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Subject: Re: Use of BBPATH in a layer.conf file.
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On Sunday 02 December 2012 15:35:54 you wrote:
> On 12/02/2012 03:24 PM, Paul Eggleton wrote:
> > On Sunday 02 December 2012 14:51:28 Scott Garman wrote:
> >> Robert Day has brought up an inconsistency in the way we append to
> >> BBPATH within a couple of our layer.conf files.
> >> 
> >> In meta-hob, meta-yocto-bsp, and meta-intel, we do:
> >> 
> >> BBPATH := "${BBPATH}:${LAYERDIR}"
> >> 
> >> but in meta-yocto, we do:
> >> 
> >> BBPATH := "${LAYERDIR}:${BBPATH}"
> >> 
> >> Unless someone explains to me that it's necessary to use this different
> >> ordering in meta-yocto's layer.conf, I will submit a patch to make this
> >> more consistent.
> > 
> > I think it actually ought to be:
> > 
> > BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
> 
> Oh? Would this apply just to meta-yocto or all layer.conf files?

All, really. Functionally it makes no real difference, but I think it's 
preferred stylistically based on previous discussions.

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre