Re: [LEDE-DEV] [PATCH v2] scripts: metadata: always resolve dependencies through provides list

2017-07-20 Thread Matthias Schiffer
On 07/08/2017 09:18 PM, Matthias Schiffer wrote: > Instead of adding virtual packages to the normal package list, keep a > separate list for provides, make each package provide itself, and resolve > all dependencies through this list. This allows to use PROVIDES to replace > existing packages. > >

Re: [LEDE-DEV] [PATCH v2] scripts: metadata: always resolve dependencies through provides list

2017-07-08 Thread Matthias Schiffer
On 07/08/2017 09:18 PM, Matthias Schiffer wrote: > Instead of adding virtual packages to the normal package list, keep a > separate list for provides, make each package provide itself, and resolve > all dependencies through this list. This allows to use PROVIDES to replace > existing packages. > >

[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH v2] scripts: metadata: always resolve dependencies through provides list

2017-07-08 Thread Matthias Schiffer
Instead of adding virtual packages to the normal package list, keep a separate list for provides, make each package provide itself, and resolve all dependencies through this list. This allows to use PROVIDES to replace existing packages. A side effect of the changes in the makefile dependency logi