10 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/packages/images/base-image.bb b/packages/images/base-image.bb
index 9afa682d2c..295e0ed449 100644
--- a/packages/images/base-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/base-image.bb
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 # Although it is only fully tested with the Angstrom distro, this
 # image is intended to be distro-agnostic.
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
+
 DISTRO_SSH_DAEMON ?= "dropbear"
 
 DISTRO_PACKAGE_MANAGER ?= "ipkg ipkg-collateral"
diff --git a/packages/images/console-image.bb b/packages/images/console-image.bb
index 1684716187..76cb8f034e 100644
--- a/packages/images/console-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/console-image.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #Angstrom bootstrap image
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
+
 ANGSTROM_EXTRA_INSTALL ?= ""
 
 DEPENDS = "task-base-extended \
diff --git a/packages/images/minimal-image.bb b/packages/images/minimal-image.bb
index 4b3a4cd835..f00c858312 100644
--- a/packages/images/minimal-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/minimal-image.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 ANGSTROM_EXTRA_INSTALL ?= ""
 DISTRO_SSH_DAEMON ?= "dropbear"
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
+
 IMAGE_INSTALL = "task-boot \
             util-linux-mount util-linux-umount \
             ${DISTRO_SSH_DAEMON} \
diff --git a/packages/images/sdr-image.bb b/packages/images/sdr-image.bb
index 07f6919723..28a62113ee 100644
--- a/packages/images/sdr-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/sdr-image.bb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 PR = "r2"
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
+
 # Also generate tar.bz2 images for use on e.g. SD or nfsroot
 IMAGE_FSTYPES += "tar.bz2"
 
diff --git a/packages/images/x11-gpe-image.bb b/packages/images/x11-gpe-image.bb
index ffd401b6a8..86f4cd838c 100644
--- a/packages/images/x11-gpe-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/x11-gpe-image.bb
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL = "\
     ${ANGSTROM_EXTRA_INSTALL}"
 
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
+
 #zap root password for release images
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@base_conditional("DISTRO_TYPE", "release", "zap_root_password; ", "",d)}'
 
diff --git a/packages/images/x11-gpe-java-image.bb b/packages/images/x11-gpe-java-image.bb
index 5a7ec5ec16..72b04ec2bc 100644
--- a/packages/images/x11-gpe-java-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/x11-gpe-java-image.bb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL = "\
     angstrom-gpe-task-pim \
     ${ANGSTROM_EXTRA_INSTALL}"
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
 
 #zap root password for release images
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@base_conditional("DISTRO_TYPE", "release", "zap_root_password; ", "",d)}'
diff --git a/packages/images/x11-image.bb b/packages/images/x11-image.bb
index e430590a7f..90d8fa3ffa 100644
--- a/packages/images/x11-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/x11-image.bb
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL = "\
     angstrom-gpe-task-settings \
     ${ANGSTROM_EXTRA_INSTALL}"
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
+
 #zap root password for release images
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@base_conditional("DISTRO_TYPE", "release", "zap_root_password; ", "",d)}'
 
diff --git a/packages/images/x11-office-image.bb b/packages/images/x11-office-image.bb
index f6a8d0af1d..47a8fae71f 100644
--- a/packages/images/x11-office-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/x11-office-image.bb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL = "\
     gphoto2 \
     ${ANGSTROM_EXTRA_INSTALL}"
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
+
 #zap root password for release images
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@base_conditional("DISTRO_TYPE", "release", "zap_root_password; ", "",d)}'
 
diff --git a/packages/images/x11-pimlico-image.bb b/packages/images/x11-pimlico-image.bb
index c7acedfa0d..3c93bfbd1b 100644
--- a/packages/images/x11-pimlico-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/x11-pimlico-image.bb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL = "\
     angstrom-ohand-task-pim \
     ${ANGSTROM_EXTRA_INSTALL}"
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
 
 #zap root password for release images
 ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND += '${@base_conditional("DISTRO_TYPE", "release", "zap_root_password; ", "",d)}'
diff --git a/packages/images/x11-sato-image.bb b/packages/images/x11-sato-image.bb
index 1204f22496..980bebbea7 100644
--- a/packages/images/x11-sato-image.bb
+++ b/packages/images/x11-sato-image.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 DISTRO_SSH_DAEMON ?= "dropbear"
 DISTRO_PACKAGE_MANAGER ?= "ipkg ipkg-collateral"
 
+IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND = "create_etc_timestamp"
+
 IMAGE_INSTALL = "\
 	task-base-extended \
 	${DISTRO_SSH_DAEMON} \