[bitbake-devel] [PATCH v3] fetch2: Add BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS support

[Rifenbark, Scott M]

Liam, 

I will take your raw information and create a new variable description in both the BitBake manual and the YP reference manual.  I will send out a review link to you when it is ready.

Thanks,
Scott

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Eggleton [mailto:paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com]
>Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 6:28 AM
>To: Howlett, Liam (Wind River)
>Cc: Richard Purdie; Rifenbark, Scott M; bitbake-
>devel at lists.openembedded.org
>Subject: Re: [bitbake-devel] [PATCH v3] fetch2: Add
>BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS support
>
>On Tuesday 12 May 2015 10:28:08 Liam R. Howlett wrote:
>> * Richard Purdie <richard.purdie at linuxfoundation.org> [150512 07:18]:
>> > On Thu, 2015-04-16 at 13:23 -0400, Liam R. Howlett wrote:
>> > > BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS is a list of hosts that the fetcher will be
>> > > allowed to use when BB_NO_NETWORK is not set.
>> > >
>> > > If BB_NO_NETWORK is set, then networking is still disabled.
>> > >
>> > > If BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS is not set, the behaviour remains the same
>> > > as today.
>> > >
>> > > If BB_NO_NETWORK is NOT set, and BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS is
>> > > configured, then only the hosts in the list are usable by the fetcher.
>> > >
>> > > eg:
>> > > BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS="yoctoproject.org git.gnu.org"
>> > > The fetcher will be able to download from yoctoproject.org,
>> > > git.gnu.org, but not ftp.gnu.org or any other hostname that is not in the
>list.
>> > >
>> > > There is also limited support for wildcards on the beginning of
>> > > the hosts, so BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS="*.gnu.org" with match
>> > > git.gnu.org and ftp.gnu.org as well as foo.git.gnu.org
>> > >
>> > > Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett at WindRiver.com>
>> > > ---
>> > >
>> > >  lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py | 53
>> > >  +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>lib/bb/tests/fetch.py
>> > >     | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> > >  2 files changed, 90 insertions(+)
>> >
>> > I've merged this, however, one of the things we're trying to do is
>> > improve the documentation of bitbake. Would you be able to work with
>> > Scott (cc'd) to ensure this is documented in the manual please?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Richard
>>
>> Absolutely, Thanks Richard.
>>
>> Hello Scott,
>>
>> If you don't have anything started, we can work from the text below if
>> you'd like.
>>
>> --------
>>
>> BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS
>>
>> Specifies a space delimited list of hosts which are allowed to be used
>> by the fetcher to obtain the required source code.  This list is only
>> used if BB_NO_NETWORK is not set.  Wildcard matching at the beginning
>> of hosts is supported.  Mirrors that are not in the list will be
>> skipped and logged in debug.  Attempts to access networks that are not
>> in the BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS will cause a failure.
>>
>> --------
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Liam
>
>Replying to add Scott on CC - I think he has something for review.
>
>Cheers,
>Paul
>
>--
>
>Paul Eggleton
>Intel Open Source Technology Centre