On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Chris Larson <kerg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> problem with the := + oe_filter_out method is that it forces an >>> immediate variable expansion right there, which can cause problems in >>> some cases. >> >> Right. That and using it in a .conf file results in parsing errors. :-) > > := is *technically* perfectly valid in a .conf file, as is > oe_filter_out, but it's so sensitive to location as to be of limited > usefulness. All the variables used by the var you're expanding would > have to have been defined already as of that point in the config.
Also using := is bad for sstate-cache has it expands variables immediately and often these include references to paths/machines/etc that will change for each build. For me so far, using := also means removing the variable in question from all dependencies.... -M _______________________________________________ yocto mailing list yocto@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto
