[OE-core] [PATCH] parted_1.8.6.bb: add parted that not GPLv3
Lei, Maohui
leimaohui at cn.fujitsu.com
Fri Jul 10 03:20:30 UTC 2015
Hi Alex
> > +do_install_append() {
> > + /bin/rm -rf ${D}/${libdir}/*.la
> > + /bin/rm -rf ${D}/usr/share/info/dir
> > + /bin/rm -fr ${D}/usr/bin
> > +}
>
Reference to fedora and Ubuntu, I delete these files.
Cheers
Lei
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alexander.kanavin at linux.intel.com [mailto:alexander.kanavin at linux.intel.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 7:33 PM
> To: Lei, Maohui
> Cc: openembedded-core at lists.openembedded.org
> Subject: Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] parted_1.8.6.bb: add parted that not GPLv3
>
> > Add parted-1.8.6 which is not GPLv3.
>
> I have to say, I still can't support having this in oe-core. Providing alternatives to GPLv3
> software is fine, but not when the 'alternative' is a very old, unsupported version of the
> same software, which inevitably brings issues in functionality and maintenance.
>
> But if Ross and/or Richard disagree, then I'll have to accept it.
>
> > +Upstream-Status: Pending
>
> "Inappropriate" is a better reason here, with clarification that the patches are to make an
> old version work and upstream won't be interested in them.
>
> > +do_install_append() {
> > + /bin/rm -rf ${D}/${libdir}/*.la
> > + /bin/rm -rf ${D}/usr/share/info/dir
> > + /bin/rm -fr ${D}/usr/bin
> > +}
>
> What are you deleting here and why?
>
> Alex
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