1 files changed, 15 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 749c7d9ea1..4c0a859536 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ python populate_packages () {
     workdir = d.getVar('WORKDIR')
     outdir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR')
     dvar = d.getVar('PKGD')
-    packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES')
+    packages = d.getVar('PACKAGES').split()
     pn = d.getVar('PN')
 
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(outdir)
@@ -1138,32 +1138,34 @@ python populate_packages () {
 
     split_source_package = (d.getVar('PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE') == 'debug-with-srcpkg')
 
-    # If debug-with-srcpkg mode is enabled then the src package is added
-    # into the package list and the source directory as its main content
+    # If debug-with-srcpkg mode is enabled then add the source package if it
+    # doesn't exist and add the source file contents to the source package.
     if split_source_package:
         src_package_name = ('%s-src' % d.getVar('PN'))
-        packages += (' ' + src_package_name)
+        if not src_package_name in packages:
+            packages.append(src_package_name)
         d.setVar('FILES_%s' % src_package_name, '/usr/src/debug')
 
     # Sanity check PACKAGES for duplicates
     # Sanity should be moved to sanity.bbclass once we have the infrastructure
     package_dict = {}
 
-    for i, pkg in enumerate(packages.split()):
+    for i, pkg in enumerate(packages):
         if pkg in package_dict:
             msg = "%s is listed in PACKAGES multiple times, this leads to packaging errors." % pkg
             package_qa_handle_error("packages-list", msg, d)
-        # If debug-with-srcpkg mode is enabled then the src package will have
-        # priority over dbg package when assigning the files.
-        # This allows src package to include source files and remove them from dbg.
-        elif split_source_package and pkg.endswith("-src"):
+        # Ensure the source package gets the chance to pick up the source files
+        # before the debug package by ordering it first in PACKAGES. Whether it
+        # actually picks up any source files is controlled by
+        # PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE.
+        elif pkg.endswith("-src"):
             package_dict[pkg] = (10, i)
         elif autodebug and pkg.endswith("-dbg"):
             package_dict[pkg] = (30, i)
         else:
             package_dict[pkg] = (50, i)
-    package_list = sorted(package_dict.keys(), key=package_dict.get)
-    d.setVar('PACKAGES', ' '.join(package_list))
+    packages = sorted(package_dict.keys(), key=package_dict.get)
+    d.setVar('PACKAGES', ' '.join(packages))
     pkgdest = d.getVar('PKGDEST')
 
     seen = []
@@ -1181,7 +1183,7 @@ python populate_packages () {
             if "/.debug/" in path or path.endswith("/.debug"):
                 debug.append(path)
 
-    for pkg in package_list:
+    for pkg in packages:
         root = os.path.join(pkgdest, pkg)
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(root)
 
@@ -1252,7 +1254,7 @@ python populate_packages () {
 
     # Handle LICENSE_EXCLUSION
     package_list = []
-    for pkg in packages.split():
+    for pkg in packages:
         if d.getVar('LICENSE_EXCLUSION-' + pkg):
             msg = "%s has an incompatible license. Excluding from packaging." % pkg
             package_qa_handle_error("incompatible-license", msg, d)