1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/path.py b/meta/lib/oe/path.py
index c8d8ad05b9..a1efe97d88 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/path.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/path.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 
@@ -8,6 +10,8 @@ import shutil
 import subprocess
 import os.path
 
+import bb.parse
+
 def join(*paths):
     """Like os.path.join but doesn't treat absolute RHS specially"""
     return os.path.normpath("/".join(paths))
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ def replace_absolute_symlinks(basedir, d):
             os.remove(path)
             os.symlink(base, path)
 
+@bb.parse.vardepsexclude("TOPDIR")
 def format_display(path, metadata):
     """ Prepare a path for display to the user. """
     rel = relative(metadata.getVar("TOPDIR"), path)
@@ -123,7 +128,8 @@ def copyhardlinktree(src, dst):
         if os.path.isdir(src):
             if len(glob.glob('%s/.??*' % src)) > 0:
                 source = './.??* '
-            source += './*'
+            if len(glob.glob('%s/**' % src)) > 0:
+                source += './*'
             s_dir = src
         else:
             source = src
@@ -169,6 +175,9 @@ def symlink(source, destination, force=False):
         if e.errno != errno.EEXIST or os.readlink(destination) != source:
             raise
 
+def relsymlink(target, name, force=False):
+    symlink(os.path.relpath(target, os.path.dirname(name)), name, force=force)
+
 def find(dir, **walkoptions):
     """ Given a directory, recurses into that directory,
     returning all files as absolute paths. """