Re: [OE-core] [PATCH v15 00/12] rpm: 4.20.1 -> 6.0.2

[Ryan Eatmon <reatmon@ti.com>]

On 8/17/2026 5:20 PM, Richard Purdie via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> On Sun, 2026-08-16 at 16:10 -0700, Sumanth Gavini via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
>> Sumanth Gavini (12):
>>    package_rpm.bbclass: Drop external dependency generator to support rpm
>>      6
> 
> I am still worried about what this means. We've focused on build
> failures and trying to get this to test out ok, but what are the
> implications of the internal vs. external rpmdeps change?
> 
> What it means is that we go from these dependencies being present for
> all package backends to them only working for rpm.
> 
> If you use rpm, great, it probably doesn't matter so much to you. If
> you use ipk or deb, bad luck.
> 
> Do we really want to have different dependencies between packages
> depending on which backend you select?

I would think not.  Part of the purpose of a project like Yocto is to 
provide consistency regardless of which backend you choose.  And that 
would include init system (sysvinit vs systemd), windowing system, 
audio, and even packaging.


> Cheers,
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
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