Bug 11688

Summary: Implement IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXCLUDE_PATH feature
Product: [Build System, Metadata & Runtime] OE-Core Reporter: Kristian Amlie <kristian.amlie>
Component: coreAssignee: Ross Burton <ross.burton>
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Medium CC: kristian.amlie, meta.mr.watcher, meta.watcher
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: 4.99   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Multiple   
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto: --- Type of Regression: ---
Verified: Documentation change: Yes (doc changes required)

Description Kristian Amlie 2017-06-19 08:59:58 UTC 
This is a a direct followup to bug #10712. It works more or less the same way: The variable IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXCLUDE_PATH specifies a list of directories relative to the root of the rootfs, and these directories will be excluded from the resulting rootfs image. If an entry ends with a slash, only the contents are omitted, not the directory itself.

The intended use of the variable is to exclude certain directories from the rootfs, and then include said directories in other partitions, using the feature already implemented in #10712.
Comment 1 Kristian Amlie 2017-06-19 09:06:40 UTC 
The initial patch was submitted here: https://www.mail-archive.com/openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org/msg96720.html
Comment 2 Kristian Amlie 2017-09-25 07:32:09 UTC 
Is there anything I can do here to help move this forward? The patch has been sitting idle on the list for a really long time, despite several reminders. This is the latest version of the patch (v6):

https://www.mail-archive.com/openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org/msg100894.html
Comment 3 Ross Burton 2020-01-30 12:47:50 UTC 
wic can do this now.
Comment 4 Ross Burton 2020-01-30 12:48:16 UTC 
Closing as wic can do this now.  If the support in wic isn't suitable, please reopen.