5 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
index 1893cce71e..5eb34aff3d 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ class CommandsSync:
         base_image = params[1]
         package_queue = params[2]
         timestamp = params[3]
+        description = params[4]
         return command.cooker.generateNewImage(image, base_image,
-                                 package_queue, timestamp)
+                        package_queue, timestamp, description)
 
     def ensureDir(self, command, params):
         directory = params[0]
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 4a5638fb60..7ca9947df8 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ class BBCooker:
 
         self.configuration.server_register_idlecallback(buildTargetsIdle, rq)
 
-    def generateNewImage(self, image, base_image, package_queue, timestamp):
+    def generateNewImage(self, image, base_image, package_queue, timestamp, description):
         '''
         Create a new image with a "require"/"inherit" base_image statement
         '''
@@ -1125,6 +1125,9 @@ class BBCooker:
             package_install += "\"\n"
             imagefile.write(package_install)
 
+            description_var = "DESCRIPTION = \"" + description + "\"\n"
+            imagefile.write(description_var)
+
         self.state = state.initial
         if timestamp:
             return timestr
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
index 0a04c90bc6..6bf402405d 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py
@@ -593,12 +593,12 @@ class Builder(gtk.Window):
                                     toolchain_packages,
                                     self.configuration.default_task)
 
-    def generate_new_image(self, image):
+    def generate_new_image(self, image, description):
         base_image = self.configuration.initial_selected_image
         if base_image == self.recipe_model.__custom_image__:
             base_image = None
         packages = self.package_model.get_selected_packages()
-        self.handler.generate_new_image(image, base_image, packages)
+        self.handler.generate_new_image(image, base_image, packages, description)
 
     def ensure_dir(self, directory):
         self.handler.ensure_dir(directory)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hig/saveimagedialog.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hig/saveimagedialog.py
index b2fa3bd5a9..b94e69f61c 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hig/saveimagedialog.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hig/saveimagedialog.py
@@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ class SaveImageDialog (CrumbsDialog):
     def save_button_cb(self, button):
         text = self.name_entry.get_text()
         new_text = text.replace("-","")
+        description_buffer = self.description_entry.get_buffer()
+        description = description_buffer.get_text(description_buffer.get_start_iter(),description_buffer.get_end_iter())
         if new_text.islower() and new_text.isalnum():
-            self.builder.generate_new_image(self.directory+text)
+            self.builder.generate_new_image(self.directory+text, description)
             self.destroy()
         else:
             self.show_invalid_input_error_dialog()
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
index 34cd3478ed..42fd0b972b 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class HobHandler(gobject.GObject):
                 hobImage = self.runCommand(["matchFile", "hob-image.bb"])
                 if self.base_image != "Start with an empty image recipe":
                     baseImage = self.runCommand(["matchFile", self.base_image + ".bb"])
-                    version = self.runCommand(["generateNewImage", hobImage, baseImage, self.package_queue, True])
+                    version = self.runCommand(["generateNewImage", hobImage, baseImage, self.package_queue, True, ""])
                     targets[0] += version
                     self.recipe_model.set_custom_image_version(version)
 
@@ -426,9 +426,9 @@ class HobHandler(gobject.GObject):
         self.commands_async.append(self.SUB_BUILD_IMAGE)
         self.run_next_command(self.GENERATE_IMAGE)
 
-    def generate_new_image(self, image, base_image, package_queue):
+    def generate_new_image(self, image, base_image, package_queue, description):
         base_image = self.runCommand(["matchFile", self.base_image + ".bb"])
-        self.runCommand(["generateNewImage", image, base_image, package_queue, False])
+        self.runCommand(["generateNewImage", image, base_image, package_queue, False, description])
 
     def ensure_dir(self, directory):
         self.runCommand(["ensureDir", directory])