From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dan.rpsys.net (dan.rpsys.net [93.97.175.187]) by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDA74E01482; Fri, 28 Jun 2013 05:57:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (dan.rpsys.net [127.0.0.1]) by dan.rpsys.net (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-2.1ubuntu1) with ESMTP id r5SD4Gwr031579; Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:04:16 +0100 X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at dan.rpsys.net Received: from dan.rpsys.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (dan.rpsys.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id ANk-HyGSpIDW; Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:04:16 +0100 (BST) Received: from [192.168.3.10] (rpvlan0 [192.168.3.10]) (authenticated bits=0) by dan.rpsys.net (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-2.1ubuntu1) with ESMTP id r5SD4ASA031575 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:04:11 +0100 Message-ID: <1372424223.9930.257.camel@ted> From: Richard Purdie To: Bruce Ashfield Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:57:03 +0100 In-Reply-To: <51CD86F1.7090409@windriver.com> References: <1372409484.9930.245.camel@ted> <51CD86F1.7090409@windriver.com> X-Mailer: Evolution 3.6.4-0ubuntu1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: "Hart, Darren" , yocto Subject: Re: poky-extras X-BeenThere: yocto@yoctoproject.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of all things Yocto Project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:57:44 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Fri, 2013-06-28 at 08:52 -0400, Bruce Ashfield wrote: > On 13-06-28 04:51 AM, Richard Purdie wrote: > > Hi Bruce/Darren, > > > > My attention was drawn to the existence of poky-extras. This was really > > a short term gap filling repository and I think the time has come to > > remove it. There are basically two chunks of code in there. > > > > The meta-linaro pieces in there haven't been touched in two years and > > are therefore dead. I think we should delete them to alleviate any > > confusion. > > > > The kernel pieces have been touched more recently. Some moved into the > > core, mostly its just example boiler plate type code now. I think this > > needs moving to a better named repository if its still wanted/useful, or > > we delete it. I personally don't have a strong preference. > > > > Can someone take care of sorting this out? > > I can take care of finding it a new home. I use the repo daily, and keep > bumping it with examples with each new kernel update or release. I was > working on some urlremapper code for the layer, to replace the old > boiler plate "uncomment this" examples that are current in the recipes .. > that work has been backgrounded, but I can pick it up again as part > of relocating the changes. > > I'm out of the office for the next week and a half, but can have a look > after that. Does that timeframe work ? Yes, its not urgent and I don't want to remove something people use. I do think that this would better as a meta-yocto-kernel or something similar. How about we simply rename it to that and delete meta-linaro from it? Cheers, Richard