Re: [OE-core] why "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_udev" and not "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/udev"?

2021-08-31 Thread Richard Purdie
On Tue, 2021-08-31 at 04:27 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Mon, 30 Aug 2021, Khem Raj wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 12:52 AM Robert P. J. Day > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > i was going to extend section 3.3.17, "Using Virtual Providers", > > > with an intro example using "udev"

Re: [OE-core] why "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_udev" and not "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/udev"?

2021-08-31 Thread Richard Purdie
On Mon, 2021-08-30 at 03:52 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > i was going to extend section 3.3.17, "Using Virtual Providers", > with an intro example using "udev" until i realized that that example > doesn't use the "virtual/" notation. so ... why not? is there some > distinction between other

Re: [OE-core] why "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_udev" and not "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/udev"?

2021-08-31 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Mon, 30 Aug 2021, Khem Raj wrote: > On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 12:52 AM Robert P. J. Day > wrote: > > > > > > i was going to extend section 3.3.17, "Using Virtual Providers", > > with an intro example using "udev" until i realized that that example > > doesn't use the "virtual/" notation. so

Re: [OE-core] why "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_udev" and not "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/udev"?

2021-08-30 Thread Khem Raj
On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 12:52 AM Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > i was going to extend section 3.3.17, "Using Virtual Providers", > with an intro example using "udev" until i realized that that example > doesn't use the "virtual/" notation. so ... why not? is there some > distinction between

Re: [OE-core] why "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_udev" and not "PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/udev"?

2021-08-30 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Mon, 30 Aug 2021, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > i was going to extend section 3.3.17, "Using Virtual Providers", > with an intro example using "udev" until i realized that that > example doesn't use the "virtual/" notation. so ... why not? is > there some distinction between other components