Re: [PATCH] linphone: added recipe for v3.4.3

[Guillaume BERAUDO <guillaume.beraudo@belledonne-communications.com>]

Martin,

> > > what does +nogtk mean in version?
> > 
> > It is possible to compile linphone with or without gtk GUI.
> 
> then I think it's better as part of package name
> linphone-nogtk_3.4.3
> 
> otherwise you risk user getting upgrade on target
> from linphone-3.4.3+nogtk to linphone-3.4.4+gtk

Ok, I will change this.


> > > > +OVERRIDES_append = ":video:console"
> > > 
> > > This looks like someone trying to implement USE flags in OE :).
> > > But I'm not sure it's right way and I haven't noticed this used
> > > in any other recipe. So it would be better to discuss first.
> > 
> > I am new to openembedded and thus may have missed something in the
> > documentations. Can you point me to some elegant way to implement
> > recipe flavours?
> 
> I don't think TSC agreed on some sort of USE-flag solution or policy
> yet, but keeping shared EXTRA_OECONF in linphone-3.4.3.inc and then
> EXTRA_OECONF_append with nogtk specific options in separate files like
> linphone-nogtk_3.4.3.bb would be easier to understand (at least to
> me), even when not so "elegant" as your OVERRIDES solution.

There is also some conditionnals with the DEPENDS.
What is the use of all the "DEPENDS_some-package-name" directives?
Isn't it identical to only use the global "DEPENDS"?

I removed all the RDEPENDS stuff. Can you confirm it was unnecessary?

Regards,

Guillaume