Add option to install packages from tasksel

base/manifest-schema.json

@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
 						]
 					},
 					"minItems": 1
+				},
+				"install_standard": {
+					"type": "boolean"
 				}
 			},
 			"additionalProperties": false

common/task_sets.py

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def get_apt_set(manifest):
 		base.append(apt.InstallTrustedKeys)
 	if 'install' in manifest.packages:
 		base.append(packages.AddManifestPackages)
+	if manifest.packages.get('install_standard', False):
+		base.append(packages.AddTaskselStandardPackages)
 	return base
 
 

common/tasks/packages.py

@@ -97,3 +97,19 @@ class InstallPackages(Task):
 
 		for path in absolute_package_paths:
 			os.remove(path)
+
+
+class AddTaskselStandardPackages(Task):
+	description = 'Adding standard packages from tasksel'
+	phase = phases.package_installation
+	predecessors = [apt.AptUpdate]
+	successors = [InstallPackages]
+
+	@classmethod
+	def run(cls, info):
+		import subprocess
+		tasksel_packages = subprocess.check_output(['chroot', info.root,
+		                                         'tasksel', '--task-packages',
+		                                         'standard']).strip().split('\n')
+		for pkg in tasksel_packages:
+			info.packages.add(pkg)