11 files changed, 18 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index 7318ba9a28..9f076a68e7 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PID = "${@os.getpid()}"
 
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
-do_rootfs[depends] += "makedevs-native:do_populate_sysroot fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot ldconfig-native:do_populate_sysroot"
+do_rootfs[depends] += "makedevs-native:do_populate_sysroot virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot ldconfig-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 
 python () {
     deps = bb.data.getVarFlag('do_rootfs', 'depends', d) or ""
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index 90ef272c24..38740f1cc9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ python do_package_deb () {
             conffiles.close()
 
         os.chdir(basedir)
-        ret = os.system("PATH=\"%s\" fakeroot dpkg-deb -b %s %s" % (bb.data.getVar("PATH", localdata, True), root, pkgoutdir))
+        ret = os.system("PATH=\"%s\" %s dpkg-deb -b %s %s" % (bb.data.getVar("PATH", localdata, True), bb.data.getVar("FAKEROOT", localdata, True) or "fakeroot", root, pkgoutdir))
         if ret != 0:
             bb.utils.unlockfile(lf)
             raise bb.build.FuncFailed("dpkg-deb execution failed")
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ python () {
     if bb.data.getVar('PACKAGES', d, True) != '':
         deps = (bb.data.getVarFlag('do_package_write_deb', 'depends', d) or "").split()
         deps.append('dpkg-native:do_populate_sysroot')
-        deps.append('fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
+        deps.append('virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
         bb.data.setVarFlag('do_package_write_deb', 'depends', " ".join(deps), d)
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
index 11b60b1563..bb71c9dd9a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ python () {
     if bb.data.getVar('PACKAGES', d, True) != '':
         deps = (bb.data.getVarFlag('do_package_write_ipk', 'depends', d) or "").split()
         deps.append('opkg-utils-native:do_populate_sysroot')
-        deps.append('fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
+        deps.append('virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
         bb.data.setVarFlag('do_package_write_ipk', 'depends', " ".join(deps), d)
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
index da4f64cc91..4fdab34f67 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ python () {
     if bb.data.getVar('PACKAGES', d, True) != '':
         deps = (bb.data.getVarFlag('do_package_write_rpm', 'depends', d) or "").split()
         deps.append('rpm-native:do_populate_sysroot')
-        deps.append('fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
+        deps.append('virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
         bb.data.setVarFlag('do_package_write_rpm', 'depends', " ".join(deps), d)
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass
index c63b6c9fa5..ea72d4d531 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ python () {
     if bb.data.getVar('PACKAGES', d, True) != '':
         deps = (bb.data.getVarFlag('do_package_write_tar', 'depends', d) or "").split()
         deps.append('tar-native:do_populate_sysroot')
-        deps.append('fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
+        deps.append('virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
         bb.data.setVarFlag('do_package_write_tar', 'depends', " ".join(deps), d)
 }
 
diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index e54f7d6fa5..ab91b932c4 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -525,6 +525,12 @@ SRCPV = "${@bb.fetch.get_srcrev(d)}"
 
 SRC_URI = "file://${FILE}"
 
+# We can choose which provider of fake root privileges to use
+# default is fakeroot but in Poky we use pseudo
+FAKEROOT = "PSEUDO_PREFIX=${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native} pseudo"
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/fakeroot-native ?= "pseudo-native"
+
+
 ##################################################################
 # UI/Interaction Configuration
 ##################################################################
diff --git a/meta/packages/fakeroot/fakeroot_1.14.4.bb b/meta/packages/fakeroot/fakeroot_1.14.4.bb
index 11ae015a83..4edeccfe6d 100644
--- a/meta/packages/fakeroot/fakeroot_1.14.4.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/fakeroot/fakeroot_1.14.4.bb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 RDEPENDS = "util-linux"
 RDEPENDS_virtclass-native = "util-linux-native"
 PR = "r0"
+PROVIDES += "virtual/fakeroot"
 
 SRC_URI = "${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main/f/fakeroot/fakeroot_${PV}.orig.tar.bz2 \
            file://absolutepaths.patch"
diff --git a/meta/packages/fuse/fuse.inc b/meta/packages/fuse/fuse.inc
index d9e7dd72cb..c6755ac7c7 100644
--- a/meta/packages/fuse/fuse.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/fuse/fuse.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "With FUSE it is possible to implement a fully functional filesystem in a userspace program"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://fuse.sf.net"
 LICENSE = "GPL"
-DEPENDS = "fakeroot-native"
+DEPENDS = "virtual/fakeroot-native"
 RRECOMMENDS_fuse = "${@base_contains("MACHINE_FEATURES","kernel26","kernel-module-fuse","fuse-module",d)}"
 
 SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/fuse/fuse-${PV}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/meta/packages/lirc/lirc-modules_0.8.3.bb b/meta/packages/lirc/lirc-modules_0.8.3.bb
index 1605e2d5c5..ee1de7194e 100644
--- a/meta/packages/lirc/lirc-modules_0.8.3.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/lirc/lirc-modules_0.8.3.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ DESCRIPTION = "LIRC is a package that allows you to decode and send infra-red si
 SECTION = "base"
 PRIORITY = "optional"
 LICENSE = "GPL"
-DEPENDS = "virtual/kernel fakeroot-native"
+DEPENDS = "virtual/kernel virtual/fakeroot-native"
 PR = "r2"
 
 SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/lirc/lirc-${PV}.tar.gz \
diff --git a/meta/packages/meta/meta-toolchain.bb b/meta/packages/meta/meta-toolchain.bb
index 43b4f027c4..7c39f5d854 100644
--- a/meta/packages/meta/meta-toolchain.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/meta/meta-toolchain.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "Meta package for building a installable toolchain"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
-DEPENDS = "opkg-native opkg-utils-native fakeroot-native sed-native"
+DEPENDS = "opkg-native opkg-utils-native virtual/fakeroot-native sed-native"
 
 inherit meta
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ do_populate_sdk() {
         # Package it up
         mkdir -p ${SDK_DEPLOY}
         cd ${SDK_OUTPUT}
-        fakeroot tar cfj ${SDK_DEPLOY}/${TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME}.tar.bz2 .
+        ${FAKEROOT} tar cfj ${SDK_DEPLOY}/${TOOLCHAIN_OUTPUTNAME}.tar.bz2 .
 }
 
 do_populate_sdk[nostamp] = "1"
diff --git a/meta/packages/portmap/portmap.inc b/meta/packages/portmap/portmap.inc
index cda2fd14eb..d563ad5b5a 100644
--- a/meta/packages/portmap/portmap.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/portmap/portmap.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SECTION = "console/network"
 LICENSE = "BSD"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://portmap.c;beginline=2;endline=31;md5=51ff67e66ec84b2009b017b1f94afbf4 \
                     file://from_local.c;beginline=9;endline=35;md5=1bec938a2268b8b423c58801ace3adc1"
-DEPENDS = "fakeroot-native"
+DEPENDS = "virtual/fakeroot-native"
 
 SRC_URI = "${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main/p/portmap/portmap_5.orig.tar.gz \
         ${DEBIAN_MIRROR}/main/p/portmap/portmap_${PV}.diff.gz;patch=1 \