[OE-core] [oe] [meta-oe][PATCH 00/13] Pull request #8

Graeme Gregory dp at xora.org.uk
Mon Apr 18 12:24:35 UTC 2011


On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 01:07:01PM +0200, Koen Kooi wrote:
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> On 18-04-11 12:44, Graeme Gregory wrote:
> > Not an issue with this checkin, but it raises a question for me,
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> > Should xorg stuff be in OE core? Its not really that core in my mind.
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> OE-core still isn't fleshed out completely, but the current way of
> thinking is "if enough layers depend on <foo>, <foo> should get
> considered for oe-core".
> I have been thinking out a meta-xorg this morning, but I'm trying to
> stop myself from creating a gazillion layers just because I can :)
> 
> Can you move this discussion to the oe-core ml?
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Doesnt this just make oe-core OE with a pull model?

This may not be a bad thing, but it does get us into some of the same troubles
as the guys who like to hack bitbake and gcc might not be the same guys who
have a keen interest in things like gnome/xorg/kde/......

Graeme





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