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Different layers have different policies for keeping versions of software around. Oe-Core for example is fairly agressive about having one, good, recent version of the software than many older versions. Other layers may have different policies.
Do you know about the powers of [http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-mv.html <u>git-mv</u>]?  If you are upgrading a package you really should.
 
  
Please follow these steps when upgrading a package to a more recent version.  This is not to be seen as dogma, but rather as best practice.  There are basically two cases we need to consider; a) you do want to keep the version of the bb file that is in OE now (somebody else needs this particular version) or b) you don't.
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There are two cases we need to consider:
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# You do want to keep the version of the bb file that is in OE now (somebody else needs this particular version)
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# You don't.
  
 
= You do not need to keep the last version of the package =
 
= You do not need to keep the last version of the package =
  
# Use "[http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-mv.html <u>git-mv</u>] packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb" so that we don't accumulate unecessary cruft.  Using the built-in rename function also ensures we can trace the changes for a package with "mtn log" even across upgrades.
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# Use "[http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-mv.html <u>git-mv</u>] packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb"
 
# make <u>further changes</u> to packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb as appropriate.
 
# make <u>further changes</u> to packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb as appropriate.
 
# At the very minimum do a <u>compilation test</u> "bitbake $file" to make sure the new package does at least fetch and compile.
 
# At the very minimum do a <u>compilation test</u> "bitbake $file" to make sure the new package does at least fetch and compile.
 
# inspect the output of "<u>git diff</u> packages/$pkg/".  Is this really what you want to commit?
 
# inspect the output of "<u>git diff</u> packages/$pkg/".  Is this really what you want to commit?
# Final step, <u>publish your work</u>.  "git commit packages/$pkg/ && git push"
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# Final step, <u>publish your work</u>.  "git commit packages/$pkg/ && git push".
  
 
= You do want to keep the last version of the package =
 
= You do want to keep the last version of the package =
  
Same as above, except that between the first and second step you do
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Same as above, except instead of the first step:
 
 
cp packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb
 
git-add packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb
 
  
Now, you may ask "Why rename the file first and then copy it back?" Good question!  With using "git mv" to rename and then copying back we keep the "git log"-history forever. Just "cp $a $b;git add $b" means we have a truncated history once $a gets removed.
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  cp packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb
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git-add packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb
  
 
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Revision as of 11:12, 7 November 2012

Different layers have different policies for keeping versions of software around. Oe-Core for example is fairly agressive about having one, good, recent version of the software than many older versions. Other layers may have different policies.

There are two cases we need to consider:

  1. You do want to keep the version of the bb file that is in OE now (somebody else needs this particular version)
  2. You don't.

You do not need to keep the last version of the package

  1. Use "git-mv packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb"
  2. make further changes to packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb as appropriate.
  3. At the very minimum do a compilation test "bitbake $file" to make sure the new package does at least fetch and compile.
  4. inspect the output of "git diff packages/$pkg/". Is this really what you want to commit?
  5. Final step, publish your work. "git commit packages/$pkg/ && git push".

You do want to keep the last version of the package

Same as above, except instead of the first step:

cp packages/$pkg/$file_v1.bb packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb
git-add packages/$pkg/$file_v2.bb