Re: [meta-fsl-arm][PATCH] u-boot-fslc: Add tag to git SRC_URI

[Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>]

On 2013-12-09 10:00, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com> wrote:
>> On 2013-12-09 09:55, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have an use example where you'd need it?
>>>>>>
>>>>> I think he means to do something like this:
>>>>>
>>>>> GITTAG ??= "patches-2013.10"
>>>>> SRC_URI = "git://github.com/Freescale/u-boot-imx.git;tag=${GITTAG}"
>>>>>
>>>>> This way he can override GITTAG in his .bbappend, correct?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Correct.  The ??= isn't even necessary since the .bbappend can
>>>> always override it.
>>>
>>>
>>> In this case you're using an old version of the bootloader in your
>>> internal BSP, right? I'd expect you to add an .bb file for this
>>> version instead and use PREFERRED_VERSION to use it.
>>
>>
>> Why should I do that when .bbappend works perfectly well?  I can also
>> see this as a case when new boards are added or old ones are still
>> around and they get updated on different schedules.
>>
>> Also, what does it hurt to be flexible?
>
> In this case you'd have a 2013.10 recipe building/installing a 2013.04
> version for example, this is misleading and confusing for someone
> using the BSP.
>

You do what you want - I just hope that I don't end up having
to clone all of meta-fsl-arm* just because you fear a little
flexibility :-(

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