[OE-core] [PATCH 0/6] RFC Distro config changes

[Frans Meulenbroeks]

2011/5/10 Richard Purdie <richard.purdie at linuxfoundation.org>

> From: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie at linuxfoundation.org>
>
> As discussed, we want to make OE-Core usable with no distro set. This patch
> series
> makes some big steps towards that goal. I'd be interested in feedback on
> whether it
> does the right things and would be usable by others.
>
> The key is the inclusion of a distro/defaultsetup.conf file by bitbake.conf
> and
> in turn this pulls in a variety of other common include files which can
> likely be
> shared. Any point of this cycle can be overridden by another layer so its
> totally
> customisable. I'd encourage users to use the pieces they can where possible
> so we
> all share best practises but obviously people have choice.
>
> I did dump a load of "default" variables into default-distrovars.inc, I'm
> not
> calling that file finished, I just had to draw the line somewhere and start
> a
> discussion about this :)
>
> Also, I'm aware there are still a few poky-* files in
> meta/conf/distro/include.
> Some of these can just be deleted, others renamed tcmode-* and I'll take
> care
> of that. I'll also delete the poky.conf file since it no longer contains
> anything
> required to make OE-Core build as far as I know (wider testing needed).
>
> Pull URL: git://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core-contrib
>  Branch: rpurdie/distro
>  Browse:
> http://git.openembedded.org/cgit.cgi/openembedded-core-contrib/log/?h=rpurdie/distro
>

THere is something wrong with git.
If I browse to the 2nd url I get:
Bad object id: rpurdie/distro
going to git and navigating to the branch gives the same result.

 Anyway, although I am not able to review the changes on git, a thumbs up
for the initiative.

Frans