2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta-selftest/recipes-test/packagenameconflict/packagenameconflict.bb b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/packagenameconflict/packagenameconflict.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d19a4dd25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/packagenameconflict/packagenameconflict.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+SUMMARY = "Test case that tries to rename a package to an existing one and fails"
+DESCRIPTION = "This generates a packaging error when a package is renamed to a pre-existing name"
+LICENSE = "MIT"
+
+# Add a new package ${PN}-renametest
+PACKAGES += "${PN}-renametest"
+# ... and try to rename the ${PN}-dev to the new ${PN}-renametest (conflict)
+PKG:${PN}-dev = "${PN}-renametest"
+
+EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py
index 2d1b48a15d..cc09a1442d 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ class VersionOrdering(OESelftestTestCase):
             self.assertEqual(status - 100, sort, "%s %s (%d) failed" % (ver1, ver2, sort))
 
 class PackageTests(OESelftestTestCase):
+    # Verify that a recipe cannot rename a package into an existing one
+    def test_package_name_conflict(self):
+        res = bitbake("packagenameconflict", ignore_status=True)
+        self.assertNotEqual(res.status, 0)
+        err = "package name already exists"
+        self.assertTrue(err in res.output)
+
     # Verify that a recipe which sets up hardlink files has those preserved into split packages
     # Also test file sparseness is preserved
     def test_preserve_sparse_hardlinks(self):