I would favor adding "extras" into the name then so there is no confusion over it being the main thing.
>-----Original Message----- >From: Bruce Ashfield [mailto:bruce.ashfi...@windriver.com] >Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 6:41 AM >To: Rifenbark, Scott M >Cc: Richard Purdie; Hart, Darren; yocto; Michael Halstead >Subject: Re: poky-extras > >On 13-06-28 09:22 AM, Rifenbark, Scott M wrote: >> All I need is the name to make some initial changes. > >Personally, I'm fine with 'meta-yocto-kernel'. Naming things is >never easy, so I won't agonize over whether or not an "extras" >should be on the end. But the name should be clear that it isn't >the main yocto kernel, it's just a few crappy bbappends that make >working with it locally easier for some :) > >So my only counter proposal is: meta-yocto-kernel-extras > >I'm going to de-crapify the bbappends so they are more useful, and >have started on that work, but haven't finished it yet. > >Bruce > >> >> Scott >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Bruce Ashfield [mailto:bruce.ashfi...@windriver.com] >>> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 6:03 AM >>> To: Richard Purdie >>> Cc: Hart, Darren; yocto; Rifenbark, Scott M; Michael Halstead >>> Subject: Re: poky-extras >>> >>> On 13-06-28 08:57 AM, Richard Purdie wrote: >>>> On Fri, 2013-06-28 at 08:52 -0400, Bruce Ashfield wrote: >>>>> On 13-06-28 04:51 AM, Richard Purdie wrote: >>>>>> Hi Bruce/Darren, >>>>>> >>>>>> My attention was drawn to the existence of poky-extras. This was >>> really >>>>>> a short term gap filling repository and I think the time has come >to >>>>>> remove it. There are basically two chunks of code in there. >>>>>> >>>>>> The meta-linaro pieces in there haven't been touched in two years >>> and >>>>>> are therefore dead. I think we should delete them to alleviate any >>>>>> confusion. >>>>>> >>>>>> The kernel pieces have been touched more recently. Some moved into >>> the >>>>>> core, mostly its just example boiler plate type code now. I think >>> this >>>>>> needs moving to a better named repository if its still >>> wanted/useful, or >>>>>> we delete it. I personally don't have a strong preference. >>>>>> >>>>>> Can someone take care of sorting this out? >>>>> >>>>> I can take care of finding it a new home. I use the repo daily, and >>> keep >>>>> bumping it with examples with each new kernel update or release. I >>> was >>>>> working on some urlremapper code for the layer, to replace the old >>>>> boiler plate "uncomment this" examples that are current in the >>> recipes .. >>>>> that work has been backgrounded, but I can pick it up again as part >>>>> of relocating the changes. >>>>> >>>>> I'm out of the office for the next week and a half, but can have a >>> look >>>>> after that. Does that timeframe work ? >>>> >>>> Yes, its not urgent and I don't want to remove something people use. >I >>>> do think that this would better as a meta-yocto-kernel or something >>>> similar. How about we simply rename it to that and delete meta- >linaro >>>> from it? >>> >>> Agreed. That's an effective way to clarify what's left in the layer. >>> I'll take care of cleaning up the contents later. >>> >>> If it's just the rename, I assume Michael can take care of it and >>> there's nothing immediate for me to do. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Bruce >>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Richard >>>> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto