Getting caught up ... [Re: [oe] [PATCH] meta-networking: Add LAYERVERSION and LAYERDEPENDS] On 13.03.11 (Mon 15:38) Paul Eggleton wrote: > On Monday 11 March 2013 17:38:39 wenzong.fan@windriver.com wrote: > > From: Wenzong Fan > > > > Add LAYERVERSION and LAYERDEPENDS to layer.conf > > > > Signed-off-by: Wenzong Fan > > --- > > meta-networking/conf/layer.conf | 5 +++++ > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/meta-networking/conf/layer.conf > > b/meta-networking/conf/layer.conf index 1ea2bc2..f75080a 100644 > > --- a/meta-networking/conf/layer.conf > > +++ b/meta-networking/conf/layer.conf > > @@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ BBFILE_COLLECTIONS += "networking" > > BBFILE_PATTERN_networking := "^${LAYERDIR}/" > > BBFILE_PRIORITY_networking = "5" > > > > +# This should only be incremented on significant changes that will > > +# cause compatibility issues with other layers > > +LAYERVERSION_networking = "1" > > + > > +LAYERDEPENDS_networking = "core" > > This is good, but it might be useful to also set a versioned dependency on the > core - that way if you attempt to use the denzil branch of OE-Core with master > of one of these layers, instead of an error about incorrect indentation in > python functions you get one specifically about the version being incorrect. I agree. This seems to have caused at least one person some headache recently and I know I've had a few head-scratching moments when I was burned by different trees being on incompatible branches. Was there an update on this that I didn't see yet? Or are you planning one, Wenzong? I can merge this now, but Paul's got a very good point, I think. -- -Joe MacDonald. :wq