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

[Douglas Geiger]

I've attached a build_info.inc that I've used in some of my image to the
issue - comments welcome.
Currently I include a build timestamp, and the names and version info on
all the layers used in the build and put it in /etc/build

 Doug

On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Philip Balister <philip at balister.org>
wrote:

> 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
> >
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