[Openembedded-architecture] Removing LSB support from OE

[Adrian Bunk]

On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 10:31:28AM -0500, Mark Hatle wrote:
> On 6/26/19 9:42 AM, Burton, Ross wrote:
> > On Wed, 26 Jun 2019 at 14:48, Adrian Bunk <bunk at stusta.de> wrote:
>...
> >> If anyone is actually interested in LSB in OE, the natural approach
> >> would in any case be to create a meta-lsb layer that could also
> >> implement the items in README.LSB like adding no longer provided
> >> recipes or depending on meta-qt4.
> >>
> >> Are there any objections against removing LSB support from oe-core?
> > 
> > I'd actually be quite pleased with this: there can be a proper
> > meta-lsb which depends on meta-qt4 meta-oe etc and actually tries hard
> > to actually be LSB compliant.
> 
> I thought we had this discussion either here or at one of the oedam/oedem
> meetings and decided exactly this.  Create a meta-lsb and move the
> packagegroups, images, etc to it.. and have it setup the necessary layer
> dependencies.
> 
> All expected to be minimal work and overall minimal maintenance, until it's no
> longer 'required'.  (I do think we ARE getting closer and closer to that day..)

Is there any volunteer for doing this?

I feel kinda responsible since I suggested it, but maintaining something 
where I have zero interest or usecase would not really be a good idea.

> --Mark

cu
Adrian

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