Build wic images with bitbake

index 699c30f..a7fdefa 100644
@@ -321,6 +321,27 @@ class Image(ImageDepGraph):
 
         return image_cmd_groups
 
+    def _write_env(self):
+        """
+        Write environment variables
+        to tmp/sysroots/<machine>/imgdata/<image>.env
+        """
+        stdir = self.d.getVar('STAGING_DIR_TARGET', True)
+        outdir = os.path.join(stdir, 'imgdata')
+        if not os.path.exists(outdir):
+            os.makedirs(outdir)
+        basename = self.d.getVar('IMAGE_BASENAME', True)
+        with open(os.path.join(outdir, basename) + '.env', 'w') as envf:
+            for var in sorted(self.d.keys()):
+                # filter out as much as we can to reduce file size
+                if var.startswith('_') or var.startswith('BB_') \
+                   or not var.isupper() or self.d.getVarFlag(var, "func") \
+                   or var in ('BBINCLUDED', 'SRCPV', 'MIRRORS'):
+                    continue
+                value = self.d.getVar(var, True)
+                if value:
+                    envf.write('%s="%s"\n' % (var, value.strip()))
+
     def create(self):
         bb.note("###### Generate images #######")
         pre_process_cmds = self.d.getVar("IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND", True)

@@ -332,6 +353,8 @@ class Image(ImageDepGraph):
 
         image_cmd_groups = self._get_imagecmds()
 
+        self._write_env()
+
         for image_cmds in image_cmd_groups:
             # create the images in parallel
             nproc = multiprocessing.cpu_count()

index 117bd9d..639234b 100644
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 """Test cases for wic."""
 
+import os
 import sys
 
 from glob import glob

@@ -168,3 +169,21 @@ class Wic(oeSelfTest):
         self.assertEqual(1, len(glob(self.resultdir + "HYBRID_ISO_IMG-*.direct")))
         self.assertEqual(1, len(glob(self.resultdir + "HYBRID_ISO_IMG-*.iso")))
 
+    def test19_image_env(self):
+        """Test generation of <image>.env files."""
+        image = 'core-image-minimal'
+        stdir = get_bb_var('STAGING_DIR_TARGET', image)
+        imgdatadir = os.path.join(stdir, 'imgdata')
+        basename = get_bb_var('IMAGE_BASENAME', image)
+        self.assertEqual(basename, image)
+        path = os.path.join(imgdatadir, basename) + '.env'
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(path))
+        with open(path) as envfile:
+            content = dict(line.split("=", 1) for line in envfile)
+            # test if variables used by wic present in the .env file
+            for var in ('IMAGE_ROOTFS', 'DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', 'BBLAYERS',
+                        'STAGING_DIR_NATIVE', 'STAGING_DATADIR', 'TARGET_SYS',
+                        'IMAGE_BASENAME', 'INITRAMFS_FSTYPES', 'MACHINE_ARCH',
+                        'IMAGE_LINK_NAME', 'STAGING_LIBDIR', 'ROOTFS_SIZE'):
+                self.assertTrue(var in content)
+                self.assertTrue(content[var])

index d399f2a..9c8f52d 100644
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ NATIVE_RECIPES = {"mcopy": "mtools",
                   "syslinux": "syslinux"
                  }
 
-def __exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell=False, catch=3):
+def _exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell=False, catch=3):
     """
     Execute command, catching stderr, stdout
 
     Need to execute as_shell if the command uses wildcards
     """
-    msger.debug("__exec_cmd: %s" % cmd_and_args)
+    msger.debug("_exec_cmd: %s" % cmd_and_args)
     args = cmd_and_args.split()
     msger.debug(args)
 

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def __exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell=False, catch=3):
     else:
         ret, out = runner.runtool(args, catch)
     out = out.strip()
-    msger.debug("__exec_cmd: output for %s (rc = %d): %s" % \
+    msger.debug("_exec_cmd: output for %s (rc = %d): %s" % \
                 (cmd_and_args, ret, out))
 
     return (ret, out)

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell=False, catch=3):
 
     Exits if rc non-zero
     """
-    ret, out = __exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell, catch)
+    ret, out = _exec_cmd(cmd_and_args, as_shell, catch)
 
     if ret != 0:
         msger.error("exec_cmd: %s returned '%s' instead of 0" % \

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def exec_native_cmd(cmd_and_args, native_sysroot, catch=3):
     args = cmd_and_args.split()
     msger.debug(args)
 
-    ret, out = __exec_cmd(native_cmd_and_args, True, catch)
+    ret, out = _exec_cmd(native_cmd_and_args, True, catch)
 
     if ret == 127: # shell command-not-found
         prog = args[0]

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def get_bitbake_var(var, image=None):
 
         log_level = msger.get_loglevel()
         msger.set_loglevel('normal')
-        ret, lines = __exec_cmd(cmd)
+        ret, lines = _exec_cmd(cmd)
         msger.set_loglevel(log_level)
 
         if ret:

index 9c8f52d..3537a2e 100644
@@ -124,48 +124,63 @@ def exec_native_cmd(cmd_and_args, native_sysroot, catch=3):
 
 BOOTDD_EXTRA_SPACE = 16384
 
-_BITBAKE_VARS = defaultdict(dict)
+class BitbakeVars(defaultdict):
+    """
+    Container for Bitbake variables.
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        defaultdict.__init__(self, dict)
+
+    def get_var(self, var, image=None):
+        """
+        Get bitbake variable value lazy way, i.e. run
+        'bitbake -e' only when variable is requested.
+        """
+        if image not in self:
+            # Get bitbake -e output
+            cmd = "bitbake -e"
+            if image:
+                cmd += " %s" % image
+
+            log_level = msger.get_loglevel()
+            msger.set_loglevel('normal')
+            ret, lines = _exec_cmd(cmd)
+            msger.set_loglevel(log_level)
+
+            if ret:
+                print "Couldn't get '%s' output." % cmd
+                print "Bitbake failed with error:\n%s\n" % lines
+                return
+
+            # Parse bitbake -e output
+            for line in lines.split('\n'):
+                if "=" not in line:
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    key, val = line.split("=")
+                except ValueError:
+                    continue
+                key = key.strip()
+                val = val.strip()
+                if key.replace('_', '').isalnum():
+                    self[image][key] = val.strip('"')
+
+            # Make first image a default set of variables
+            images = [key for key in self if key]
+            if len(images) == 1:
+                self[None] = self[image]
+
+        return self[image].get(var)
+
+# Create BB_VARS singleton
+BB_VARS = BitbakeVars()
 
 def get_bitbake_var(var, image=None):
     """
-    Get bitbake variable value lazy way, i.e. run
-    'bitbake -e' only when variable is requested.
+    Provide old get_bitbake_var API by wrapping
+    get_var method of BB_VARS singleton.
     """
-    if image not in _BITBAKE_VARS:
-        # Get bitbake -e output
-        cmd = "bitbake -e"
-        if image:
-            cmd += " %s" % image
-
-        log_level = msger.get_loglevel()
-        msger.set_loglevel('normal')
-        ret, lines = _exec_cmd(cmd)
-        msger.set_loglevel(log_level)
-
-        if ret:
-            print "Couldn't get '%s' output." % cmd
-            print "Bitbake failed with error:\n%s\n" % lines
-            return
-
-        # Parse bitbake -e output
-        for line in lines.split('\n'):
-            if "=" not in line:
-                continue
-            try:
-                key, val = line.split("=")
-            except ValueError:
-                continue
-            key = key.strip()
-            val = val.strip()
-            if key.replace('_', '').isalnum():
-                _BITBAKE_VARS[image][key] = val.strip('"')
-
-        # Make first image a default set of variables
-        images = [key for key in _BITBAKE_VARS if key]
-        if len(images) == 1:
-            _BITBAKE_VARS[None] = _BITBAKE_VARS[image]
-
-    return _BITBAKE_VARS[image].get(var)
+    return BB_VARS.get_var(var, image)
 
 def parse_sourceparams(sourceparams):
     """

index 3537a2e..41e435f 100644
@@ -131,6 +131,22 @@ class BitbakeVars(defaultdict):
     def __init__(self):
         defaultdict.__init__(self, dict)
 
+    def _parse_line(self, line, image):
+        """
+        Parse one line from bitbake -e output.
+        Put result key-value pair into the storage.
+        """
+        if "=" not in line:
+            return
+        try:
+            key, val = line.split("=")
+        except ValueError:
+            return
+        key = key.strip()
+        val = val.strip()
+        if key.replace('_', '').isalnum():
+            self[image][key] = val.strip('"')
+
     def get_var(self, var, image=None):
         """
         Get bitbake variable value lazy way, i.e. run

@@ -154,16 +170,7 @@ class BitbakeVars(defaultdict):
 
             # Parse bitbake -e output
             for line in lines.split('\n'):
-                if "=" not in line:
-                    continue
-                try:
-                    key, val = line.split("=")
-                except ValueError:
-                    continue
-                key = key.strip()
-                val = val.strip()
-                if key.replace('_', '').isalnum():
-                    self[image][key] = val.strip('"')
+                self._parse_line(line, image)
 
             # Make first image a default set of variables
             images = [key for key in self if key]

index 41e435f..040176d 100644
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ class BitbakeVars(defaultdict):
     def __init__(self):
         defaultdict.__init__(self, dict)
 
+        # default_image attribute should be set from outside
+        self.default_image = None
+
     def _parse_line(self, line, image):
         """
         Parse one line from bitbake -e output.

@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ class BitbakeVars(defaultdict):
         Get bitbake variable value lazy way, i.e. run
         'bitbake -e' only when variable is requested.
         """
+        if not image:
+            image = self.default_image
+
         if image not in self:
             # Get bitbake -e output
             cmd = "bitbake -e"

index c1d3003..87ada36 100755
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if bitbake_exe:
 else:
     bitbake_main = None
 
-from wic.utils.oe.misc import get_bitbake_var
+from wic.utils.oe.misc import get_bitbake_var, BB_VARS
 from wic.utils.errors import WicError
 from image import engine
 from image import help as hlp

@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ def wic_create_subcommand(args, usage_str):
             print "  " + ", ".join(missed)
             sys.exit(1)
 
-    if not options.image_name:
+    if options.image_name:
+        BB_VARS.default_image = options.image_name
+    else:
         options.build_check = False
 
     if options.build_check:

index 040176d..0a8f3f1 100644
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #
 """Miscellaneous functions."""
 
+import os
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from wic import msger

@@ -131,12 +132,13 @@ class BitbakeVars(defaultdict):
     def __init__(self):
         defaultdict.__init__(self, dict)
 
-        # default_image attribute should be set from outside
+        # default_image and vars_dir attributes should be set from outside
         self.default_image = None
+        self.vars_dir = None
 
     def _parse_line(self, line, image):
         """
-        Parse one line from bitbake -e output.
+        Parse one line from bitbake -e output or from .env file.
         Put result key-value pair into the storage.
         """
         if "=" not in line:

@@ -152,31 +154,44 @@ class BitbakeVars(defaultdict):
 
     def get_var(self, var, image=None):
         """
-        Get bitbake variable value lazy way, i.e. run
-        'bitbake -e' only when variable is requested.
+        Get bitbake variable from 'bitbake -e' output or from .env file.
+        This is a lazy method, i.e. it runs bitbake or parses file only when
+        only when variable is requested. It also caches results.
         """
         if not image:
             image = self.default_image
 
         if image not in self:
-            # Get bitbake -e output
-            cmd = "bitbake -e"
-            if image:
-                cmd += " %s" % image
-
-            log_level = msger.get_loglevel()
-            msger.set_loglevel('normal')
-            ret, lines = _exec_cmd(cmd)
-            msger.set_loglevel(log_level)
-
-            if ret:
-                print "Couldn't get '%s' output." % cmd
-                print "Bitbake failed with error:\n%s\n" % lines
-                return
-
-            # Parse bitbake -e output
-            for line in lines.split('\n'):
-                self._parse_line(line, image)
+            if image and self.vars_dir:
+                fname = os.path.join(self.vars_dir, image + '.env')
+                if os.path.isfile(fname):
+                    # parse .env file
+                    with open(fname) as varsfile:
+                        for line in varsfile:
+                            self._parse_line(line, image)
+                else:
+                    print "Couldn't get bitbake variable from %s." % fname
+                    print "File %s doesn't exist." % fname
+                    return
+            else:
+                # Get bitbake -e output
+                cmd = "bitbake -e"
+                if image:
+                    cmd += " %s" % image
+
+                log_level = msger.get_loglevel()
+                msger.set_loglevel('normal')
+                ret, lines = _exec_cmd(cmd)
+                msger.set_loglevel(log_level)
+
+                if ret:
+                    print "Couldn't get '%s' output." % cmd
+                    print "Bitbake failed with error:\n%s\n" % lines
+                    return
+
+                # Parse bitbake -e output
+                for line in lines.split('\n'):
+                    self._parse_line(line, image)
 
             # Make first image a default set of variables
             images = [key for key in self if key]

index 87ada36..815b84e 100755
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ def wic_create_subcommand(args, usage_str):
     parser.add_option("-c", "--compress-with", choices=("gzip", "bzip2", "xz"),
                       dest='compressor',
                       help="compress image with specified compressor")
+    parser.add_option("-v", "--vars", dest='vars_dir',
+                      help="directory with <image>.env files that store "
+                           "bitbake variables")
     parser.add_option("-D", "--debug", dest="debug", action="store_true",
                       default=False, help="output debug information")
 

@@ -146,6 +149,9 @@ def wic_create_subcommand(args, usage_str):
     else:
         options.build_check = False
 
+    if options.vars_dir:
+        BB_VARS.vars_dir = options.vars_dir
+
     if options.build_check:
         print "Checking basic build environment..."
         if not engine.verify_build_env():

index 5fa5836..dc6ff36 100644
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ def display_help(subcommand, subcommands):
     if subcommand not in subcommands:
         return False
 
-    help = subcommands.get(subcommand, subcommand_error)[2]
+    hlp = subcommands.get(subcommand, subcommand_error)[2]
     pager = subprocess.Popen('less', stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
-    pager.communicate(help)
+    pager.communicate(hlp)
 
     return True
 

index dc6ff36..717d847 100644
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ def display_help(subcommand, subcommands):
         return False
 
     hlp = subcommands.get(subcommand, subcommand_error)[2]
+    if callable(hlp):
+        hlp = hlp()
     pager = subprocess.Popen('less', stdin=subprocess.PIPE)
     pager.communicate(hlp)
 

index 815b84e..25b0d67 100755
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ subcommands = {
                   hlp.wic_list_help],
     "plugins":   [wic_help_topic_subcommand,
                   wic_help_topic_usage,
-                  hlp.get_wic_plugins_help()],
+                  hlp.get_wic_plugins_help],
     "overview":  [wic_help_topic_subcommand,
                   wic_help_topic_usage,
                   hlp.wic_overview_help],

index 8547574..cdd66ff 100644
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ IMAGE_CMD_ubi = "multiubi_mkfs "${MKUBIFS_ARGS}" "${UBINIZE_ARGS}" "${UBI_VOLNAM
 
 IMAGE_CMD_ubifs = "mkfs.ubifs -r ${IMAGE_ROOTFS} -o ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.ubifs ${MKUBIFS_ARGS}"
 
+IMAGE_CMD_wic () {
+	out=${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}
+	wks=${FILE_DIRNAME}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}.${MACHINE}.wks
+	[ -e $wks ] || wks=${FILE_DIRNAME}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}.wks
+	[ -e $wks ] || bbfatal "Kiskstart file $wks doesn't exist"
+	BUILDDIR=${TOPDIR} wic create $wks --vars ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/imgdata/ -e ${IMAGE_BASENAME} -o $out/
+	mv $out/build/${IMAGE_BASENAME}*.direct $out.rootfs.wic
+	rm -rf $out/
+}
+
 EXTRA_IMAGECMD = ""
 
 inherit siteinfo

@@ -182,6 +192,7 @@ IMAGE_DEPENDS_elf = "virtual/kernel mkelfimage-native"
 IMAGE_DEPENDS_ubi = "mtd-utils-native"
 IMAGE_DEPENDS_ubifs = "mtd-utils-native"
 IMAGE_DEPENDS_multiubi = "mtd-utils-native"
+IMAGE_DEPENDS_wic = "parted-native"
 
 # This variable is available to request which values are suitable for IMAGE_FSTYPES
 IMAGE_TYPES = " \

@@ -201,6 +212,7 @@ IMAGE_TYPES = " \
     vdi \
     qcow2 \
     elf \
+    wic wic.gz wic.bz2 wic.lzma \
 "
 
 COMPRESSIONTYPES = "gz bz2 lzma xz lz4 sum"

index 8547574..cdd66ff 100644
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ IMAGE_CMD_ubi = "multiubi_mkfs "${MKUBIFS_ARGS}" "${UBINIZE_ARGS}" "${UBI_VOLNAM
 
 IMAGE_CMD_ubifs = "mkfs.ubifs -r ${IMAGE_ROOTFS} -o ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.ubifs ${MKUBIFS_ARGS}"
 
+IMAGE_CMD_wic () {
+	out=${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}
+	wks=${FILE_DIRNAME}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}.${MACHINE}.wks
+	[ -e $wks ] || wks=${FILE_DIRNAME}/${IMAGE_BASENAME}.wks
+	[ -e $wks ] || bbfatal "Kiskstart file $wks doesn't exist"
+	BUILDDIR=${TOPDIR} wic create $wks --vars ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/imgdata/ -e ${IMAGE_BASENAME} -o $out/
+	mv $out/build/${IMAGE_BASENAME}*.direct $out.rootfs.wic
+	rm -rf $out/
+}
+
 EXTRA_IMAGECMD = ""
 
 inherit siteinfo

@@ -182,6 +192,7 @@ IMAGE_DEPENDS_elf = "virtual/kernel mkelfimage-native"
 IMAGE_DEPENDS_ubi = "mtd-utils-native"
 IMAGE_DEPENDS_ubifs = "mtd-utils-native"
 IMAGE_DEPENDS_multiubi = "mtd-utils-native"
+IMAGE_DEPENDS_wic = "parted-native"
 
 # This variable is available to request which values are suitable for IMAGE_FSTYPES  IMAGE_TYPES = " \ @@ -201,6 +212,7 @@ IMAGE_TYPES = " \
     vdi \

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..073c569
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+SUMMARY = "An example of partitioned image."
+
+IMAGE_INSTALL = "packagegroup-core-boot ${ROOTFS_PKGMANAGE_BOOTSTRAP}"
+
+IMAGE_FSTYPES = "wic.bz2"
+RM_OLD_IMAGE = "1"
+
+# core-image-minimal is referenced in .wks, so we need its rootfs
+# to be ready before our rootfs
+do_rootfs[depends] += "core-image-minimal:do_rootfs"
+
+IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE = "2000"
+
+inherit image

new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29cd8f2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# short-description: Example of partitioned image with complex layout
+# long-description: This image contains boot partition and 3 rootfs partitions
+# created from core-image-minimal and wic-image-minimal image recipes.
+
+part /boot --source bootimg-pcbios --ondisk sda --label boot --active --align 1024
+part / --source rootfs --ondisk sda --fstype=ext2 --label platform --align 1024
+part /core --source rootfs --rootfs-dir=core-image-minimal --ondisk sda --fstype=ext2 --label core --align 1024
+part /backup --source rootfs --rootfs-dir=wic-image-minimal --ondisk sda --fstype=ext2 --label backup --align 1024
+
+bootloader  --timeout=0  --append="rootwait console=tty0"

index 639234b..b7bbc7b 100644
@@ -187,3 +187,17 @@ class Wic(oeSelfTest):
                         'IMAGE_LINK_NAME', 'STAGING_LIBDIR', 'ROOTFS_SIZE'):
                 self.assertTrue(var in content)
                 self.assertTrue(content[var])
+
+    def test20_wic_image_type(self):
+        """Test building wic images by bitbake"""
+        self.assertEqual(0, bitbake('wic-image-minimal').status)
+
+        deploy_dir = get_bb_var('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
+        machine = get_bb_var('MACHINE')
+        prefix = os.path.join(deploy_dir, 'wic-image-minimal-%s.' % machine)
+        # check if we have result image and manifests symlinks
+        # pointing to existing files
+        for suffix in ('wic.bz2', 'manifest'):
+            path = prefix + suffix
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(path))
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(os.path.realpath(path)))

index a7fdefa..7f82748 100644
@@ -262,14 +262,16 @@ class Image(ImageDepGraph):
     def _write_script(self, type, cmds):
         tempdir = self.d.getVar('T', True)
         script_name = os.path.join(tempdir, "create_image." + type)
+        rootfs_size = self._get_rootfs_size()
 
         self.d.setVar('img_creation_func', '\n'.join(cmds))
         self.d.setVarFlag('img_creation_func', 'func', 1)
         self.d.setVarFlag('img_creation_func', 'fakeroot', 1)
+        self.d.setVar('ROOTFS_SIZE', str(rootfs_size))
 
         with open(script_name, "w+") as script:
             script.write("%s" % bb.build.shell_trap_code())
-            script.write("export ROOTFS_SIZE=%d\n" % self._get_rootfs_size())
+            script.write("export ROOTFS_SIZE=%d\n" % rootfs_size)
             bb.data.emit_func('img_creation_func', script, self.d)
             script.write("img_creation_func\n")
 

index 57b1335..d68fd2a 100644
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import shutil
 
 from wic import kickstart, msger
 from wic.utils import fs_related
+from wic.utils.oe.misc import get_bitbake_var
 from wic.utils.partitionedfs import Image
 from wic.utils.errors import CreatorError, ImageError
 from wic.imager.baseimager import BaseImageCreator

@@ -229,6 +230,19 @@ class DirectImageCreator(BaseImageCreator):
         fstab_path = self._write_fstab(self.rootfs_dir.get("ROOTFS_DIR"))
 
         for p in parts:
+            # get rootfs size from bitbake variable if it's not set in .ks file
+            if not p.size:
+                # and if rootfs name is specified for the partition
+                image_name = p.get_rootfs()
+                if image_name:
+                    # Bitbake variable ROOTFS_SIZE is calculated in
+                    # Image._get_rootfs_size method from meta/lib/oe/image.py
+                    # using IMAGE_ROOTFS_SIZE, IMAGE_ROOTFS_ALIGNMENT,
+                    # IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR and IMAGE_ROOTFS_EXTRA_SPACE
+                    rsize_bb = get_bitbake_var('ROOTFS_SIZE', image_name)
+                    if rsize_bb:
+                        # convert from Kb to Mb
+                        p.size = int(rsize_bb) / 1024
             # need to create the filesystems in order to get their
             # sizes before we can add them and do the layout.
             # Image.create() actually calls __format_disks() to create

index 7f82748..6f57df2 100644
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ def generate_image(arg):
             (type, create_img_cmd))
 
     try:
-        subprocess.check_output(create_img_cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        output = subprocess.check_output(create_img_cmd,
+                                         stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         return("Error: The image creation script '%s' returned %d:\n%s" %
                (e.cmd, e.returncode, e.output))
 
+    bb.note("Script output:\n%s" % output)
+
     return None