[OE-core] [PATCH v2 04/15] file: replace obsolete automake macros with working ones

[Richard Purdie]

On Mon, 2013-01-07 at 10:18 -0200, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Burton, Ross <ross.burton at intel.com> wrote:
> > On 7 January 2013 12:11, Marko Lindqvist <cazfi74 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> What's the correct status for fixes that are not really backports,
> >> but have happened independently in oe and upstream?
> >>  - If practically identical, still mark as "Backport"?
> >>  - If different solution, "Inappropriate [not needed]"?
> >
> > If you did it and then later discovered it's happened upstream
> > independently, it's essentially a backport.

The best thing is to consider how we use the information. I'd happily
accept "Backport" in this case as meaning "the upstream latest version
has equivalent functionality". You can note the status after the word to
give specifics if needed.

> Maybe it'd be better to not patch at all and update to the newer 
> recipe version?

I don't think that is a reasonable policy in all cases. I'm not going to
block automake on all upstreams making new releases for example.

Cheers,

Richard