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+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+ROOTFS_LICENSE_DIR = "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/usr/share/common-licenses"
+
+# This requires LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE=1 to work too
+COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB[lic-pkgs] = "*-lic"
+
+python() {
+    if not oe.data.typed_value('LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE', d):
+        features = set(oe.data.typed_value('IMAGE_FEATURES', d))
+        if 'lic-pkgs' in features:
+            bb.error("'lic-pkgs' in IMAGE_FEATURES but LICENSE_CREATE_PACKAGE not enabled to generate -lic packages")
+}
+
+python write_package_manifest() {
+    # Get list of installed packages
+    license_image_dir = d.expand('${LICENSE_DIRECTORY}/${IMAGE_NAME}')
+    bb.utils.mkdirhier(license_image_dir)
+    from oe.rootfs import image_list_installed_packages
+    from oe.utils import format_pkg_list
+
+    pkgs = image_list_installed_packages(d)
+    output = format_pkg_list(pkgs)
+    with open(os.path.join(license_image_dir, 'package.manifest'), "w+") as package_manifest:
+        package_manifest.write(output)
+}
+
+python license_create_manifest() {
+    import oe.packagedata
+    from oe.rootfs import image_list_installed_packages
+
+    build_images_from_feeds = d.getVar('BUILD_IMAGES_FROM_FEEDS')
+    if build_images_from_feeds == "1":
+        return 0
+
+    pkg_dic = {}
+    for pkg in sorted(image_list_installed_packages(d)):
+        pkg_info = os.path.join(d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR'),
+                                'runtime-reverse', pkg)
+        pkg_name = os.path.basename(os.readlink(pkg_info))
+
+        pkg_dic[pkg_name] = oe.packagedata.read_pkgdatafile(pkg_info)
+        if not "LICENSE" in pkg_dic[pkg_name].keys():
+            pkg_lic_name = "LICENSE:" + pkg_name
+            pkg_dic[pkg_name]["LICENSE"] = pkg_dic[pkg_name][pkg_lic_name]
+
+    rootfs_license_manifest = os.path.join(d.getVar('LICENSE_DIRECTORY'),
+                        d.getVar('IMAGE_NAME'), 'license.manifest')
+    write_license_files(d, rootfs_license_manifest, pkg_dic, rootfs=True)
+}
+
+def write_license_files(d, license_manifest, pkg_dic, rootfs=True):
+    import re
+    import stat
+
+    bad_licenses = (d.getVar("INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE") or "").split()
+    bad_licenses = expand_wildcard_licenses(d, bad_licenses)
+
+    exceptions = (d.getVar("INCOMPATIBLE_LICENSE_EXCEPTIONS") or "").split()
+    with open(license_manifest, "w") as license_file:
+        for pkg in sorted(pkg_dic):
+            remaining_bad_licenses = oe.license.apply_pkg_license_exception(pkg, bad_licenses, exceptions)
+            incompatible_licenses = incompatible_pkg_license(d, remaining_bad_licenses, pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"])
+            if incompatible_licenses:
+                bb.fatal("Package %s cannot be installed into the image because it has incompatible license(s): %s" %(pkg, ' '.join(incompatible_licenses)))
+            else:
+                incompatible_licenses = incompatible_pkg_license(d, bad_licenses, pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"])
+                if incompatible_licenses:
+                    oe.qa.handle_error('license-incompatible', "Including %s with incompatible license(s) %s into the image, because it has been allowed by exception list." %(pkg, ' '.join(incompatible_licenses)), d)
+            try:
+                (pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"], pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"]) = \
+                    oe.license.manifest_licenses(pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"],
+                    remaining_bad_licenses, canonical_license, d)
+            except oe.license.LicenseError as exc:
+                bb.fatal('%s: %s' % (d.getVar('P'), exc))
+
+            if not "IMAGE_MANIFEST" in pkg_dic[pkg]:
+                # Rootfs manifest
+                license_file.write("PACKAGE NAME: %s\n" % pkg)
+                license_file.write("PACKAGE VERSION: %s\n" % pkg_dic[pkg]["PV"])
+                license_file.write("RECIPE NAME: %s\n" % pkg_dic[pkg]["PN"])
+                license_file.write("LICENSE: %s\n\n" % pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"])
+
+                # If the package doesn't contain any file, that is, its size is 0, the license
+                # isn't relevant as far as the final image is concerned. So doing license check
+                # doesn't make much sense, skip it.
+                if pkg_dic[pkg]["PKGSIZE:%s" % pkg] == "0":
+                    continue
+            else:
+                # Image manifest
+                license_file.write("RECIPE NAME: %s\n" % pkg_dic[pkg]["PN"])
+                license_file.write("VERSION: %s\n" % pkg_dic[pkg]["PV"])
+                license_file.write("LICENSE: %s\n" % pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSE"])
+                license_file.write("FILES: %s\n\n" % pkg_dic[pkg]["FILES"])
+
+            for lic in pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"]:
+                lic_file = os.path.join(d.getVar('LICENSE_DIRECTORY'),
+                                        pkg_dic[pkg]["PN"], "generic_%s" % 
+                                        re.sub(r'\+', '', lic))
+                # add explicity avoid of CLOSED license because isn't generic
+                if lic == "CLOSED":
+                   continue
+
+                if not os.path.exists(lic_file):
+                    oe.qa.handle_error('license-file-missing',
+                                       "The license listed %s was not in the "\
+                                       "licenses collected for recipe %s"
+                                       % (lic, pkg_dic[pkg]["PN"]), d)
+    oe.qa.exit_if_errors(d)
+
+    # Two options here:
+    # - Just copy the manifest
+    # - Copy the manifest and the license directories
+    # With both options set we see a .5 M increase in core-image-minimal
+    copy_lic_manifest = d.getVar('COPY_LIC_MANIFEST')
+    copy_lic_dirs = d.getVar('COPY_LIC_DIRS')
+    if rootfs and copy_lic_manifest == "1":
+        rootfs_license_dir = d.getVar('ROOTFS_LICENSE_DIR')
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(rootfs_license_dir)
+        rootfs_license_manifest = os.path.join(rootfs_license_dir,
+                os.path.split(license_manifest)[1])
+        if not os.path.exists(rootfs_license_manifest):
+            oe.path.copyhardlink(license_manifest, rootfs_license_manifest)
+
+        if copy_lic_dirs == "1":
+            for pkg in sorted(pkg_dic):
+                pkg_rootfs_license_dir = os.path.join(rootfs_license_dir, pkg)
+                bb.utils.mkdirhier(pkg_rootfs_license_dir)
+                pkg_license_dir = os.path.join(d.getVar('LICENSE_DIRECTORY'),
+                                            pkg_dic[pkg]["PN"]) 
+
+                pkg_manifest_licenses = [canonical_license(d, lic) \
+                        for lic in pkg_dic[pkg]["LICENSES"]]
+
+                licenses = os.listdir(pkg_license_dir)
+                for lic in licenses:
+                    pkg_license = os.path.join(pkg_license_dir, lic)
+                    pkg_rootfs_license = os.path.join(pkg_rootfs_license_dir, lic)
+
+                    if re.match(r"^generic_.*$", lic):
+                        generic_lic = canonical_license(d,
+                                re.search(r"^generic_(.*)$", lic).group(1))
+
+                        # Do not copy generic license into package if isn't
+                        # declared into LICENSES of the package.
+                        if not re.sub(r'\+$', '', generic_lic) in \
+                                [re.sub(r'\+', '', lic) for lic in \
+                                 pkg_manifest_licenses]:
+                            continue
+
+                        if oe.license.license_ok(generic_lic,
+                                bad_licenses) == False:
+                            continue
+
+                        # Make sure we use only canonical name for the license file
+                        generic_lic_file = "generic_%s" % generic_lic
+                        rootfs_license = os.path.join(rootfs_license_dir, generic_lic_file)
+                        if not os.path.exists(rootfs_license):
+                            oe.path.copyhardlink(pkg_license, rootfs_license)
+
+                        if not os.path.exists(pkg_rootfs_license):
+                            os.symlink(os.path.join('..', generic_lic_file), pkg_rootfs_license)
+                    else:
+                        if (oe.license.license_ok(canonical_license(d,
+                                lic), bad_licenses) == False or
+                                os.path.exists(pkg_rootfs_license)):
+                            continue
+
+                        oe.path.copyhardlink(pkg_license, pkg_rootfs_license)
+            # Fixup file ownership and permissions
+            for walkroot, dirs, files in os.walk(rootfs_license_dir):
+                for f in files:
+                    p = os.path.join(walkroot, f)
+                    os.lchown(p, 0, 0)
+                    if not os.path.islink(p):
+                        os.chmod(p, stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IROTH)
+                for dir in dirs:
+                    p = os.path.join(walkroot, dir)
+                    os.lchown(p, 0, 0)
+                    os.chmod(p, stat.S_IRWXU | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IXOTH)
+
+
+
+def license_deployed_manifest(d):
+    """
+    Write the license manifest for the deployed recipes.
+    The deployed recipes usually includes the bootloader
+    and extra files to boot the target.
+    """
+
+    dep_dic = {}
+    man_dic = {}
+    lic_dir = d.getVar("LICENSE_DIRECTORY")
+
+    dep_dic = get_deployed_dependencies(d)
+    for dep in dep_dic.keys():
+        man_dic[dep] = {}
+        # It is necessary to mark this will be used for image manifest
+        man_dic[dep]["IMAGE_MANIFEST"] = True
+        man_dic[dep]["PN"] = dep
+        man_dic[dep]["FILES"] = \
+            " ".join(get_deployed_files(dep_dic[dep]))
+        with open(os.path.join(lic_dir, dep, "recipeinfo"), "r") as f:
+            for line in f.readlines():
+                key,val = line.split(": ", 1)
+                man_dic[dep][key] = val[:-1]
+
+    lic_manifest_dir = os.path.join(d.getVar('LICENSE_DIRECTORY'),
+                                    d.getVar('IMAGE_NAME'))
+    bb.utils.mkdirhier(lic_manifest_dir)
+    image_license_manifest = os.path.join(lic_manifest_dir, 'image_license.manifest')
+    write_license_files(d, image_license_manifest, man_dic, rootfs=False)
+
+    link_name = d.getVar('IMAGE_LINK_NAME')
+    if link_name:
+        lic_manifest_symlink_dir = os.path.join(d.getVar('LICENSE_DIRECTORY'),
+                                    link_name)
+        # remove old symlink
+        if os.path.islink(lic_manifest_symlink_dir):
+            os.unlink(lic_manifest_symlink_dir)
+
+        # create the image dir symlink
+        if lic_manifest_dir != lic_manifest_symlink_dir:
+            os.symlink(lic_manifest_dir, lic_manifest_symlink_dir)
+
+def get_deployed_dependencies(d):
+    """
+    Get all the deployed dependencies of an image
+    """
+
+    deploy = {}
+    # Get all the dependencies for the current task (rootfs).
+    taskdata = d.getVar("BB_TASKDEPDATA", False)
+    pn = d.getVar("PN", True)
+    depends = list(set([dep[0] for dep
+                    in list(taskdata.values())
+                    if not dep[0].endswith("-native") and not dep[0] == pn]))
+
+    # To verify what was deployed it checks the rootfs dependencies against
+    # the SSTATE_MANIFESTS for "deploy" task.
+    # The manifest file name contains the arch. Because we are not running
+    # in the recipe context it is necessary to check every arch used.
+    sstate_manifest_dir = d.getVar("SSTATE_MANIFESTS")
+    archs = list(set(d.getVar("SSTATE_ARCHS").split()))
+    for dep in depends:
+        for arch in archs:
+            sstate_manifest_file = os.path.join(sstate_manifest_dir,
+                    "manifest-%s-%s.deploy" % (arch, dep))
+            if os.path.exists(sstate_manifest_file):
+                deploy[dep] = sstate_manifest_file
+                break
+
+    return deploy
+get_deployed_dependencies[vardepsexclude] = "BB_TASKDEPDATA"
+
+def get_deployed_files(man_file):
+    """
+    Get the files deployed from the sstate manifest
+    """
+
+    dep_files = []
+    excluded_files = []
+    with open(man_file, "r") as manifest:
+        all_files = manifest.read()
+    for f in all_files.splitlines():
+        if ((not (os.path.islink(f) or os.path.isdir(f))) and
+                not os.path.basename(f) in excluded_files):
+            dep_files.append(os.path.basename(f))
+    return dep_files
+
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND:prepend = "write_package_manifest; license_create_manifest; "
+do_rootfs[recrdeptask] += "do_populate_lic"
+
+python do_populate_lic_deploy() {
+    license_deployed_manifest(d)
+    oe.qa.exit_if_errors(d)
+}
+
+addtask populate_lic_deploy before do_build after do_image_complete
+do_populate_lic_deploy[recrdeptask] += "do_populate_lic do_deploy"
+
+python license_qa_dead_symlink() {
+    import os
+
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(d.getVar('ROOTFS_LICENSE_DIR')):
+        for file in files:
+            full_path = root + "/" + file
+            if os.path.islink(full_path) and not os.path.exists(full_path):
+                bb.error("broken symlink: " + full_path)
+}
+IMAGE_QA_COMMANDS += "license_qa_dead_symlink"