[RFC,1/4] multiarch: Add warning on PN usage fallback

Message ID 20240216143426.3490967-2-amikan@ilbers.de
State RFC
Headers show
Series Warn on PN usage for virtual packages | expand

Commit Message

Anton Mikanovich Feb. 16, 2024, 2:34 p.m. UTC
Using PN in variables should be avoided in prior to BPN for -compat and
-native compatibility. Add a warning in case of autofixing.

Signed-off-by: Anton Mikanovich <amikan@ilbers.de>
---
 meta/classes/multiarch.bbclass | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Patch

diff --git a/meta/classes/multiarch.bbclass b/meta/classes/multiarch.bbclass
index b3fc9441..d1bad652 100644
--- a/meta/classes/multiarch.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/multiarch.bbclass
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@  python multiarch_virtclass_handler() {
             if v is not None and '${PN}' in v:
                 d.setVar(var + ':remove', v)
                 d.appendVar(var, v.replace('${PN}', '${BPN}'))
+                bb.warn('Variable PN in ' + var + ' is not recommended. ' +
+                        'Use BPN instead.')
 
     # When building compat/native, the corresponding suffix needs to be
     # propagated to all bitbake dependency definitions.