[Toaster] FW: Removing Hob for 2.1

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FYI

On 26/02/2016 03:49, "Paul Eggleton" <paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com> wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>So we've been gearing up the Toaster web UI to replace the Hob (GTK+
>based) UI 
>for some time now; Hob has basically been on life support for the past
>few 
>releases. As of late last month in master, Toaster has the capability to
>select the packages in an image, removing the last thing that Hob could
>do 
>that Toaster couldn't. This means it's about time we looked at removing
>Hob - 
>particularly if we want to do so for the upcoming 2.1 release as we
>should 
>really do so within the M3 development timeframe which is almost over.
>
>To recap, the reasons why Hob ought to be removed include:
>
>- The code is tightly woven into BitBake, making it fragile. This means
>it 
>needs significant QA and maintenance on an ongoing basis.
>
>- Some of the implementation is not ideal; we'll be able to remove some
>cruft 
>from BitBake and OE-Core at the same time.
>
>- It's GTK+ 2 based, not the current GTK+ 3.
>
>- Toaster is now a much more capable UI and is being actively maintained
>
>I'm maintaining a list of things we would drop together with Hob, so I
>could 
>probably come up with a patchset - I just wanted to give people a heads
>up and 
>double check that this is something we indeed want to do in 2.1. Any
>comments?
>
>Cheers,
>Paul
>
>-- 
>
>Paul Eggleton
>Intel Open Source Technology Centre