* [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults
@ 2025-03-06 18:55 Randy.MacLeod
2025-03-06 18:55 ` [PATCH 2/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless 'go' defaults Randy.MacLeod
2025-03-06 23:24 ` [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults Khem Raj
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Randy.MacLeod @ 2025-03-06 18:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: openembedded-core; +Cc: raj.khem, bruce.ashfield
From: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
Manually setting preferred version/provider is not required so remove
that for gdb and qemu as a first step of cleaning up this file.
This PREFERRED_VERSION list dates back to 2006, which is an era where
several versions of a given recipe was a common occurence.
Signed-off-by: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
---
meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc | 11 -----------
1 file changed, 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
index 079a7ca3ea..ce0c8235e4 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
@@ -6,18 +6,14 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/cross-binutils = "${MLPREFIX}binutils-cross-${TARGET_
PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/cross-binutils:class-nativesdk ?= "binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS}"
PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/nativesdk-cross-binutils ?= "binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS}"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gdb = "gdb"
-
# Default libc config
PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/gettext ??= "gettext"
GCCVERSION ?= "14.%"
SDKGCCVERSION ?= "${GCCVERSION}"
BINUVERSION ?= "2.44%"
-GDBVERSION ?= "16.%"
GLIBCVERSION ?= "2.41%"
LINUXLIBCVERSION ?= "6.12%"
-QEMUVERSION ?= "9.2%"
GOVERSION ?= "1.24%"
RUSTVERSION ?= "1.83%"
@@ -40,9 +36,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-native ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-${TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb-cross-${TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers ?= "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"
PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-linux-libc-headers ?= "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"
@@ -53,10 +46,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc-scripts ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-glibc ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
PREFERRED_VERSION_cross-localedef-native ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_qemu ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_qemu-native ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-qemu ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
-
# Bootstrap Go using a binary release from golang.org. If you want to bootstrap
# from source using the C-implemented Go 1.4 (only supports x86-64 hosts) then use
# go-native.
--
2.34.1
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* [PATCH 2/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless 'go' defaults
2025-03-06 18:55 [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults Randy.MacLeod
@ 2025-03-06 18:55 ` Randy.MacLeod
2025-03-06 23:24 ` [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults Khem Raj
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Randy.MacLeod @ 2025-03-06 18:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: openembedded-core; +Cc: raj.khem, bruce.ashfield
From: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
Manually setting preferred version/provider is not required so remove that for 'go'.
Signed-off-by: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
---
meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc | 15 ---------------
1 file changed, 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
index ce0c8235e4..702fa4d75f 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ SDKGCCVERSION ?= "${GCCVERSION}"
BINUVERSION ?= "2.44%"
GLIBCVERSION ?= "2.41%"
LINUXLIBCVERSION ?= "6.12%"
-GOVERSION ?= "1.24%"
RUSTVERSION ?= "1.83%"
PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc ?= "${GCCVERSION}"
@@ -46,20 +45,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc-scripts ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-glibc ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
PREFERRED_VERSION_cross-localedef-native ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
-# Bootstrap Go using a binary release from golang.org. If you want to bootstrap
-# from source using the C-implemented Go 1.4 (only supports x86-64 hosts) then use
-# go-native.
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_go-native ?= "go-binary-native"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}go ?= "${GOVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_go-cross-${TUNE_PKGARCH} ?= "${GOVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_go-crosssdk-${SDK_ARCH} ?= "${GOVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_go-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${GOVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_go ?= "${GOVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_go-native ?= "${GOVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_go-runtime ?= "${GOVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-go ?= "${GOVERSION}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-go-runtime ?= "${GOVERSION}"
-
# Rust toolchain preferred versions:
PREFERRED_VERSION_cargo ?= "${RUSTVERSION}"
--
2.34.1
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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults
2025-03-06 18:55 [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults Randy.MacLeod
2025-03-06 18:55 ` [PATCH 2/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless 'go' defaults Randy.MacLeod
@ 2025-03-06 23:24 ` Khem Raj
2025-03-07 1:39 ` Randy MacLeod
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Khem Raj @ 2025-03-06 23:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Randy.MacLeod; +Cc: openembedded-core, bruce.ashfield
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Are we sure that we don’t have external toolchains feeding gdb these days
On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com> wrote:
> From: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
>
> Manually setting preferred version/provider is not required so remove
> that for gdb and qemu as a first step of cleaning up this file.
>
> This PREFERRED_VERSION list dates back to 2006, which is an era where
> several versions of a given recipe was a common occurence.
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
> ---
> meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc | 11 -----------
> 1 file changed, 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
> b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
> index 079a7ca3ea..ce0c8235e4 100644
> --- a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
> +++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
> @@ -6,18 +6,14 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/cross-binutils =
> "${MLPREFIX}binutils-cross-${TARGET_
> PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/cross-binutils:class-nativesdk ?=
> "binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS}"
> PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/nativesdk-cross-binutils ?=
> "binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS}"
>
> -PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gdb = "gdb"
> -
> # Default libc config
> PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/gettext ??= "gettext"
>
> GCCVERSION ?= "14.%"
> SDKGCCVERSION ?= "${GCCVERSION}"
> BINUVERSION ?= "2.44%"
> -GDBVERSION ?= "16.%"
> GLIBCVERSION ?= "2.41%"
> LINUXLIBCVERSION ?= "6.12%"
> -QEMUVERSION ?= "9.2%"
> GOVERSION ?= "1.24%"
> RUSTVERSION ?= "1.83%"
>
> @@ -40,9 +36,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-native ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-${TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH} ?=
> "${BINUVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb-cross-${TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH} ?=
> "${GDBVERSION}"
>
> PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers ?= "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-linux-libc-headers ?= "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"
> @@ -53,10 +46,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc-scripts ?=
> "${GLIBCVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-glibc ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_cross-localedef-native ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
>
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_qemu ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_qemu-native ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-qemu ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
> -
> # Bootstrap Go using a binary release from golang.org. If you want to
> bootstrap
> # from source using the C-implemented Go 1.4 (only supports x86-64 hosts)
> then use
> # go-native.
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>
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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults
2025-03-06 23:24 ` [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults Khem Raj
@ 2025-03-07 1:39 ` Randy MacLeod
2025-03-07 16:48 ` Khem Raj
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Randy MacLeod @ 2025-03-07 1:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Khem Raj; +Cc: openembedded-core, bruce.ashfield, Mark Hatle, Ross Burton
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On 2025-03-06 6:24 p.m., Khem Raj wrote:
> Are we sure that we don’t have external toolchains feeding gdb these days
I'm not sure. That's why I cc'ed you. :-)
How would I check or who would we ask?
Let's start with Mark and Ross.
It's easy enough to revert if we find that someone, somehow needs this
but I plan to remove the rust and binutils bits next and if that goes well,
drop the rest of the file at the start of 5.3 if not sooner.
../Randy
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com> wrote:
>
> From: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
>
> Manually setting preferred version/provider is not required so remove
> that for gdb and qemu as a first step of cleaning up this file.
>
> This PREFERRED_VERSION list dates back to 2006, which is an era where
> several versions of a given recipe was a common occurence.
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
> ---
> meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://tcmode-default.inc__;!!AjveYdw8EvQ!dsbtuYnz0eaBpWn8FlbH-Kg-yVU-NnmybrYYxp3Vi_6SjL_R-Xpy8sQ_S_HUWOf51ur_kGYmjQ8Zc5qRa2oYmw$>
> | 11 -----------
> 1 file changed, 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://tcmode-default.inc__;!!AjveYdw8EvQ!dsbtuYnz0eaBpWn8FlbH-Kg-yVU-NnmybrYYxp3Vi_6SjL_R-Xpy8sQ_S_HUWOf51ur_kGYmjQ8Zc5qRa2oYmw$>
> b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://tcmode-default.inc__;!!AjveYdw8EvQ!dsbtuYnz0eaBpWn8FlbH-Kg-yVU-NnmybrYYxp3Vi_6SjL_R-Xpy8sQ_S_HUWOf51ur_kGYmjQ8Zc5qRa2oYmw$>
> index 079a7ca3ea..ce0c8235e4 100644
> --- a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://tcmode-default.inc__;!!AjveYdw8EvQ!dsbtuYnz0eaBpWn8FlbH-Kg-yVU-NnmybrYYxp3Vi_6SjL_R-Xpy8sQ_S_HUWOf51ur_kGYmjQ8Zc5qRa2oYmw$>
> +++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://tcmode-default.inc__;!!AjveYdw8EvQ!dsbtuYnz0eaBpWn8FlbH-Kg-yVU-NnmybrYYxp3Vi_6SjL_R-Xpy8sQ_S_HUWOf51ur_kGYmjQ8Zc5qRa2oYmw$>
> @@ -6,18 +6,14 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/cross-binutils =
> "${MLPREFIX}binutils-cross-${TARGET_
> PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/cross-binutils:class-nativesdk ?=
> "binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS}"
> PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/nativesdk-cross-binutils ?=
> "binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS}"
>
> -PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gdb = "gdb"
> -
> # Default libc config
> PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/gettext ??= "gettext"
>
> GCCVERSION ?= "14.%"
> SDKGCCVERSION ?= "${GCCVERSION}"
> BINUVERSION ?= "2.44%"
> -GDBVERSION ?= "16.%"
> GLIBCVERSION ?= "2.41%"
> LINUXLIBCVERSION ?= "6.12%"
> -QEMUVERSION ?= "9.2%"
> GOVERSION ?= "1.24%"
> RUSTVERSION ?= "1.83%"
>
> @@ -40,9 +36,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-native ?=
> "${BINUVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-${TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}
> ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb-cross-${TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH} ?=
> "${GDBVERSION}"
>
> PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers ?= "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-linux-libc-headers ?=
> "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"
> @@ -53,10 +46,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc-scripts ?=
> "${GLIBCVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-glibc ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_cross-localedef-native ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
>
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_qemu ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_qemu-native ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
> -PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-qemu ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
> -
> # Bootstrap Go using a binary release from golang.org
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://golang.org__;!!AjveYdw8EvQ!dsbtuYnz0eaBpWn8FlbH-Kg-yVU-NnmybrYYxp3Vi_6SjL_R-Xpy8sQ_S_HUWOf51ur_kGYmjQ8Zc5oPQTBExQ$>.
> If you want to bootstrap
> # from source using the C-implemented Go 1.4 (only supports
> x86-64 hosts) then use
> # go-native.
> --
> 2.34.1
>
--
# Randy MacLeod
# Wind River Linux
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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults
2025-03-07 1:39 ` Randy MacLeod
@ 2025-03-07 16:48 ` Khem Raj
2025-03-07 17:02 ` [OE-core] " Richard Purdie
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Khem Raj @ 2025-03-07 16:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Randy MacLeod; +Cc: openembedded-core, bruce.ashfield, Mark Hatle, Ross Burton
On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM Randy MacLeod
<randy.macleod@windriver.com> wrote:
>
> On 2025-03-06 6:24 p.m., Khem Raj wrote:
>
> Are we sure that we don’t have external toolchains feeding gdb these days
>
>
> I'm not sure. That's why I cc'ed you. :-)
>
> How would I check or who would we ask?
>
> Let's start with Mark and Ross.
> It's easy enough to revert if we find that someone, somehow needs this
> but I plan to remove the rust and binutils bits next and if that goes well,
> drop the rest of the file at the start of 5.3 if not sooner.
>
In general I am ok with this it does make core policies a bit tighter,
and I do not have usecase for external toolchains myself
but we have tried to accommodate other providers of external
toolchains in past but there is
PREFERRED_PROVIDER way of hooking the overriding toolchains as well
e.g. in meta-go-binary layer
this is the way it is used.
> ../Randy
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
>>
>> Manually setting preferred version/provider is not required so remove
>> that for gdb and qemu as a first step of cleaning up this file.
>>
>> This PREFERRED_VERSION list dates back to 2006, which is an era where
>> several versions of a given recipe was a common occurence.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Randy MacLeod <Randy.MacLeod@windriver.com>
>> ---
>> meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc | 11 -----------
>> 1 file changed, 11 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
>> index 079a7ca3ea..ce0c8235e4 100644
>> --- a/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
>> +++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/tcmode-default.inc
>> @@ -6,18 +6,14 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/cross-binutils = "${MLPREFIX}binutils-cross-${TARGET_
>> PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/cross-binutils:class-nativesdk ?= "binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS}"
>> PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/nativesdk-cross-binutils ?= "binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS}"
>>
>> -PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gdb = "gdb"
>> -
>> # Default libc config
>> PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/gettext ??= "gettext"
>>
>> GCCVERSION ?= "14.%"
>> SDKGCCVERSION ?= "${GCCVERSION}"
>> BINUVERSION ?= "2.44%"
>> -GDBVERSION ?= "16.%"
>> GLIBCVERSION ?= "2.41%"
>> LINUXLIBCVERSION ?= "6.12%"
>> -QEMUVERSION ?= "9.2%"
>> GOVERSION ?= "1.24%"
>> RUSTVERSION ?= "1.83%"
>>
>> @@ -40,9 +36,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-native ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
>> PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-${TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
>> PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-crosssdk-${SDK_SYS} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
>> PREFERRED_VERSION_binutils-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${BINUVERSION}"
>> -PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
>> -PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb-cross-${TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
>> -PREFERRED_VERSION_gdb-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH} ?= "${GDBVERSION}"
>>
>> PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers ?= "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"
>> PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-linux-libc-headers ?= "${LINUXLIBCVERSION}"
>> @@ -53,10 +46,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_glibc-scripts ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
>> PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-glibc ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
>> PREFERRED_VERSION_cross-localedef-native ?= "${GLIBCVERSION}"
>>
>> -PREFERRED_VERSION_qemu ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
>> -PREFERRED_VERSION_qemu-native ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
>> -PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-qemu ?= "${QEMUVERSION}"
>> -
>> # Bootstrap Go using a binary release from golang.org. If you want to bootstrap
>> # from source using the C-implemented Go 1.4 (only supports x86-64 hosts) then use
>> # go-native.
>> --
>> 2.34.1
>>
>
> --
> # Randy MacLeod
> # Wind River Linux
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* Re: [OE-core] [PATCH 1/2] tcmode-default: eliminate needless gdb, qemu defaults
2025-03-07 16:48 ` Khem Raj
@ 2025-03-07 17:02 ` Richard Purdie
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Richard Purdie @ 2025-03-07 17:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: raj.khem, Randy MacLeod
Cc: openembedded-core, bruce.ashfield, Mark Hatle, Ross Burton
On Fri, 2025-03-07 at 08:48 -0800, Khem Raj via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM Randy MacLeod
> <randy.macleod@windriver.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 2025-03-06 6:24 p.m., Khem Raj wrote:
> >
> > Are we sure that we don’t have external toolchains feeding gdb these days
> >
> >
> > I'm not sure. That's why I cc'ed you. :-)
> >
> > How would I check or who would we ask?
> >
> > Let's start with Mark and Ross.
> > It's easy enough to revert if we find that someone, somehow needs this
> > but I plan to remove the rust and binutils bits next and if that goes well,
> > drop the rest of the file at the start of 5.3 if not sooner.
> >
>
> In general I am ok with this it does make core policies a bit tighter,
> and I do not have usecase for external toolchains myself
> but we have tried to accommodate other providers of external
> toolchains in past but there is
> PREFERRED_PROVIDER way of hooking the overriding toolchains as well
> e.g. in meta-go-binary layer
> this is the way it is used.
I think the way people use the project has changed and these are more
of a holdover from the past now. If a layer does need them they can
certainly add and set them but we probably don't need to in core any
more...
Cheers,
Richard
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