1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/debian.bbclass b/meta/classes/debian.bbclass
index dd0789adae..0afe9fcc39 100644
--- a/meta/classes/debian.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/debian.bbclass
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # before building the current package to make the packages runtime
 # depends are correct
 #
+# Custom library package names can be defined setting
+# DEBIANNAME_ + pkgname to the desired name.
+#
 # Better expressed as ensure all RDEPENDS package before we package
 # This means we can't have circular RDEPENDS/RRECOMMENDS
 do_package_write_ipk[rdeptask] = "do_package"
@@ -88,7 +91,10 @@ python debian_package_name_hook () {
                                 for pkg in packages.split():
                                         if (bb.data.getVar('PKG_' + pkg, d) or bb.data.getVar('DEBIAN_NOAUTONAME_' + pkg, d)):
                                                 continue
-                                        if pkg == orig_pkg:
+                                        debian_pn = bb.data.getVar('DEBIANNAME_' + pkg, d)
+                                        if debian_pn:
+                                                newpkg = debian_pn
+                                        elif pkg == orig_pkg:
                                                 newpkg = pkgname
                                         else:
                                                 newpkg = pkg.replace(orig_pkg, devname, 1)