[Toaster] [review-request] 7414-cut the prefix from layer file paths for bitbake variables

[Lerner, Dave]

Hi Belen,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barros Pena, Belen [mailto:belen.barros.pena at intel.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 9:17 AM
> To: Lerner, Dave
> Cc: toaster at yoctoproject.org
> Subject: Re: [review-request] 7414-cut the prefix from layer file paths for bitbake
> variables
> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> This is looking good. But I've realised I forgot about something. Not all
> files setting variables are inside a layer: some of them are configuration
> files inside the /build or /bitbake directories.
> 
> I guess we should also cut those, showing only the path inside the root
> source directory. So something like
> 
> /home/user/poky/build/conf/local.conf
> 
> Would show as
> 
> build/conf/local.conf
> 
> I am not fully sure if this is the right thing to do, so I'd be interested
> in hearing what you and the others think.
> 
> I also realise this was not explicitly explained in the original bug. If
> you want me to open a separate issue in Bugzilla, I can do so: just let me
> know.

Please open a separate bug and give Alex the ok for 7414.  Layer relative makes sense to me, active-build-directory-relative does not, too many questions "what is the relative to?" are raised.

Dave

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Belén
> 
> On 12/03/2015 15:48, "Lerner, Dave" <dave.lerner at windriver.com> wrote:
> 
> >rebased.
> >Dave
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Lerner, Dave
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 10:46 AM
> >> To: Barros Pena, Belen (belen.barros.pena at intel.com)
> >> Subject: RE: [review-request] 7414-cut the prefix from layer file paths
> >>for bitbake
> >> variables
> >>
> >> I don't think that I rebased (since Tuesday) before I pushed.  Can you
> >>hold off pulling
> >> for 15 minutes?  I'll send a note when rebased.
> >> Dave
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Lerner, Dave
> >> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 10:29 AM
> >> > To: Barros Pena, Belen (belen.barros.pena at intel.com); Damian,
> >>Alexandru
> >> > (alexandru.damian at intel.com)
> >> > Cc: toaster at yoctoproject.org
> >> > Subject: [review-request] 7414-cut the prefix from layer file paths
> >>for bitbake
> >> > variables
> >> >
> >> >
> >>http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky-contrib/log/?h=lerner/trim
> >>_varpath_7414
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Page Testing:
> >> > Create project using yocto master which includes openembedded-core,
> >>meta-yocto and
> >> meta-
> >> > yocto-bsp, then add layers meta-oe, meta-games.
> >> > Build the project.
> >> >
> >> > Open the build, configuration page, bitbake variables.
> >> > Note the following types of variable path names in the "Set in file"
> >>column and when
> >> > clicking the variable in the History.
> >> >
> >> > Variable: B
> >> > Set in file/history:  meta/conf/bitbake.conf
> >> >
> >> > Variable: BBFILE_PATTERN_core
> >> > Set in file: full path to configure
> >> > History: first meta/conf/layer.conf, then
> >> > /path/_poky_master.toaster_cloned/bitbake/lib/bb/data_smart.py
> >> >
> >> > Variable: BBFILE_PATTTERN_games-layers
> >> > Set in file and History:
> >>meta-games_master.toaster_cloned/conf/layer.conf
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > HTML Validation: Pass
> >> > Dave Lerner
>