Re: There is no LAYERVERSION and LAYERDEPENDS for most meta-FOO layers

[Joe MacDonald <Joe_MacDonald@mentor.com>]

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[Re: [oe] There is no LAYERVERSION and LAYERDEPENDS for most meta-FOO layers] On 14.11.25 (Tue 09:05) Huang, Jie (Jackie) wrote:

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> > bounces@lists.openembedded.org] On Behalf Of Joe MacDonald
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 3:06 AM
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> > Subject: Re: [oe] There is no LAYERVERSION and LAYERDEPENDS for most meta-FOO layers
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> > [Re: [oe] There is no LAYERVERSION and LAYERDEPENDS for most meta-FOO layers] On 14.11.24 (Mon
> > 11:13) Mike Looijmans wrote:
> > 
> > > On 11/24/2014 09:53 AM, Huang, Jie (Jackie) wrote:
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >I know LAYERVERSION is optional but I think LAYERDEPENDS is required
> > > >and at least we should specify the main oe-core, but I found only meta-networking and meta-
> > webser have this:
> > > >
> > > >$ grep -r LAYERDEPENDS *
> > > >meta-networking/conf/layer.conf:LAYERDEPENDS_networking-layer = "core"
> > > >meta-networking/conf/layer.conf:LAYERDEPENDS_networking-layer = "openembedded-layer"
> > > >meta-networking/conf/layer.conf:LAYERDEPENDS_networking-layer = "meta-python"
> > > >meta-webserver/conf/layer.conf:LAYERDEPENDS_webserver = "core"
> > > >$ grep -r LAYERVERSION *
> > > >meta-networking/conf/layer.conf:LAYERVERSION_networking-layer = "1"
> > > >meta-webserver/conf/layer.conf:LAYERVERSION_webserver = "1"
> > > >
> > > >I found dependencies section in README for most of the meta-FOO layers, but no definition of
> > LAYERDEPENDS in the layer.conf.
> > > >
> > > >Thanks,
> > > >Jackie
> > > >
> > >
> > > And reading this:
> > >
> > > LAYERDEPENDS_networking-layer = "core"
> > > LAYERDEPENDS_networking-layer = "openembedded-layer"
> > > LAYERDEPENDS_networking-layer = "meta-python"
> > >
> > > makes me wonder whether:
> > > - The author forgot to use "+=" instead of "="; or
> > > - The syntax of LAYERDEPENDS is different from what the rest of the
> > > variables use (in that case, an RFC may be in order here); or
> > > - These lines are parsed by something else than bitbake's regular parser.
> > 
> > I wondered that too.
> > 
> > % bitbake -e | grep LAYERDEPENDS_networking # $LAYERDEPENDS_networking-layer [3 operations]
> > LAYERDEPENDS_networking-layer="meta-python"
> > 
> > That answers that, then.  Guess I'll go fix that up.  :-)
> 
> Thanks, Joe.
> 
> But for other layers, I think we should add for them, right? 

Hey Jackie,

Feel free to submit patches.  The layers where I'm a maintainer already
have 'em and I can't speak for anyone else.  :-)

-J.

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> Thanks,
> Jackie
> 
> > 
> > -J.
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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