[OE-core] [PATCH 0/5] Enable VPN support in ConnMan

[Burton, Ross]

On 13 May 2013 12:32, Tomas Frydrych <tf+lists.yocto at r-finger.com> wrote:
> On 13/05/13 12:06, Burton, Ross wrote:
>> The problem with bbappends is that they break every time the package
>> in oe-core changes version.
>
> I see this as a good thing; if I maintain a bbappend, I want to know
> when the base package changes its a version, and I get an immediate
> error due to bbappend to a non-existent file.

The counter-argument is that meta-fsl-arm and meta-fsm-ppc for example
have a number of .bbappends, and it seems to be a regular occurrence
for the autobuilder to break because oe-core upgraded but the BSP
didn't follow in sync.

Allowing non-versioned appends would mean the developer can pick what
their preference is, which seems like a good idea.

Ross