Bug 5547 - Allow formfactor data to be read at build time
Summary: Allow formfactor data to be read at build time
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: OE-Core
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: core (show other bugs)
Version: 1.6
Hardware: All Multiple
: Low enhancement
Target Milestone: Future
Assignee: Paul Eggleton
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Reported: 2013-11-15 11:45 UTC by Paul Eggleton
Modified: 2017-06-13 11:08 UTC (History)
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Description Paul Eggleton 2013-11-15 11:45:21 UTC 
formfactor is the current method supported in OE-Core for representing 
differences in machine display/input characteristics, however it seems only 
queryable at runtime since its files are not written into the sysroot. If we could change it to stage to the sysroot, the data could be queried at least at packaging time in other recipes that depend on formfactor (for example, where you want to provide a machine-specific package that installs pixmaps of the appropriate size for a display on a particular device without having to install more files than necessary.)
Comment 1 Paul Eggleton 2017-06-13 11:08:14 UTC 
I've not seen huge demand for this since I proposed it and I've not had time to implement it. If there is a need for it please let us know and we can reopen.