[oe] [RFC] Stop on multiple providers but none explicitly specified

[Leon Woestenberg]

Richard,

On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Richard Purdie <rpurdie at rpsys.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-05-16 at 23:44 +0200, Leon Woestenberg wrote:
>> PROVIDER_PREFERENCE seems a bridge too far for me, but hey, any
>> solution that solves it is better then the current situation.
>
> Its the only solution I can see which addresses the problem but it does
> further complicate the providers logic in bitbake which is already
> painful and in need of rewriting :/. Other solutions welcome...
>
The idea of bailing out when no preferred provider has been set is
(1) simple
(2) deterministic
(3) simple

Why make it harder then necessary? The stuff is complicated enough as
it is, especially for new ppl.

Regards,
-- 
Leon