[oe] Host dependency vs. -native packages balance

[Esben Haabendal]

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:46:53 +0000, Richard Purdie <rpurdie at rpsys.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-11-20 at 07:36 +0100, Esben Haabendal wrote:
>> Not having looked at the details of this bug, it seems like a good
>> example of how more host dependency creep into OE.
>>
>> I think it raises two questions:
>>
>> 1. Where do we want the balance between dependency on host installed
>> libraries and tools vs. OE provided -native packages?
>>
>> 2. How can we better handle or track the actual host dependency of
>> current OE?
>>
>> The current situation is that some (maybe even most) host dependencies
>> are discussed on the RequiredSoftware  and OEandYourDistro pages. They
>> are clearly not up-to-date and comments in bugzilla such as the one
>> below are a bit harder to find.
> 
> Dependencies needed from the host system are those listed in
> ASSUME_PROVIDED. If its not listed in ASSUME_PROVIDED, OE shouldn't need
> it. If it needs something not listed, that is a bug.

Why are we then closing bugs with arguments such as "just install XXX on your host"?

/Esben