[OE-core] [RFC PATCH 0/2] introduce buildhistory.bbclass

[Richard Purdie]

On Thu, 2011-12-01 at 23:56 +0000, Paul Eggleton wrote:
> Here is the initial version of buildhistory.bbclass. It provides (most
> of) the functionality of testlab.bbclass and all functionality of
> packagehistory.bbclass.
> 
> Changes/improvements over testlab:
> * Supports both rpm and ipk-based images
> * Works even if packaging data is removed in the final image
> * File listing is tidier and excludes date/time info so changes are more
>   obvious
> * Produces a separate package list with just the package names (i.e. not
>   the full file name).
> * Optional git commit occurs at the end of the build and is done outside
>   of fakeroot
> * Can optionally push git commit to a remote repository
> 
> Todo items:
> * There is no recording of licenses into the build history, in favour of
>   Beth Flanagan's upcoming work on license.bbclass. I appreciate some may
>   want this tracked in buildhistory - please comment. Could be something
>   to add afterwards when Beth's work is integrated.
> * Deb-based packaging is not supported because I am unable to test it
>   (see Yocto bug #1802).
> 
> Note that an earlier version of this was merged accidentally to OE-core;
> this was subsequently reverted to allow proper review.
> 
> 
> Please review the following changes for suitability for inclusion. If you have
> any objections or suggestions for improvement, please respond to the patches. If
> you agree with the changes, please provide your Acked-by.
> 
> The following changes since commit e57935dc18d576feb1003b48e7cdc72a444131b8:
> 
>   Revert "classes/buildhistory: add new output history collection class" (2011-12-01 23:00:52 +0000)
> 
> are available in the git repository at:
>   git://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core-contrib paule/buildhistory
>   http://cgit.openembedded.org/cgit.cgi/openembedded-core-contrib/log/?h=paule/buildhistory
> 
> Paul Eggleton (2):
>   classes/buildhistory: add new output history collection class
>   classes/buildhistory: merge in package history functionality

I've merged this. I don't think its perfect and I know Koen has found
one potential issue but it provides a base people can send patches
against :)

Cheers,

Richard