Re: [poky] avahi configuration (without d-bus/X11)

On 5/2/24 16:34, Tim Orling via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
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> On Thu, May 2, 2024 at 7:18 AM Steve via lists.yoctoproject.org
> <http://lists.yoctoproject.org> <[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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>     On 5/2/24 14:54, Ross Burton via lists.yoctoproject.org
>     <http://lists.yoctoproject.org> wrote:
>      > On 2 May 2024, at 13:00, Steve via lists.yoctoproject.org
>     <http://lists.yoctoproject.org> <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>      >>
>      >> Hello,
>      >> I need the avahi to announce my embedded device to network and
>     give it
>      >> an IP if DCHP is not working.
>      >> Over the normal "avahi-daemon.conf" I want to disable d-bus and
>     ipv6.
>      >> That is working by do_install:append changing that file.
>      >>
>      >> But, adding to image the package "avahi-daemon" (avahi-autoipd
>     is not a
>      >> problem) bloats my rootfs with dbus-daemon and libs and  libX11
>     libs. I
>      >> don't have an screen attached.
>      >>
>      >> So question: How to avoid that?
>      >>
>      >> In my avahi_%.bbappend I added:
>      >> EXTRA_OECONF += " \
>      >>     --disable-dbus \
>      >>     --disable-gtk \
>      >>     --disable-gtk3 \
>      >>     --disable-libevent \
>      >>     --disable-qt5 \
>      >> "
>      >> But that doesn't seem to help.
>      >
>      > Have a look at the recipe, specifically the PACKAGECONFIG
>     options.  You want to disable the dbus and gtk3 options.  Note that
>     if you have a headless device so don’t need X11 at all, then remove
>     x11 from DISTRO_FEATURES and that will never be built.
>      >
>      > Ross
>
>     Well Ross, you made my day ... again! Thanks.
>     Yes, as above mentioned I already disabled dbus and gtk3. But it seems I
>     have to write also PACKAGECONFIG[dbus] = "--disable-dbus,
>     --disable-dbus,dbus"
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> That is not what you needed to change. What you need to change is the
> "weak" default value of the PACKACONFIG ??= "dbus ..."
> So just setting PACKAGECONFIG = ""
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> https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/variables.html#term-PACKAGECONFIG <https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/variables.html#term-PACKAGECONFIG>
> https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/tree/meta/recipes-connectivity/avahi/avahi_0.8.bb#n50 <https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/tree/meta/recipes-connectivity/avahi/avahi_0.8.bb#n50>
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Thanks Tim, you are right!
That is even better.