Re: [poky] apply a patch to a complete meta-xxx - before using it (in kas)?

> On 17 Jun 2024, at 15:22, Steve via lists.yoctoproject.org <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On 6/17/24 16:19, Alexandre Belloni via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
>> On 17/06/2024 15:13:42+0200, Steve via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
>>> I need a version of a meta-xxx repo that has new syntax ":" instead of
>>> "_". Some other minor things have to be changed too (as compatibility
>>> string)
>>> 
>>> I check that meta-xxx out by help of kas tool.
>>> Do I have a chance to apply a patch right there once the meta-xxx has
>>> been cloned? The kas docu confuses me a lot.
>> 
>> Yes, kas can do that with the patches property of any repo. I wouldn't
>> recommend using it but this works.
>> 
> 
> Do you have an example maybe?
> Kas complained about my attempts with (for me not) readable kind of
> error message.

As a tiny example, 
https://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-arm/commit/?id=fef5eafc0858b790df22b7e4025f8efcde1d84b2 is where we added a patch to meta-arm’s kas files to patch poky.

Ross