[oe] meta-openembedded Layers

[akuster808]

On 04/08/2018 02:00 PM, Andreas Müller wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 10:39 PM, akuster808 <akuster808 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 03/19/2018 08:59 AM, Tom Rini wrote:
>>> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 02:32:15PM -0700, akuster808 wrote:
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> I have been reviewing the meta-openembedded sub-layers and I plan on
>>>> taking the following actions:
>>>>
>>>> Please keep your comments focused on the 3 items below.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1) I plan on resetting the sub-layer maintainers. Several maintainers
>>>> listed have been inactive.
>>>>
>>>> If a currently listed maintainer is interested in continuing, please
>>>> send me an email.  I plan on removing in-active maintainers in 12 days (
>>>> March 30th).
>> Patches going out today.
>>
>>>>
>>>> 2) I plan removing meta-filesystem and moving recipes to other layers.
>> Based on Martin's response, I keep meta-filesystem around one more release.
>>>>
>>>> 3)  Meta-gnome, I have heard feed back regarding this layer. Does it
>>>> make sense to remove it and push needed recipes out to  other layers?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I want to get any restructuring done prior to sumo release to lessen
>>>> impact on the Sumo maintainer.
>>> I would suggest that for sumo, any layers that do get moved /
>>> re-distributed / whatever, a "dummy" version be kept in place that says
>>> where it moved to (or where recipes were migrated to, or whatever is
>>> appropriate) and then they can be dropped in master.
>>>
>> For meta-gnome I decided to BLACKLIST all remaining recipes with planes
>> to remove them for Thud.  This follows the current blacklist policy.
>>
>> - Armin
>>
> Sorry but this email slipped through for me. Was busy getting sumo
> into shape. BTW: have still not the slightest idea what patches might
> get applied - so I'll stop to send out more.

I have all patches either in stagging/master-next which I need to merge
to master-next. I have stagging/master-next2 with all the new ones after
the build started. master-next2 gets built at home to get a sense of new
patches before investing the very long world builds.


I think I have all your patches.

>
> FWIW
>
> * I want to continue maintaining meta-xfce.
That is good. I have you down for that. thanks.

> * I still don't like killing meta-gnome. But go on I'll do my own
> layer for those recipe I take care of. I am tired of people
> complaining instead sending patches. This is kind of consumer
> mentality I wouldn't expect here.
I have put killing meta-gnome on hold for the next 6 months so we can
figure out what to do.  I am black listing recipes that appear not being
used. We can un-blacklist them as we find there are needs.

To be honest, It might make more sense to move the meta-oe/recipes-gnome
to the meta-gnome.  It will make meta-oe smaller and might make
meta-gnome more relevant.

- armin
>
> Andreas