[OE-core] [PATCH 1/2] glibc: Explicitly disable msgfmt

[Richard Purdie]

On Sat, 2020-03-07 at 20:17 -0800, Khem Raj wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 2:37 PM Richard Purdie
> <richard.purdie at linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > If configure is rerun it finds msgfmt from gettext-native which is
> > installed
> > during package_write_ipk|deb and means builds are not determinisic.
> > 
> > Whether msgfmt is needed is debatable (libc.mo files arne't
> > generated without
> > it) however we should at least be consistent which this patch
> > ensures.
> > 
> 
> I think we could turn it into a packageconfig and add depending on
> gettext-native in knob,  keep the knob disabled by default. While
> dont think translation files will be commonly installed on systems OE
> targets but its seems limiting if we simply disable it.

Keep in mind that currently in any build from scratch it is disabled.
This patch doesn't regress anything, it just ensures builds are
reproducible.

I agree if anyone wants it, we can add a PACKAGECONFIG.

Cheers,

Richard