On Fri, 5 Dec 2025 at 16:46, Gyorgy Sarvari via lists.yoctoproject.org <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been thinking about this, and also tried to reproduce it, > unsuccessfully... > > If fetch is deemed successful, it is stored in the shared state cache, > and then it is not repeated until the relevant signature changes - I > think this is the metadata reference you found. > However as long as the download folder's content is only modified by one > project only, it supposed keep track of it fine. > > One question about the DL_DIR: is it possible that it is shared between > multiple projects, while keeping separate shared state cache? Or that > the DL_DIR's content modified manually? > The shared state cache supposed to keep track of what is downloaded by > bitbake and what is not, but if the DL_DIR's content is changed without > bitbake (or by a separate bitbake), that can break the shared state, and > cause such issues.
This is not correct. Shared state does not track what is downloaded. It is also fine to share DL_DIR between multiple builds and projects. Alex
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#66094): https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/yocto/message/66094 Mute This Topic: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/mt/116612004/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/yocto/unsub [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
