[Buildroot] [PATCH v2 08/18] package/pkg-generic.mk: move python fixup to generic package infrastructure

Arnout Vandecappelle arnout at mind.be
Wed Jul 7 14:28:23 UTC 2021



On 07/07/2021 14:49, Herve Codina wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 7 Jul 2021 14:21:16 +0200
> Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout at mind.be> wrote:

[snip]

>>> (2) $(HOST_DIR)/usr will always be a symlink to $(HOST_DIR)/.  
>>
>>  Although for now you can assume this, ideally we would like to have the
>> possibility to get rid of the usr->. symlink. So if you can avoid relying on it
>> it would be better.
> 
> Right.
> Assuming, the symlink not present, can we be sure that host python stuff will be
> installed only in $(HOST_DIR)/lib/python* ?

 Yes - the usr symlink will only be removed if we're absolutely sure that
nothing installs in $(HOST_DIR)/usr (which means probably never...)

 Regards,
 Arnout




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