Re: [OE-core] [PATCH 4/5] meta/dummy-sdk-package: Improve SDK dummy package handling

Randy MacLeod
2026-03-16T16:38:09Z

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On 2026-03-14 6:28 a.m., Richard Purdie via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> On Sat, 2026-03-14 at 10:00 +0000, Richard Purdie via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
>> Options could be:
>>
>> a) move the recipe to core and add another entry to
>> sstate.bbclass/sstatesig.py . That doesn't help it anyone else does
>> this
>>
>> b) Create some layer.conf variables which allow these to be
>> defined/added generically. That would need careful manipulation of the
>> hash variable dependencies to stop things rebuilding like crazy.
> Having said this all out loud, b) is the only realistic option so I've
> just sent a patch which does that. I don't like it but it is the least
> worst option I can see right now.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard

Notes from patch review meeting:

Joshua said that he'd write a test based on the native-sstate being
machine independent.
Here the sdk dummy packages should be independent of SDK machine.

Is that right Joshua? Want a YP BZ ?

../Randy

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