Re: [PATCHv2 0/3] u-boot recipe updates

[Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>]

[Re: [PATCHv2 0/3] u-boot recipe updates] On 04/07/2012 (Wed 10:12) Paul Gortmaker wrote:

> [Re: [PATCHv2 0/3] u-boot recipe updates] On 03/07/2012 (Tue 10:48) Saul Wold wrote:
> 
> > On 07/01/2012 10:44 PM, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> > >These are the oe-core updates required so that yocto can do
> > >a successful build of a working u-boot image for the mpc8315
> > >reference BSP.
> > >
> > >In v2, I've fixed up the issue where TARGET_PREFIX accidentally became
> > >specific to the one single recipe.  That made the 3/3 patch in v1 no
> > >longer required.  However, when build testing, I noticed that we
> > >were needlessly clobbering PARALLEL_MAKE for u-boot, which is not
> > >at all required, and just slows down builds.  So a new patch is
> > >added to fix that, and we still have three total.
> > >
> > >I've built for the beagleboard with -j8 (twice), and the same for
> > >the 8315 BSP.  I've also always built u-boot with -j10 or greater
> > >for countless powerpc images I've made in the last 1/2 dozen years.
> > >Looking at the git history, it appears this just came in with some
> > >large import, versus being an actively chosen individual setting.
> > >
> > >The 8315 specific patch that was sent to the yocto list earlier to
> > >enable building it (u-boot.bin) by default is unchanged, but I can
> > >resend that if it helps somehow.
> > >
> > >Paul.
> > >---
> > >
> > >Paul Gortmaker (3):
> > >   u-boot: Don't make the -Os removal part of global settings.
> > >   u-boot: make FILESDIR a shared setting.
> > >   u-boot: do not clobber PARALLEL_MAKE setting
> > >
> > Took in patches 1 & 3 into OE-Core
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> > 
> > Looking for an update for FILESDIR -> FILESPATH as suggested by Richard.
> 
> I've not seen Richard's feedback, since I'm OOO, and with the To/Cc:
> stripped, it has got archived vs. staying in my inbox.  [They get
> archived, because just like LKML, I'm not going to pretend I can read
> all poky/oe mail on the very day it arrives.]

I've found Richard's comments [looking in OE archive and not poky
helped] and will test what he proposed to replace FILESDIR.  But I still
think it extremely worthwhile if some fine tuning to the mailing list(s)
can be done to address what I mentioned below.

Thanks,
Paul.
--

> 
> On a related note, is it possible to fix the mailing list so that it
> does not strip To/Cc information and Message-ID strings?  [I'd have to
> check -- maybe it is (also) inserting a needless Reply-To: header that
> messes things up.]
> 
> Further, without a proper Message-ID, it breaks patchworks, so Richard's
> comments should be here:
> 
> http://patchwork.openembedded.org/patch/30879/
> 
> but unfortunately they are not.  The netdev and ppc dev lists for linux
> use patchworks and have the follow-up review comments captured and it is
> really quite useful to all (esp. the person who has to triage and
> decruftify patchworks content/state once a month...)
> 
> Finally, I can't even find it in the June/July archives:
> 
> https://lists.yoctoproject.org/pipermail/poky/2012-July/subject.html
> 
> Just thought it worth a mention, in case it hasn't been mentioned
> before.  Fixing these little quirks would lower the barrier to entry
> and the frustration factor for new contributors.  If I can help out
> somehow with testing a fix, let me know.
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul.
> --
> 
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 	Sau!
> > 
> > 
> > >  meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot.inc           |    6 ++----
> > >  meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_2011.03.bb    |    2 --
> > >  meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_2011.06.bb    |    2 --
> > >  meta/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot_2012.04.01.bb |    2 --
> > >  4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > >