Re: [bitbake-devel] [PATCH] providers: Use new override syntax when handling pn- "override"

["Peter Kjellerstedt" <peter.kjellerstedt@axis.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bitbake-devel@lists.openembedded.org <bitbake-
> devel@lists.openembedded.org> On Behalf Of Peter Kjellerstedt
> Sent: den 26 augusti 2021 19:37
> To: bitbake-devel@lists.openembedded.org
> Subject: [bitbake-devel] [PATCH] providers: Use new override syntax when
> handling pn- "override"
> 
> Make versionVariableMatch() support pn-foo overrides using the new
> override syntax.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Kjellerstedt <peter.kjellerstedt@axis.com>
> ---
>  bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
> index 516d45e4aa..8c1c31a5c5 100644
> --- a/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
> +++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/providers.py
> @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def versionVariableMatch(cfgData, keyword, pn):
> 
>      # pn can contain '_', e.g. gcc-cross-x86_64 and an override cannot
>      # hence we do this manually rather than use OVERRIDES
> -    ver = cfgData.getVar("%s_VERSION_pn-%s" % (keyword, pn))
> +    ver = cfgData.getVar("%s_VERSION:pn-%s" % (keyword, pn))
>      if not ver:
>          ver = cfgData.getVar("%s_VERSION_%s" % (keyword, pn))
>      if not ver:

I do not know why PREFERRED_VERSION_<foo> & co have not been changed to 
the new syntax, but I will argue that at least PREFERRED_VERSION_pn-<foo> 
should be changed to PREFERRED_VERSION:pn-<foo> as per above to not cause 
confusion. Though I am unsure if anyone actually uses that format, at 
least I didn't know it was even supported until I found the above code.

//Peter