Re: [OE-core] [meta-oe][PATCH v2] procps: split into binary subpackages

["Sinan Kaya" <okaya@kernel.org>]

On 12/1/2020 9:30 AM, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>>>> I am starting to get a little worried about the direction these
>>>> patches
>>>> are heading in. How much of the system are we going to split into
>>>> individual package per binaries?
>>> I am wondering why this is a concern for you? If we keep the old
>>> package rdepends on the new ones I see no problem in allowing this
>>> granular packaging.
>> Taking this to a conclusion its heading towards, most recipes
>> generating more than one binary would end up with this splitting code.
>> I don't like having large blocks of python in each recipe and heading
>> that way means we should probably change approach somehow.
>>
>> My worry is that simpler recipes are easier to maintain, test and
>> upgrade.
> Maybe Sinan could try to rework this and move the python code to a
> class reducing code duplication?

The problem I'm trying to solve is I only need ps file out of this
entire package. Everything else in this package is useless for me. I'm
sure no-one wants dead code in their system especially if they are size
constrained.

Ideal solution would be to have --with/without-foo support upstream
that we can configure with PACKAGECONFIG.

I'm happy to look at other options if there is an alternative.