[OE-core] [PATCH] bitbake.conf: Add comm to HOSTTOOLS

[Burton, Ross]

On 1 February 2018 at 14:39, Alexander Kanavin <
alexander.kanavin at linux.intel.com> wrote:

> On 02/01/2018 01:36 PM, Mauno Niko wrote:
>
>> Before we can declare that, we need to look what comm is actually used
>>> for during build, and why its absence is not a problem and doesn't cause
>>> errors.
>>>
>>> Consider also that using comm from host may break reproducibility, if
>>> absence or presence of comm on the host results in a different output
>>> from the build.
>>>
>>
>> My patch initially did add coreutils-native to u-boot DEPENDS.
>>
>> Should I resubmit it? (did not apply due to mismatch in recipe filename
>> (version))
>>
>
> RP has already merged the patch you sent, I think :)
>
> Still, in my opinion - yes, it's better to undo the HOSTTOOLS change, and
> add coreutils-native. But first, research a bit further for what purpose
> comm is used during build and why its absence doesn't break it.
>

coreutils is on 100% of linux desktops (rounding up), and this would be the
only recipe to build-depend on coreutils-native.  I don't see the problem
with depending on the host for this.

Ross
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