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From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: does no one find the "bin_package" class of any use?
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On 14-08-03 03:26:47, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> 
>   throughout the dozen or so layers i have on my build host, i have
> yet to see a single use of the "bin_package" bbclass file. just
> curious as to why it seems to be utterly unused.

it is for packaging prebuilt packages e.g. rpms etc. and mostly I expect
these things to be in vendor layers who have to deal with third party
software with closed licences.