@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ python do_package_rpm () {
# Setup the rpmbuild arguments...
rpmbuild = d.getVar('RPMBUILD')
rpmbuild_compmode = d.getVar('RPMBUILD_COMPMODE')
+ rpmbuild_extra_params = d.getVar('RPMBUILD_EXTRA_PARAMS') or ""
# Too many places in dnf stack assume that arch-independent packages are "noarch".
# Let's not fight against this.
@@ -724,6 +725,7 @@ python do_package_rpm () {
cmd = cmd + " --define '_use_weak_usergroup_deps 1'"
cmd = cmd + " --define '_passwd_path " + "/completely/bogus/path" + "'"
cmd = cmd + " --define '_group_path " + "/completely/bogus/path" + "'"
+ cmd = cmd + rpmbuild_extra_params
if d.getVarFlag('ARCHIVER_MODE', 'srpm') == '1' and bb.data.inherits_class('archiver', d):
cmd = cmd + " --define '_sourcedir " + d.getVar('ARCHIVER_OUTDIR') + "'"
cmdsrpm = cmd + " --define '_srcrpmdir " + d.getVar('ARCHIVER_RPMOUTDIR') + "'"
* e.g. for DISTROs which define extra user-defined fields with PACKAGE_ADD_METADATA/PACKAGE_ADD_METADATA_RPM as undefined fields in packagedata are fatal error for rpmbuild: "error: line 9: Unknown tag: Author: Unspecified" as shown in: http://errors.yoctoproject.org/Errors/Details/751706/ with "Author" field added with: PACKAGE_CLASSES = "package_rpm" PACKAGE_ADD_AUTHOR_METADATA = "test-author" PACKAGE_ADD_METADATA = "Author: ${PACKAGE_ADD_AUTHOR_METADATA}" to fix rpm build you can use: RPMBUILD_EXTRA_PARAMS = " --define '_Author Author'" keep in mind that this doesn't cause this Author field to be added in .rpm, it just avoids the BUILDSPEC failure. and for ipk build: OPKG_MAKE_INDEX_EXTRA_PARAMS = "-f" alternatively you can avoid additional packagedata fields ending in the package manager (if you use them only with buildhistory or packagedata) with: PACKAGE_ADD_METADATA_RPM = "" PACKAGE_ADD_METADATA_IPK = "" PACKAGE_ADD_METADATA_DEP = "" Signed-off-by: Martin Jansa <martin.jansa@gmail.com> --- v2: fix build when RPMBUILD_EXTRA_PARAMS isn't set meta/classes-global/package_rpm.bbclass | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)