23 AM, Joe MacDonald wrote:
> [[meta-selinux][PATCH 0/5] Remove python dependency from refpol.]
> On 13.10.09 (Wed 03:02) flihp at longhaul.twobit.us wrote:
> 
>> The reference policy package currently pulls in a lot of python
>> stuff that isn't strictly necessary to boot an SELinux system and
>> load a policy. This is caused by the mix of python and C
>> utilities in policycoreutils.
>> 
>> This patch set breaks the policycoreutils recipe up into
>> multiple packages, one for each utility. In this way we can have
>> the refpol etc pull in only the utilities necessary for normal
>> operation. This happens to be only the utilities written in C and
>> thus we can remove python completely in a minimal image.
>> 
>> I've attempted to localize these changes as much as possible so
>> changes in this patchset outside of the policycoreutils recipe
>> are few. An example image reicpe is added to demonstrate a
>> minimal image with only the utilities required to load a policy
>> and manipulate the policy store (add / remove policy modules) at
>> runtime.
> 
> Hey Philip,
> 
> The patches never arrived in my mailbox and I don't see them in 
> patchworks.  Can you re-send, please?

I don't think this message made it to the list. Must have made it to
you and Mark though. I've resent and will send patches momentarily.

Cheers,
- Philip