[oe] bitbake fetch vs fetchall?

[Khem Raj]

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Robert P. J. Day
<rpjday at crashcourse.ca> wrote:
>
>   based on a quick google, i realize i'm not the only person who's
> once been burned by not knowing about the bitbake "fetchall" command
> versus the "fetch" command.  and i'm aware that, if one wants to fetch
> absolutely *all* software required for a given target, one must use
> "fetchall".
>
>  so, first, what's the difference between these two commands?  and,
> second, there's precious little explanation in the current OE user
> manual about "fetchall".  in fact, in the user manual, there is the
> explanation:
>
> fetch
>
>    Try to download all of the required source files, but don't do
> anything else with them.
>
> which would seem to be slightly misleading and is bound to trip
> someone up.  should not the user manual be extended to describe
> "fetchall"?
>

yes it could be improved and probably also point distinction between
fetch and fetchall. Care to make a patch :)



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