Re: [PATCH] parted_1.8.6.bb: add parted that not GPLv3

["Lei, Maohui" <leimaohui@cn.fujitsu.com>]

Hi Alex

> > +do_install_append() {
> > +	/bin/rm -rf ${D}/${libdir}/*.la
> > +	/bin/rm -rf ${D}/usr/share/info/dir
> > +	/bin/rm -fr ${D}/usr/bin
> > +}
>

Reference to fedora and Ubuntu, I delete these files.


Cheers
Lei


> -----Original Message-----
> From: alexander.kanavin@linux.intel.com [mailto:alexander.kanavin@linux.intel.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 7:33 PM
> To: Lei, Maohui
> Cc: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org
> Subject: Re: [OE-core] [PATCH] parted_1.8.6.bb: add parted that not GPLv3
> 
> > Add parted-1.8.6 which is not GPLv3.
> 
> I have to say, I still can't support having this in oe-core. Providing alternatives to GPLv3
> software is fine, but not when the 'alternative' is a very old, unsupported version of the
> same software, which inevitably brings issues in functionality and maintenance.
> 
> But if Ross and/or Richard disagree, then I'll have to accept it.
> 
> > +Upstream-Status: Pending
> 
> "Inappropriate" is a better reason here, with clarification that the patches are to make an
> old version work and upstream won't be interested in them.
> 
> > +do_install_append() {
> > +	/bin/rm -rf ${D}/${libdir}/*.la
> > +	/bin/rm -rf ${D}/usr/share/info/dir
> > +	/bin/rm -fr ${D}/usr/bin
> > +}
> 
> What are you deleting here and why?
> 
> Alex