2 files changed, 33 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index 116bd226ea..909702ac23 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ inherit gzipnative
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 PACKAGES = ""
 DEPENDS += "${MLPREFIX}qemuwrapper-cross ${MLPREFIX}depmodwrapper-cross"
-RDEPENDS += "${IMAGE_INSTALL} ${LINGUAS_INSTALL} ${NORMAL_FEATURE_INSTALL} ${ROOTFS_BOOTSTRAP_INSTALL}"
-RRECOMMENDS += "${NORMAL_FEATURE_INSTALL_OPTIONAL}"
+RDEPENDS += "${PACKAGE_INSTALL} ${LINGUAS_INSTALL}"
+RRECOMMENDS += "${PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY}"
 
 INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
 
@@ -28,16 +28,6 @@ ROOTFS_BOOTSTRAP_INSTALL = "${@base_contains("IMAGE_FEATURES", "package-manageme
 FEATURE_INSTALL = "${@' '.join(oe.packagegroup.required_packages(oe.data.typed_value('IMAGE_FEATURES', d), d))}"
 FEATURE_INSTALL_OPTIONAL = "${@' '.join(oe.packagegroup.optional_packages(oe.data.typed_value('IMAGE_FEATURES', d), d))}"
 
-# packages to install from features, excluding dev/dbg/doc/ptest
-NORMAL_FEATURE_INSTALL = "${@' '.join(oe.packagegroup.required_packages(normal_groups(d), d))}"
-NORMAL_FEATURE_INSTALL_OPTIONAL = "${@' '.join(oe.packagegroup.optional_packages(normal_groups(d), d))}"
-
-def normal_groups(d):
-    """Return all the IMAGE_FEATURES, with the exception of our special package groups"""
-    extras = set(d.getVarFlags('COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB').keys())
-    features = set(oe.data.typed_value('IMAGE_FEATURES', d))
-    return features.difference(extras)
-
 # Define some very basic feature package groups
 SPLASH ?= "psplash"
 PACKAGE_GROUP_splash = "${SPLASH}"
@@ -277,6 +267,31 @@ read_only_rootfs_hook () {
         fi
 }
 
+PACKAGE_EXCLUDE ??= ""
+PACKAGE_EXCLUDE[type] = "list"
+
+python rootfs_process_ignore() {
+    excl_pkgs = d.getVar("PACKAGE_EXCLUDE", True).split()
+    inst_pkgs = d.getVar("PACKAGE_INSTALL", True).split()
+    inst_attempt_pkgs = d.getVar("PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY", True).split()
+
+    d.setVar('PACKAGE_INSTALL_ORIG', ' '.join(inst_pkgs))
+    d.setVar('PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY', ' '.join(inst_attempt_pkgs))
+
+    for pkg in excl_pkgs:
+        if pkg in inst_pkgs:
+            bb.warn("Package %s, set to be excluded, is in %s PACKAGE_INSTALL (%s).  It will be removed from the list." % (pkg, d.getVar('PN', True), inst_pkgs))
+            inst_pkgs.remove(pkg)
+
+        if pkg in inst_attempt_pkgs:
+            bb.warn("Package %s, set to be excluded, is in %s PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY (%s).  It will be removed from the list." % (pkg, d.getVar('PN', True), inst_pkgs))
+            inst_attempt_pkgs.remove(pkg)
+
+    d.setVar("PACKAGE_INSTALL", ' '.join(inst_pkgs))
+    d.setVar("PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY", ' '.join(inst_attempt_pkgs))
+}
+do_rootfs[prefuncs] += "rootfs_process_ignore"
+
 # We have to delay the runtime_mapping_rename until just before rootfs runs
 # otherwise, the multilib renaming could step in and squash any fixups that
 # may have occurred.
diff --git a/meta/conf/documentation.conf b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
index 2c4b8af63e..b930611c8b 100644
--- a/meta/conf/documentation.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ SYSVINIT_ENABLED_GETTYS[doc] = "Specify which VTs should be running a getty, the
 IPK_FEED_URIS[doc] = "List of ipkg feed records to put into generated image."
 FEED_DEPLOYDIR_BASE_URI[doc] = "Allow to serve ipk deploy dir as an adhoc feed (bogofeed). Set to base URL of the dir as exported by HTTP. Set of adhoc feed configs will be generated in image."
 
+IMAGE_INSTALL[doc] = "Used by an image recipe to list the packages to be installed.  See PACKAGE_INSTALL."
+
+PACKAGE_EXCLUDE[doc] = "Packages to exclude from the installation, if required an error will be generated."
+PACKAGE_INSTALL[doc] = "Generally not user defined.  List of the packages to be installed into the image, uses IMAGE_INSTALL as part of the list."
+PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY[doc] = "Generally not user defined.  List of packages that will be attempted to be installed, but no error will generate if any of them fail to install."
+
 # palmtop build class
 PALMTOP_USE_MULTITHREADED_QT[doc] = "Set to yes, if you want to build qt apps with CONFIG+=thread"