Re: [PATCH 2/2] bitbake & hob: implement functions to assure consistency for configuration files

[Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Wed, 2013-01-23 at 14:14 +0200, Cristiana Voicu wrote:
> Added a new command in bitbake to save a variable in a file; added a function
> in cooker which is called by this command
> 
> The function saveConfigurationVar from cooker.py saves a variable in the file that
> is received by argument. It checks all the operations made on that variable, using the history.
> If it's the first time when it does some changes on a variable,it comments the lines where
> an operation is made on it, and it sets it in a line to the end of file. If it's not
> the first time(it has a comment before), it replaces the line.
> 
> Make some changes in hob to save the variables from bblayers.conf and local.conf
> using the bitbake command.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cristiana Voicu <cristiana.voicu@intel.com>
> ---
>  bitbake/lib/bb/command.py                   |    7 +++
>  bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py                    |   86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py                |   21 +++++++
>  bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/builder.py         |   32 ++++++----
>  bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/hobeventhandler.py |    3 +
>  bitbake/lib/bb/ui/crumbs/template.py        |   24 --------
>  6 files changed, 136 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
> index 0fed25a..77b08b1 100644
> --- a/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
> +++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/command.py
> @@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class CommandsSync:
>          Init the cooker to initial state with nothing parsed
>          """
>          command.cooker.initialize()
> +        command.cooker.enableDataTracking()

Please make this a new separte command to the server and also add a
disable call which you can call once hob has the configuration data.

Cheers,

Richard