[oe] inc file discussion

[Koen Kooi]

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On 09-10-10 13:23, Martin Jansa wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 11:37:49AM +0200, Frans Meulenbroeks wrote:

>> And then there is DEPENDS in .inc files. I think there is some
>> potential cause of getting unneeded DEPENDS
>> Picture the following scenario: a new version needs an additional
>> package, it gets added to the DEPENDS of the .inc file and suddenly
>> older versions also get this DEPENDS (maybe unneeded).
> 
> This case is just wrong and fault of whoever added it to .inc DEPENDS.
> If only new version needs it then you should put DEPENDS += only to
> recipe needing it.
> 
> But I don't see why not keep "common" DEPENDS in .inc.

Consider the case of gst-plugins where plugins move freely between
- -base, -good, -bad and -ugly between releases.

The .inc for all plugins lists the deps to keep maintenance churn down
and to allow upgrading the recipes one by one.

regards,

Koen
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