[oe] i'm assuming some "do_<task>[dirs] =" directives are redundant, yes?

[Christopher Larson]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 2:59 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
wrote:

>
>   pedantic observation -- i notice in base.bbclass:
>
> do_unpack[dirs] = "${WORKDIR}"
>
>   and over in patch.bbclass:
>
> addtask patch after do_unpack
> do_patch[dirs] = "${WORKDIR}"
>
>   so given that patching has been added as a task after unpacking,
> wouldn't ${WORKDIR} already be guaranteed to exist? doesn't hurt, of
> course, and no, i have no intention of trying to clean any of that up
> :-), i just wanted to clarify the actual mechanics.


'dirs' isn't just a list of dirs to create, it also sets the current
working directory for the task. The last directory listed is where the path
is set.
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Christopher Larson
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