[poky] install-info creates package clashes for e.g. external python tarball

[Chris Larson]

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 12:51 AM, Koen Kooi <koen at dominion.thruhere.net> wrote:
> When building external-python-tarball I get:
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> |  * check_data_file_clashes: Package libreadline6 wants to install file /OE/tentacle/build/tmp-angstrom_2010_x/work/armv7a-angstrom-linux-gnueabi/external-python-tarball-1.0-r0/sdk/image/usr/local/angstrom/x86_64/sysroots/x86_64-angstromsdk-linux/usr/share/info/dir
> |       But that file is already provided by package  * eglibc-nativesdk
> |  * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package python-nativesdk-core.
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> I vaguely recall running into this a few years ago in OE, but I can only find this one: http://cgit.openembedded.org/cgit.cgi/openembedded/commit/?id=7b774a106f6936fd050abb4cbe90a84bd0b67025
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> Does anyone have an idea on how to fix this in yocto without resorting to --force-overwrite?

I don't know much about info, but I'd take a wild guess that dir is an
index of what's available, and that we should create a bbclass that
adds a postinst to update it on install for packages that add files to
infodir.  Maybe someone else actually has a clue about info though :)
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Christopher Larson
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Maintainer - Tslib
Senior Software Engineer, Mentor Graphics