From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp484.redcondor.net (smtp484.redcondor.net [208.80.204.84]) by mail.openembedded.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46E4960144 for ; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 12:43:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from astoria.ccjclearline.com ([64.235.106.9]) by smtp484.redcondor.net ({c48374e7-08df-40d9-a0de-96cc9883a037}) via TCP (outbound) with ESMTPS id 20140726124320993 for ; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 12:43:20 +0000 X-RC-FROM: X-RC-RCPT: Received: from [24.211.139.253] (port=60673 helo=crashcourse.ca) by astoria.ccjclearline.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XB1Jj-00066w-0A for openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 08:43:15 -0400 Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 08:43:11 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost To: Openembedded Discussion In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.11 (LFD 23 2013-08-11) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - astoria.ccjclearline.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.openembedded.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-MAG-OUTBOUND: ccj.redcondor.net@64.235.106.9/32 Subject: Re: i'm assuming some "do_[dirs] =" directives are redundant, yes? X-BeenThere: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: openembedded-devel@lists.openembedded.org List-Id: Using the OpenEmbedded metadata to build Distributions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 12:43:24 -0000 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Mon, 21 Jul 2014, Christopher Larson wrote: > On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 2:59 AM, Robert P. J. Day > wrote: > > > > > pedantic observation -- i notice in base.bbclass: > > > > do_unpack[dirs] = "${WORKDIR}" > > > > and over in patch.bbclass: > > > > addtask patch after do_unpack > > do_patch[dirs] = "${WORKDIR}" > > > > so given that patching has been added as a task after unpacking, > > wouldn't ${WORKDIR} already be guaranteed to exist? doesn't hurt, of > > course, and no, i have no intention of trying to clean any of that up > > :-), i just wanted to clarify the actual mechanics. > > > 'dirs' isn't just a list of dirs to create, it also sets the current > working directory for the task. The last directory listed is where > the path is set. is that documented anywhere? the "variable flags" section of the bitbake user manual says nothing about that last obviously significant property. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ========================================================================