[yocto] Adding 'build-id' to Build Image

[Philip Balister]

I added https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6770

Sorry no patch yet :)

Philip

On 09/10/2014 12:38 AM, Paul Eggleton wrote:
> On Tuesday 09 September 2014 15:03:39 Philip Balister wrote:
>> On 09/08/2014 07:08 PM, Leo Schwab wrote:
>>> We'd like to have the system images we build to contain a build id, or
>>> at least a pile of information inside the image itself that lets us
>>> identify which build is being run/tested.  Indeed, the information
>>> 'bitbake' kicks out just as it starts a build is exactly the sort of
>>> thing we'd like sitting in a file in the image somewhere.
>>>
>>> I turned on the 'buildhistory' feature in conf/local.conf which, among
>>> other things, generates a 'build-id' file.  However, it doesn't place
>>> it in the image, but in an entirely separate directory hierarchy.
>>>
>>> Surely this sort of thing has been done before.  Is there an existing
>>> recipe I can use, or will I have to cobble together a custom recipe
>>> out of buildhistory_get_layers() or get_layers_branch_rev()?
>>
>> I was asking the same question yesterday. I have a hacky solution for my
>> immediate need, but I'd like a long term solution along these lines also.
>>
>> Should we add this to bugzilla and see if we can get it done for 1.8? (I
>> think I ahve the version number right)
> 
> Yes, please add this to the bugzilla. This has also come up before several 
> times, we should just do it (and bonus points if someone wants to send a patch 
> ;).
> 
> Cheers,
> Paul
>