[OE-core] some pedantic questions about layer.conf "best practices"

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Tue, 1 Nov 2016, Gary Thomas wrote:

> On 2016-11-01 11:04, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> >   updating a tutorial about writing a proper layer.conf file, so some
> > nitpicky questions about recommended style.
> >
> >   first, when appending to BBFILES, is it recommended to explicitly
> > use separate wildcard patterns of "*.bb" and "*.bbappend", or just get
> > lazy and use "*.bb*"? i realize that, in the end, it makes no
> > effective difference; i just happen to prefer the more explicit
> > pattern; just wondering if anyone has any preferences on this either
> > way. (i did say "nitpicky.")
>
> "*.bb*" also matches "*.bb~" and "*.bbappend~" (I use emacs which makes
> these backup files) that could be WAY confusing...

  ah, of course, good point.

rday

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