Re: [OE-core] [PATCH 05/17] kmscube: update to latest commit

["Khem Raj" <raj.khem@gmail.com>]

On 4/30/20 9:33 AM, Alexander Kanavin wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 17:46, Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com 
> <mailto:raj.khem@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Does this mean it wont work with systems with mali gpu drivers any more?
> 
>     if so, then its a regression, we should not drop patches just like that
>     perhaps.
> 
> 
> The patch is unmaintained, hasn't worked since kmscube was switched to 
> meson, and there is no way for me to test it or even understand it. 
> Anyone with an interest in mali should do the work of getting it 
> upstream, just tossing custom things into oe-core does not mean they 
> will be kept there forever.

I see if it has not worked for long, it should perhaps ok. and meta-arm
might be better location for this if needed.

When we accept patches, we sign up for some maintenance.

I think it was appropriate when it was added, we did not keep it up. We 
switched to meson without porting it, perhaps it should have done then


> 
> Alex