[yocto] poky-extras

[Rifenbark, Scott M]

I would favor adding "extras" into the name then so there is no confusion over it being the main thing.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Ashfield [mailto:bruce.ashfield at windriver.com]
>Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 6:41 AM
>To: Rifenbark, Scott M
>Cc: Richard Purdie; Hart, Darren; yocto; Michael Halstead
>Subject: Re: poky-extras
>
>On 13-06-28 09:22 AM, Rifenbark, Scott M wrote:
>> All I need is the name to make some initial changes.
>
>Personally, I'm fine with 'meta-yocto-kernel'. Naming things is
>never easy, so I won't agonize over whether or not an "extras"
>should be on the end. But the name should be clear that it isn't
>the main yocto kernel, it's just a few crappy bbappends that make
>working with it locally easier for some :)
>
>So my only counter proposal is: meta-yocto-kernel-extras
>
>I'm going to de-crapify the bbappends so they are more useful, and
>have started on that work, but haven't finished it yet.
>
>Bruce
>
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Bruce Ashfield [mailto:bruce.ashfield at windriver.com]
>>> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 6:03 AM
>>> To: Richard Purdie
>>> Cc: Hart, Darren; yocto; Rifenbark, Scott M; Michael Halstead
>>> Subject: Re: poky-extras
>>>
>>> On 13-06-28 08:57 AM, Richard Purdie wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 2013-06-28 at 08:52 -0400, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
>>>>> On 13-06-28 04:51 AM, Richard Purdie wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Bruce/Darren,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My attention was drawn to the existence of poky-extras. This was
>>> really
>>>>>> a short term gap filling repository and I think the time has come
>to
>>>>>> remove it. There are basically two chunks of code in there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The meta-linaro pieces in there haven't been touched in two years
>>> and
>>>>>> are therefore dead. I think we should delete them to alleviate any
>>>>>> confusion.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The kernel pieces have been touched more recently. Some moved into
>>> the
>>>>>> core, mostly its just example boiler plate type code now. I think
>>> this
>>>>>> needs moving to a better named repository if its still
>>> wanted/useful, or
>>>>>> we delete it. I personally don't have a strong preference.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone take care of sorting this out?
>>>>>
>>>>> I can take care of finding it a new home. I use the repo daily, and
>>> keep
>>>>> bumping it with examples with each new kernel update or release. I
>>> was
>>>>> working on some urlremapper code for the layer, to replace the old
>>>>> boiler plate "uncomment this" examples that are current in the
>>> recipes ..
>>>>> that work has been backgrounded, but I can pick it up again as part
>>>>> of relocating the changes.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm out of the office for the next week and a half, but can have a
>>> look
>>>>> after that. Does that timeframe work ?
>>>>
>>>> Yes, its not urgent and I don't want to remove something people use.
>I
>>>> do think that this would better as a meta-yocto-kernel or something
>>>> similar. How about we simply rename it to that and delete meta-
>linaro
>>>> from it?
>>>
>>> Agreed. That's an effective way to clarify what's left in the layer.
>>> I'll take care of cleaning up the contents later.
>>>
>>> If it's just the rename, I assume Michael can take care of it and
>>> there's nothing immediate for me to do.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Bruce
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Richard
>>>>
>>>>
>>