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

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Sat, 26 Jul 2014, Christopher Larson wrote:

> On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 5:43 AM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 21 Jul 2014, Christopher Larson wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> >   is that documented anywhere? the "variable flags" section of the
> > bitbake user manual says nothing about that last obviously significant
> > property.
>
> Good question, I have no idea :) Clearly it should be somewhere.

  ok, i'll shoehorn it in there somewhere.

rday

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