Re: [meta-virtualization] [PATCH 1/2] cockpit-machines: move to dynamic layer for meta-webserver

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 2:21 AM Martin Jansa <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 11:38 PM Bruce Ashfield
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > In message: [meta-virtualization] [PATCH 1/2] cockpit-machines: move to
> dynamic layer for meta-webserver
> > on 10/03/2026 Martin Jansa via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> >
> > > From: Martin Jansa <[email protected]>
> > >
> > > it depends on cockpit recipe from there, fixes:
> > > ERROR: Nothing PROVIDES 'cockpit' (but
> meta-virtualization/recipes-extended/cockpit-machines/
> cockpit-machines_346.bb DEPENDS on or otherwise requires it)
> > > in bitbake world builds
> >
> > I guess alternatively, could a skiprecipe be raised if webserver
> > isn't in the collections ?
>
> That would work as well, but dynamic layers looked better to me, your call.
>

I'll ponder it.

I'm just thinking that I'll forget about ever upgrading it if it isn't
where I can
see it (it is important to recognize one's limitations :)) .. but since it
was
a contribution, hopefully the contributor would send me those updates
anyway.



>
> > Or meta-weberver becomes a dependency (which I do not want).
>
> It's also already listed in LAYERRECOMMENDS_virtualization-layer which
> seems enough for this optional recipe (I don't even know what cockpit
> recipe is, I've seen it for first time in the error message :)).
>
>
Agreed.

Bruce



> Cheers,
>


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