On 04/05/2012 09:41 PM, Cui, Dexuan wrote: > Darren Hart wrote on 2012-04-06: >> On 04/05/2012 08:20 PM, Cui, Dexuan wrote: >>> In a typical Linux distribution, there is a build link(or directory) >>> that specifies the directory where the kernel headers and kernel config >>> are put. >>> >>> E.g. in my Ubuntu 11.04, a package linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic >> installs .config, include/ and Kconfig into >> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.38-8-generic/ and makes a link >> /lib/modules/2.6.38-8-generic/build to point to the directory. >>> >>> However, looks in Yocto, we don't have such a package? Do we have a >>> plan to add it? >>> >>> I'm asking the question because in the ESDC contest, the students found in >> Yocto they couldn't build the wifi driver's source code that was >> downloaded from realtek.com: >> http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PFid=4 >> 8&Level=5&Conn=4&ProdID=226&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads =true >>> In Ubuntu, they can build the driver fine. >> >> There is an open bug: >> https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1614 > > Glad to know this is a know bug. > I personally think it would be pretty nice if we can fix this bug soon > since the students are being frustrated by this... > > And, in the Build Appliance (self-hosted-image) work, we want to > enable the vmware guest's VMware Tools. This also requires the ability > to build kernel module in the target. >
While I understand there are valid use cases, I think this is generally contrary to workflow of the project. We build the OS, it runs on the target. This is building a general purpose OS, and then having it build itself out more. It doesn't feel like an embedded workflow. That said, there are valid use cases, but I don't consider this a particularly high priority at the moment. I'm happy to hear other thoughts on why this should be bumped in prio though. -- Darren Hart Intel Open Source Technology Center Yocto Project - Linux Kernel _______________________________________________ Openembedded-core mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
