2 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py
index 1c64205330..1c33b0fb64 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py
@@ -519,6 +519,9 @@ class PackageManager(object):
         cmd = [bb.utils.which(os.getenv('PATH'), "oe-pkgdata-util"),
                "glob", self.d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True), installed_pkgs_file,
                globs]
+        exclude = self.d.getVar('PACKAGE_EXCLUDE_COMPLEMENTARY', True)
+        if exclude:
+            cmd.extend(['-x', exclude])
         try:
             bb.note("Installing complementary packages ...")
             complementary_pkgs = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
diff --git a/scripts/oe-pkgdata-util b/scripts/oe-pkgdata-util
index a373116b2c..49009559bb 100755
--- a/scripts/oe-pkgdata-util
+++ b/scripts/oe-pkgdata-util
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import re
 import optparse
 from collections import defaultdict
 
-def glob(args, usage, debug=False):
+def glob(args, usage, debug=False, exclude=""):
     if len(args) < 3:
         usage()
         sys.exit(1)
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ def glob(args, usage, debug=False):
         print('ERROR: Unable to find package list file %s' % pkglist_file)
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    skipregex = re.compile("-locale-|^locale-base-|-dev$|-doc$|-dbg$|-staticdev$|^kernel-module-")
+    skipval = "-locale-|^locale-base-|-dev$|-doc$|-dbg$|-staticdev$|^kernel-module-"
+    if exclude:
+        skipval += "|" + exclude
+    skipregex = re.compile(skipval)
 
     mappedpkgs = set()
     with open(pkglist_file, 'r') as f:
@@ -305,6 +308,9 @@ Available commands:
     parser.add_option("-d", "--debug",
             help = "Report all SRCREV values, not just ones where AUTOREV has been used",
             action="store_true", dest="debug", default=False)
+    parser.add_option("-x", "--exclude",
+            help = "Exclude packages matching specified regex from the glob operation",
+            action="store", type="string", dest="exclude", default="")
 
     options, args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv)
     args = args[1:]
@@ -314,7 +320,7 @@ Available commands:
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if args[0] == "glob":
-        glob(args[1:], parser.print_help, options.debug)
+        glob(args[1:], parser.print_help, options.debug, options.exclude)
     elif args[0] == "lookup-pkg":
         lookup_pkg(args[1:], parser.print_help, options.debug)
     elif args[0] == "lookup-recipe":