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

On 17 Jun 2024, at 16:20, Steve via lists.yoctoproject.org <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On 6/17/24 16:59, Ross Burton via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
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>>> On 17 Jun 2024, at 15:22, Steve via lists.yoctoproject.org <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> 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
>> 
> 
> Thanks Ross,
> can't test it right now, but I see my mistake. I located the patch
> inside the layer structure. But why this procps entry?
> There isn't any procps structure that could be addressed in meta-arm,
> isn't it?
> I read your example as: There is a patch 0001...patch that has to be
> applied to meta-arm repo (in general).

This was a patch in the meta-arm repository that was being applied to poky.  The patch explains why. :)

Ross