[oe] Some beginners problems

[Sledz, Steffen]

> >>> I wan't to make an image (e.g. minimal-image) for atngw100 
> >>> but with different linux kernel configuration (e.g. 
> >>> CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y). What's th right way to do this?
> >>>
> >>> * Just edit packages/linux/linux-2.6.24/atngw100/defconfig?
> >>>       
> >>  
> >> Yes. But don't forget to increase the PR. Otherwise bitbake 
> >> doesn't know that the recipe was changed and doesn't rebuild
> >> it.
> >>     
> >
> > The change is not a bug fix or something like this. It's 
> > just a variant and not mentioned to become committed. So if i 
> > increase PR and someone else fixes a bug and increases PR too 
> > and I pull this fixes from git I have a conflict.  :(
> >   
> Yes but you will always have this problem with local changes and it 
> shouldn't be too hard to resolve such conflicts.

Is it possible (and is it a good idea) to create a new distro (or a new machine) for such a purpose?

Or is it possible to set parameters in local.conf which are available in the package bbfile for evaluation?

Steffen