Re: [PATCH] layer.conf: allow other layers to depend on this version

[Saul Wold <sgw@linux.intel.com>]

On 09/25/2012 07:58 AM, Paul Eggleton wrote:
> Set LAYERVERSION and rename the collection to "core". Given changes such
> as the tabs to spaces cleanup for python functions in the current
> version, this allows other layers to depend on this version of OE-Core
> specifically should they choose to do so, by specifying the following
> in their own layer.conf:
>
> LAYERDEPENDS_layername = "core:1"
>
> Where layername is whatever value is being added to BBFILE_COLLECTIONS.
>
> (This change does nothing unless a layer has LAYERDEPENDS set.)
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>   meta/conf/layer.conf |   10 +++++++---
>   1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
> index ed50f1c..78ceae9 100644
> --- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
> +++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
> @@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
>   # We have a packages directory, add to BBFILES
>   BBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes-*/*/*.bb"
>
> -BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "normal"
> -BBFILE_PATTERN_normal := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
> -BBFILE_PRIORITY_normal = "5"
> +BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "core"
> +BBFILE_PATTERN_core := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
> +BBFILE_PRIORITY_core = "5"
> +
> +# This should only be incremented on significant changes that will
> +# cause compatibility issues with other layers
> +LAYERVERSION_core = "1"
>
>   # Set a variable to get to the top of the metadata location
>   COREBASE := '${@os.path.normpath("${LAYERDIR}/../")}'
>

Merged into OE-Core

Thanks
	Sau!