[oe] [RFC] sane-providers.inc with default providers for all distributions

[Koen Kooi]

On 04-12-09 10:00, Martin Jansa wrote:
> I would like to create new file conf/distro/include/sane-providers.inc
> where we could store all default providers.

If it's the same for everyone, can't it be put in bitbake.conf? I'm 
growing a bit tired of mandatory sane-* files to include.

regards,

Koen


> Every distro should include this file and probably should drop own
> PREFERRED_PROVIDERS if preferring same provider as sane-providers.inc.
>
> I already prepared something, but not sure if its worth finishing. So I
> need your opinion.
>
> With this file it would be easier to add PROVIDES to new recipe while
> forcing old provider in sane-providers for all other distributions
> (something like what happen with fso-apm in shr).
>
> Maybe it will be nice to have all options in comment above the default
> provider.
>
> I would use weak assignments in this file, but it means that this file
> needs to be included after all distro prefered providers, because distro
> config use weak assignments too (and also other includes like eglibc.inc).
>
> As opkg have patch from cworth now I would add
> PROVIDERS=update-alternatives to opkg and change preferred u-a provider
> to opkg (removing 2 u-a scripts on target).
>
> This process seems a bit error prone to me, so I can prepare patch for
> shr and angstrom where I can test with rebuild that "nothing" changed.
> For other distributions it would be nice to include sane-providers by
> distro maintainers.
>
> Can I go ahead and send patches for this or do you see some dead-end as
> with SRCPV? :).
>
> Regards,
>