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Subject: Re: Host dependency vs. -native packages balance
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On Tue, 2007-11-20 at 07:36 +0100, Esben Haabendal wrote:
> Not having looked at the details of this bug, it seems like a good
> example of how more host dependency creep into OE.
> 
> I think it raises two questions:
> 
> 1. Where do we want the balance between dependency on host installed
> libraries and tools vs. OE provided -native packages?
> 
> 2. How can we better handle or track the actual host dependency of
> current OE?
> 
> The current situation is that some (maybe even most) host dependencies
> are discussed on the RequiredSoftware  and OEandYourDistro pages. They
> are clearly not up-to-date and comments in bugzilla such as the one
> below are a bit harder to find.

Dependencies needed from the host system are those listed in
ASSUME_PROVIDED. If its not listed in ASSUME_PROVIDED, OE shouldn't need
it. If it needs something not listed, that is a bug.

Cheers,

Richard