[meta-ti] meta-ti layer split

[Jack Mitchell]

On 31/01/12 00:44, Denys Dmytriyenko wrote:
> All,
>
> After much debate and further considerations ;) we've decided to split meta-ti
> repository into 2 layers to ease up on inter-layer dependencies and to enable
> additional use cases of building basic BSP images with a very small set of
> layers, only requiring oe-core as a dependency. The proposed split is the
> following:
>
> 1. meta-ti-bsp-core - is the ultra portable layer.  Starting out it will
> contain only recipes-kernel and recipes-bootloader plus necessary machine
> configurations. Depending on the platform, can be as little as basic board
> support.
>
> 2. meta-ti-bsp-extras - provides the full chip functions with perhaps some
> extra constraints. Initialy this will contian support for DSP, Graphics, and
> Wifi. Provides additional board support for peripherals that may require
> software components like DSPBIOS, CodecEngine, gst-ti, firmware etc. Depends
> on meta-ti-bsp-core. In the future, if certain technologies prove themselves
> well portable, we may move them from meta-ti-bsp-extras to meta-ti-bsp-core.
>
> I'll be starting the initial work on this in a separate branch, calling for
> wider review once ready.
>
> Please provide feedback. Thanks.
>

This sounds fantastic. I am looking forward to being able to use an 
officially supported BSP with the Yocto tools (particularly the 
beaglebone!). Will the changes initially go into the meta-ti repo on the 
yocto git or will development start internally and released when deemed 
'ready'?

Regards,
Jack.