[bitbake-devel] UNVERIFIED SENDER Re: UNVERIFIED SENDER Re: RFC: exposing information about the SRC_URI(s)/branch via buildhistory (or similar mechanism)

[chris.laplante at agilent.com]

> > Wouldn't it be a bit overkill to add a new class just to handle SRC_URI? I would think it would just be a little extra code inside
> write_latest_srcrev.
> 
> Ordinarily I'd say yes.  But RP had concerns that these changes add up and
> unless everyone wants them it could prove to be a maintenance problem.  At the
> time he wanted a system for people to opt in to new functionality.  (I'm not
> trying to speak for him, just repeating what I was told when I asked him a
> similar question.)   In my case though I was suggesting much more functionality
> then just this one item.

Makes sense. I definitely like the idea of the automatic changelog.

For now, as a quick prototype of the basic functionality (capturing SRC_URI), I will do as the bbclass suggests and extend BUILDHISTORY_PRESERVE.

Thanks,
Chris