From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Yann E. MORIN Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 14:37:26 +0200 Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCH] package: libarchive: allow building as host package In-Reply-To: <20140927122848.GA1752@fox> References: <1411773795-7803-1-git-send-email-guido@vanguardiasur.com.ar> <20140927085443.GA4298@free.fr> <20140927122848.GA1752@fox> Message-ID: <20140927123726.GB4298@free.fr> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: buildroot@busybox.net Guido, All, On 2014-09-27 09:28 -0300, Guido Mart?nez spake thusly: > On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 10:54:44AM +0200, Yann E. MORIN wrote: > > Guido, All, > > > > What is the rationale for building it as a host-package? > > > > libarchive provides a library, but we have no in-tree host-package that > > uses libarchive. > I have a custom tool that uses it, and I wasn't aware that host packages > were only enabled as needed. It makes a lot sense now that I think about > that, so please ignore this patch. For the records, repeating here what I said on IRC: I never said we do not want it, just that you have to justify it. We tend to be conservative about adding host-packages, and only add programs, and libraries those programs need. Adding a host library that has no in-tree user should thus be realy justified. Regards, Yann E. MORIN. -- .-----------------.--------------------.------------------.--------------------. | Yann E. MORIN | Real-Time Embedded | /"\ ASCII RIBBON | Erics' conspiracy: | | +33 662 376 056 | Software Designer | \ / CAMPAIGN | ___ | | +33 223 225 172 `------------.-------: X AGAINST | \e/ There is no | | http://ymorin.is-a-geek.org/ | _/*\_ | / \ HTML MAIL | v conspiracy. | '------------------------------^-------^------------------^--------------------'