[oe] how to add multiple versions?

[Koen Kooi]

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On 10-02-11 21:10, Tom Rini wrote:
> On 02/10/2011 12:24 PM, AJ ONeal wrote:
>> I've got
>>
>> nodejs-0.2.6.bb
>> and
>> nodejs-0.4.0.bb
>>
>> If I do
>>    `bitbake nodejs-0.2.6`
>> it builds 0.4.0 anyway with this message
>>
>> ERROR: Multiple .bb files are due to be built which each provide nodejs
>> (/home/coolaj86/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/nodejs/nodejs_0.2.6.bb/home/coolaj86/overo-oe/org.openembedded.dev/recipes/nodejs/
>>
>> nodejs_0.4.0.bb).
>>   This usually means one provides something the other doesn't and should
>>
>> How do I make the file such that it knows one is different from the
>> other?
>>
>> There's api breakage, so current users may want to continue using the
>> 0.2.x
>> branch. I don't want to remove that in favor of 0.4.0 quite yet.
> 
> There's a few ways to do this.  The first is to just put D_P = -1 on the
> new version and let distros opt to upgrade everything at once.  The
> second is to play virtual games like we do for libusb.  The first option
> is easier to implement than the second and depending on how wide spread
> the usage is might be the best route.

Or go the libsoup route and make them parallel installable

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