[oe] [PATCH] lib/oe/patch.py: Dont import patches but symlink them instead

[Khem Raj]

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Khem Raj <raj.khem at gmail.com> wrote:
> * This patch removes the usage of quilt import <patch>
>  instead it creasted a symlink to the patch in the patches
>  directory and synthesizes the series file which otherwise
>  would be done automatically by quilt import.
>
> * This should help a bit in reducing build time as it avoids
>  copying of the patch and also other things that quilt import
>  would otherwise do.
>
> * Tested by doing minimal-image on qemuarm.
>
> Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem at gmail.com>
> ---
>  lib/oe/patch.py |   13 ++++---------
>  1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/oe/patch.py b/lib/oe/patch.py
> index 7f6b0fe..607ad44 100644
> --- a/lib/oe/patch.py
> +++ b/lib/oe/patch.py
> @@ -230,15 +230,10 @@ class QuiltTree(PatchSet):
>         if not self.initialized:
>             self.InitFromDir()
>         PatchSet.Import(self, patch, force)
> -
> -        args = ["import", "-p", patch["strippath"]]
> -        if force:
> -            args.append("-f")
> -            args.append("-dn")
> -        args.append(patch["file"])
> -
> -        self._runcmd(args)
> -
> +        os.symlink(patch["file"], self._quiltpatchpath(patch["file"]))
> +        f = open(os.path.join(self.dir, "patches","series"), "a");
> +        f.write(os.path.basename(patch["file"]) + " -p" + patch["strippath"]+"\n")
> +        f.close()
>         patch["quiltfile"] = self._quiltpatchpath(patch["file"])
>         patch["quiltfilemd5"] = bb.utils.md5_file(patch["quiltfile"])
>
> --
> 1.7.0.4
>
>

a native-sdk-image build fine too and saved me 5mins :)