Run postinst during rootfs generation - Revision history

Dcui at 03:04, 6 July 2011

2011-07-06T03:04:11Z

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	== Tasks ==		== Tasks ==

	* We can instrument a first-boot with minimal/sato first to see which postinstalls take the most time and then ~~prioritise~~ those ones to fix.		* We can instrument a first-boot with minimal/sato first to see which postinstalls take the most time and then prioritize those ones to fix.

	* Dexuan has ~~figurerd~~ out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).		* Dexuan has figured out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).
	** Saul: can we break this down to what's sato and minimal?		** Saul: can we break this down to what's sato and minimal?
	** RP: how long were these different groups of postinstall taking on the target device?		** RP: how long were these different groups of postinstall taking on the target device?
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	mete/recipes-sato/matchbox-sato/matchbox-session-sato_0.1.bb		mete/recipes-sato/matchbox-sato/matchbox-session-sato_0.1.bb

	3 recipes: "dpkg --configure, opkg-cl configure": looks it's possible to fix them if we specify proper ~~parematers~~?		3 recipes: "dpkg --configure, opkg-cl configure": looks it's possible to fix them if we specify proper paramaters?
	mete/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc		mete/recipes-devtools/dpkg/dpkg.inc
	mete/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_svn.bb		mete/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_svn.bb

Dcui at 14:37, 3 July 2011

2011-07-03T14:37:37Z

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	* Dexuan has figurerd out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).		* Dexuan has figurerd out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).
			** Saul: can we break this down to what's sato and minimal?
	** RP: how long were these different groups of postinstall taking on the target device?		** RP: how long were these different groups of postinstall taking on the target device?

Dcui at 14:35, 3 July 2011

2011-07-03T14:35:59Z

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	* Wolfgang Hauser		* Wolfgang Hauser
	Beside the discussed changes, the postinst scripts should be executed in the dependency order.		Beside the discussed changes, the postinst scripts should be executed in the dependency order.
	At the time, the scripts are executed in alphabetic order, which breaks the image generation if depended packages are not in alphabetic order, e.g. busybox and busybox subpackages (busybox-mdev).		At the time, the scripts are executed in alphabetic order, which breaks the image generation if depended packages are not
			in alphabetic order, e.g. busybox and busybox subpackages (busybox-mdev).

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Dcui at 14:35, 3 July 2011

2011-07-03T14:35:37Z

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	* Wolfgang Hauser		* Wolfgang Hauser
	Beside the discussed changes, the postinst scripts should be executed in the dependency order.		Beside the discussed changes, the postinst scripts should be executed in the dependency order.
	At the time, the scripts are executed in alphabetic order, which breaks the image generation if depended packages are not in alphabetic order. e.g. busybox and busybox subpackages (busybox-mdev).		At the time, the scripts are executed in alphabetic order, which breaks the image generation if depended packages are not in alphabetic order, e.g. busybox and busybox subpackages (busybox-mdev).

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Dcui at 14:34, 3 July 2011

2011-07-03T14:34:56Z

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	* Dexuan has figurerd out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).		* Dexuan has figurerd out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).
	** RP: how long were these different groups of postinstall taking on the target device?		** RP: how long were these different groups of postinstall taking on the target device?

			* Wolfgang Hauser
			Beside the discussed changes, the postinst scripts should be executed in the dependency order.
			At the time, the scripts are executed in alphabetic order, which breaks the image generation if depended packages are not in alphabetic order. e.g. busybox and busybox subpackages (busybox-mdev).

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Dcui at 14:32, 3 July 2011

2011-07-03T14:32:46Z

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	* Dexuan has figurerd out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).		* Dexuan has figurerd out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).
			** RP: how long were these different groups of postinstall taking on the target device?

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Dcui at 14:29, 3 July 2011

2011-07-03T14:29:56Z

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	mete/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_0.1.8.bb		mete/recipes-devtools/opkg/opkg_0.1.8.bb

	1 recipe: prelink: ~~we could propablly fix it, but I'm not sure yet~~.		1 recipe: prelink: Mark Hatle alreay fixed this: http://git.pokylinux.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/commit/?id=d18aba9c1cb5b2cf77cfb2dff150e9003b2e63ef.
	mete/recipes-devtools/prelink/prelink_git.bb		mete/recipes-devtools/prelink/prelink_git.bb

Dcui at 14:25, 3 July 2011

2011-07-03T14:25:26Z

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 In poky we have 2 types of postinst scripts:  one (type-1) can be (and has already been) run at rootfs generation time and the other (type-2) has to be delayed to the first-boot of target device. Type-2 makes target device's first-boot slow and it would be great if we can fix it and convert it to type-1.
-== tasks ==
+== Tasks ==
 * We can instrument a first-boot with minimal/sato first to see which postinstalls take the most time and then prioritise those ones to fix.
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      meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow_4.1.4.3.bb:125
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Dcui: /* 1.1 tasks */

2011-07-03T14:15:06Z

1.1 tasks

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	In poky we have 2 types of postinst scripts: one (type-1) can be (and has already been) run at rootfs generation time and the other (type-2) has to be delayed to the first-boot of target device. Type-2 makes target device's first-boot slow and it would be great if we can fix it and convert it to type-1.		In poky we have 2 types of postinst scripts: one (type-1) can be (and has already been) run at rootfs generation time and the other (type-2) has to be delayed to the first-boot of target device. Type-2 makes target device's first-boot slow and it would be great if we can fix it and convert it to type-1.

	== ~~1.1~~ tasks ==		== tasks ==

	* We can instrument a first-boot with minimal/sato first to see which postinstalls take the most time and then prioritise those ones to fix.		* We can instrument a first-boot with minimal/sato first to see which postinstalls take the most time and then prioritise those ones to fix.

Dcui at 14:14, 3 July 2011

2011-07-03T14:14:22Z

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	* Dexuan has figurerd out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).		* Dexuan has figurerd out a list of 33 recipes in total(recipes with the same name but with different versions are counted once) we possibly need to fix. For the recipes, we need try to find recipe-specific ways(use appropriately modified native utilities to generate caches, files, etc as necessary on the target filesystem).

	11 recipes: these could be easily fixed ~~if we add~~ the properly-adjusted utilities "adduser, addgroup, pwconv, etc". ~~Scott is actually adding~~ the ~~utilites: http://git.pokylinux.org/cgit/cgit~~.~~cgi/poky-contrib/commit/?h=sgarman/useradd-rebased&id=99e54d9696104ed38ec1e3464e17aa1f9b8d98ac~~		----
	meta/recipes-devtools/distcc/distcc_2.18.3.bb		11 recipes: these could be easily fixed since Scott Garman has added the properly-adjusted utilities "adduser, addgroup, pwconv, etc". The owners of the recipes can help to fix them.
	meta/recipes-extended/cronie/cronie_1.4.7.bb		meta/recipes-devtools/distcc/distcc_2.18.3.bb
	meta/recipes-extended/at/at_3.1.12.bb:47		meta/recipes-extended/cronie/cronie_1.4.7.bb
	meta/recipes-support/hal/hal.inc:45		meta/recipes-extended/at/at_3.1.12.bb:47
	meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc:49		meta/recipes-support/hal/hal.inc:45
	meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_5.8p2.bb		meta/recipes-core/dbus/dbus.inc:49
	meta/recipes-connectivity/ppp-dialin/ppp-dialin_0.1.bb		meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_5.8p2.bb
	meta/recipes-graphics/x11-common/xserver-nodm-init.bb		meta/recipes-connectivity/ppp-dialin/ppp-dialin_0.1.bb
	meta/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio.inc:87		meta/recipes-graphics/x11-common/xserver-nodm-init.bb
	meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow_4.1.4.3.bb:125		meta/recipes-multimedia/pulseaudio/pulseaudio.inc:87
	meta/classes/libc-package.bbclass		meta/recipes-extended/shadow/shadow_4.1.4.3.bb:125
			meta/classes/libc-package.bbclass