On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 17:42 -0700, Khem Raj wrote: > > On Jul 7, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Richard Purdie > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 2011-07-07 at 14:39 -0700, Khem Raj wrote: > >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> From: Nitin A Kamble <[email protected]> > >>> > >>> Signed-off-by: Nitin A Kamble <[email protected]> > >>> --- > >>> ...n_2.21.bb => binutils-cross-canadian_2.21.1.bb} | 0 > >>> ...tils-cross_2.21.bb => binutils-cross_2.21.1.bb} | 0 > >>> ...rosssdk_2.21.bb => binutils-crosssdk_2.21.1.bb} | 0 > >>> .../110-arm-eabi-conf.patch | 0 > >>> .../binutils-2.19.1-ld-sysroot.patch | 0 > >>> .../binutils-poison.patch | 0 > >>> .../binutils-pr12366.patch | 0 > >>> .../binutils-uclibc-100-uclibc-conf.patch | 0 > >>> ...binutils-uclibc-300-001_ld_makefile_patch.patch | 0 > >>> ...binutils-uclibc-300-006_better_file_error.patch | 0 > >>> ...ils-uclibc-300-012_check_ldrunpath_length.patch | 0 > >>> .../binutils-uclibc-gas-needs-libm.patch | 0 > >>> .../binutils-x86_64_i386_biarch.patch | 0 > >>> .../libiberty_path_fix.patch | 0 > >>> .../libtool-2.4-update.patch | 1725 > >>> ++++++++++---------- > >>> .../libtool-rpath-fix.patch | 0 > >>> .../{binutils_2.21.bb => binutils_2.21.1.bb} | 7 +- > >>> 17 files changed, 871 insertions(+), 861 deletions(-) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-cross-canadian_2.21.bb => > >>> binutils-cross-canadian_2.21.1.bb} (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-cross_2.21.bb => > >>> binutils-cross_2.21.1.bb} (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-crosssdk_2.21.bb => > >>> binutils-crosssdk_2.21.1.bb} (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/110-arm-eabi-conf.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/binutils-2.19.1-ld-sysroot.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/binutils-poison.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/binutils-pr12366.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/binutils-uclibc-100-uclibc-conf.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/binutils-uclibc-300-001_ld_makefile_patch.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/binutils-uclibc-300-006_better_file_error.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/binutils-uclibc-300-012_check_ldrunpath_length.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/binutils-uclibc-gas-needs-libm.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/binutils-x86_64_i386_biarch.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/libiberty_path_fix.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/libtool-2.4-update.patch (94%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils-2.21 => > >>> binutils}/libtool-rpath-fix.patch (100%) > >>> rename meta/recipes-devtools/binutils/{binutils_2.21.bb => > >>> binutils_2.21.1.bb} (87%) > >>> > >> > >> How about changing the recipe to fetch from binutils-2_21-branch and > >> call it binutils 2.21 as it is > > > > I don't really see the benefits in fetching this from the SCM? > > Not much yes however > > Releases happen not so frequently but bug fixes go into the branch and > it makes it easier to upgrade may be same as adding patches to > metadata but we don't need to keep them local in metadata > > It will match the process we do for other toolchain components
I have a dislike for depending on what are usually slow SCMs for components of the system. I've been convinced we need to do it for gcc but I think that is the exception to the rule and we don't have a seriously large number of patches queued against binutils... I've therefore taken the patch. Cheers, Richard _______________________________________________ Openembedded-core mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
