meta-python2 at git.openembedded.org

[Richard Purdie]

On Tue, 2019-06-18 at 18:57 +0200, Martin Jansa wrote:
> > May I create a meta-python2 repository at git.openembedded.org to
> > be maintained by Tim Orling?
> 
> I don't have strong objection, but I never heard why we need separate
> git repos for small layers like this.
> 
> Especially for some transition period it would be easier to review
> the changes if they move just from meta-python to meta-python2 under
> the existing meta-oe repository.

Easier, yes but it won't give people the full impression that python2
really is going away.

> Hopefully more people will notice this move before they start asking
> on ML where all their loved (but abandoned) python2 recipes
> disappeared.

That is partly intentional, I do think people need to notice.

> Then it can be moved to some separate repository a bit later when
> people already migrated from python2 and we're ready to also stop
> building meta-python2 in Khem's world builds.

I think we're too afraid of smaller layers with specific purposes and
we should have more of them. I think it would allow us to empower more
maintainers and spread the load to more people.

Also just my opinion.

Cheers,

Richard