RE: [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 1/2] libpcre2: Enable Ptest Support

["Marko, Peter" <Peter.Marko@siemens.com>]

Could we add "adding/improving tests" to the allowed LTS backport items?
I think we're shooting ourselves in the foot here.

Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org <openembedded-
> core@lists.openembedded.org> On Behalf Of Yoann Congal via
> lists.openembedded.org
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 9:02
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> Subject: Re: [OE-core][scarthgap][PATCH 1/2] libpcre2: Enable Ptest Support
> 
> On Wed Feb 18, 2026 at 6:30 AM CET, Shaik Moin via lists.openembedded.org
> wrote:
> > Hi team,
> >
> > I updated master branch patch. Please check.
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Sorry, but this patch is not acceptable on stable branches under the
> policy[0] regarless to its master merging status.
> 
> [0]:
> https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Stable_Release_and_LTS#Stable/LTS_Patch_Acc
> eptance_Policies
> 
> Regards,
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > On Wed, 11 Feb 2026, 2:23 pm Yoann Congal, <yoann.congal@smile.fr> wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed Feb 11, 2026 at 8:23 AM CET, Shaik Moin via lists.openembedded.org
> >> wrote:
> >> > Install libpcre2 test suite and run it as ptest.
> >> >
> >> > Add tests for POSIX wrapper (pcre2posix_test), core PCRE2 engine
> >> (RunTest), and grep utility (RunGrepTest).
> >> >
> >> > pcre2posix_test: Verifies the POSIX wrapper API
> >> > RunTest: Executes the core PCRE2 test suite through pcre2test
> >> > RunGrepTest: Checks pcre2grep to ensure its grepping style matching
> >> works as expected with various patterns and input files.
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Shaik Moin <moins@kpit.com>
> >> > ---
> >> >  .../libpcre/libpcre2/run-ptest                | 39 +++++++------------
> >> >  .../recipes-support/libpcre/libpcre2_10.43.bb | 22 +++++------
> >> >  2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> Thanks for the patches but, as I already wrote, adding ptest is not
> >> usually acceptable under the stable policy[0]. That also applies to your
> >> kirkstone patch.
> >>
> >> [0]:
> >>
> https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/Stable_Release_and_LTS#Stable/LTS_Patch_Acc
> eptance_Policies
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> --
> >> Yoann Congal
> >> Smile ECS
> >>
> >>
> 
> 
> --
> Yoann Congal
> Smile ECS