Hey,
if you use SRCREV inside the PV and have a SRCREV_pn-foo in a config file, you
will end with packages that might or might not be upgradable. Only for SRCREV
= AUTOREV as sortable revision is generated.
At Openmoko I'm currently trying the following fix to this issue and would
like to get some feedback to it. Once I push I will send you my changes as
well.
conf/bitbake.conf:
+SRCPV = "${bb.fetch.get_srcrev(d)}"
change SRCREV in the PV to SRCPV in all packages.
Q: What does it do?
A: It makes sure that Bitbake can give it a sortable revision
Q: Why does it work?
A: The Bitbake fetchers use an internal function to determine if AUTOREV is
used or a specific branch/rev was requested. The internal function works with
SRCREV which is still set (either by AUTOREV or a revision). The second call
to get_srcrev will actually return the revision as used.
comments? is that just exploiting something internal of Bitbake? Is that bad?
z.
