| Message ID | 20201126112227.3395-1-Vijaikumar_Kanagarajan@mentor.com |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Debsrc caching | expand |
test 26.11.2020 14:22, Vijai Kumar K wrote: > +Use rootfs postprocessing to parse through the the list fo deb files in ${DEDDIR} and > +download the corresponding Debian source file using "apt-get source" command. There are typos, probably should be 'through the list of deb'.
On Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 10:58:54 PM UTC+5:30 ami...@ilbers.de wrote: > test > > 26.11.2020 14:22, Vijai Kumar K wrote: > > +Use rootfs postprocessing to parse through the the list fo deb files in > ${DEDDIR} and > > +download the corresponding Debian source file using "apt-get source" > command. > There are typos, probably should be 'through the list of deb'. > Yes. Is it possible for you to amend it while applying this series? Thanks, Vijai Kumar K > > -- > Anton Mikanovich > Promwad Ltd. > External service provider of ilbers GmbH > Maria-Merian-Str. 8 > 85521 Ottobrunn, Germany > +49 (89) 122 67 24-0 > Commercial register Munich, HRB 214197 > General Manager: Baurzhan Ismagulov > >
On Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 11:26:20 PM UTC+5:30 vijaikumar....@gmail.com wrote: > On Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 10:58:54 PM UTC+5:30 ami...@ilbers.de > wrote: > >> test >> >> 26.11.2020 14:22, Vijai Kumar K wrote: >> > +Use rootfs postprocessing to parse through the the list fo deb files >> in ${DEDDIR} and >> > +download the corresponding Debian source file using "apt-get source" >> command. >> There are typos, probably should be 'through the list of deb'. >> > > Yes. Is it possible for you to amend it while applying this series? > Nevermind. I am resending this patch. its also DEBDIR not DEDDIR. Thanks, Vijai Kumar K > > Thanks, > Vijai Kumar K > > >> >> -- >> Anton Mikanovich >> Promwad Ltd. >> External service provider of ilbers GmbH >> Maria-Merian-Str. 8 >> 85521 Ottobrunn, Germany >> +49 (89) 122 67 24-0 >> Commercial register Munich, HRB 214197 >> General Manager: Baurzhan Ismagulov >> >>
diff --git a/doc/user_manual.md b/doc/user_manual.md index dd6fc34..8827b29 100644 --- a/doc/user_manual.md +++ b/doc/user_manual.md @@ -919,3 +919,33 @@ And build the corresponding image target: ``` bitbake mc:qemuarm64-buster:isar-image-base ``` +## Cache all upstream Debian source packages in local apt + +### Motivation + +OSS license compliance: Some licenses require to provide the corresponding sources code, +other require copyright attributions that may be best provided via the source code. In +addition, you may want to archive the code locally in order to ensure reproducibility (and +modifiability) in the future. + +Currently the local-apt generated has only Debian binary packages. Extend the local-apt +to have Debian source packages as well. + +### Solution + + - Trigger download of Debian source packages as part of rootfs postprocess. + +With the current base-apt implementation, we already cache all the binary packages that +we download and install onto the target rootfs and buildchroot. This is then used to +generate a local-apt for offline build. + +Use rootfs postprocessing to parse through the the list fo deb files in ${DEDDIR} and +download the corresponding Debian source file using "apt-get source" command. +This caches the sources of all the Debian packages that are downloaded and installed onto +the target rootfs and buildchroots. + +By default, the Debian source caching is not enabled. +To enable it, add the below line to your local.conf file. +``` +BASE_REPO_FEATURES = "cache-deb-src" +```
Add details about deb-src caching. Signed-off-by: Vijai Kumar K <Vijaikumar_Kanagarajan@mentor.com> --- doc/user_manual.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)