[Buildroot] [RESEND PATCH 6/8] package/pkg-generic: Purge files that should not be installed by INSTALL_CMDS

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 10/05/2026 21:38, John Ernberg wrote:
> Packages such as mutt, bash and gdb are either generating their tar-balls
> incorrectly, or break automake with custom directives, in such a way that
> AM_UPDATE_INFO_DIR=no doesn't work to avoid updating the
> /usr/share/info/dir file.
> 
> Add a post-install hook to both staging and target to delete files that are
> needlessly generated and conflict with other packages post-install when
> building with PPD enabled.
> 
> Since the currently listed file is documentation related, which ends up
> deleted anyway, there is no TARGET_FINALIZE hook provided to generate the
> file at a later point.
> 
> The post-install hook is added at the global level for easier extension and
> also cover non-automake based packages that could be similarly broken.

  Isn't this already done by remove-conflicting-useless-files? If that doesn't 
work, please try to fix it rather than adding yet another mechanism.

  (Marked as Changes Requested in patchwork.)

  Regards,
  Arnout

> 
> Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni at bootlin.com>
> Signed-off-by: John Ernberg <j at j-ernberg.se>
> ---
> 
> RESEND:
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> 
>   package/pkg-generic.mk | 8 ++++++++
>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
> index dd440e4062..1675b1263d 100644
> --- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
> +++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
> @@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_staging_installed:
>   			mv "$${la}.fixed" "$${la}"; \
>   		fi || exit 1; \
>   	done
> +	@$(call MESSAGE,"Purging unwanted staging files")
> +	@$(if $(BR2_PER_PACKAGE_DIRECTORIES), \
> +		rm -f $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/info/dir \
> +	)
>   	@$(call step_end,install-staging)
>   	$(Q)touch $@
>   
> @@ -373,6 +377,10 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_target_installed:
>   	$(Q)if test -n "$($(PKG)_CONFIG_SCRIPTS)" ; then \
>   		$(RM) -f $(addprefix $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/,$($(PKG)_CONFIG_SCRIPTS)) ; \
>   	fi
> +	@$(call MESSAGE,"Purging unwanted target files")
> +	@$(if $(BR2_PER_PACKAGE_DIRECTORIES),\
> +		rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/info/dir \
> +	)
>   	@$(call step_end,install-target)
>   	$(Q)touch $@
>