For layers that want to provide the ability to
select a version of VLC.

Signed-off-by: Vincent Davis Jr <vince@...>
---
meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/vlc/vlc_3.0.17-1.bb | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/vlc/vlc_3.0.17-1.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/vlc/vlc_3.0.17-1.bb
index 9b85cb537..eff42496d 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/vlc/vlc_3.0.17-1.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-multimedia/vlc/vlc_3.0.17-1.bb
@@ -130,3 +130,5 @@ FILES:${PN}-staticdev += "\
INSANE_SKIP:${PN} = "dev-so"

EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "${@bb.utils.contains("LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED", "commercial", "0", "1", d)}"
+
+PROVIDES = "virtual/vlc"
--
2.34.1

On 30 Jul 2022, at 03:28, Vincent Davis Jr via lists.openembedded.org <vince=underview.tech@...> wrote:

For layers that want to provide the ability to
select a version of VLC.

There’s no need for this.

If there’s just different versions, then have vlc_1.2.3.bb alongside vlc_1.0.0.bb and use PREFERRED_VERSION.

If you’ve got a fork, then just name it vlc-foo_1.2.3.bb and use PREFERRED_PROVIDER.

There’s no need to use virtual/ with PREFERRED_PROVIDER. virtual/* should only be used when you want an abstract thing and there are many implementation, such as virtual/libc, which can be glibc, newlib, musl, etc.

Ross

On 30 Jul 2022, at 22:24, Vincent Davis Jr via lists.openembedded.org <vince=underview.tech@...> wrote:

Hey again Ross sorry I know I already sent this meant to hit reply all.

Meant to say for layers that contain recipes that clone different implementations of VLC and want to allow the ability to select an implementation. Would be nice to have PROVIDES = "virtual/vlc" here versus multiple different layers providing bbappend files that add the PROVIDES variable.

Working in PR were we want to allow either upstream implementation of VLC or raspberry pi distro implementation.

https://github.com/agherzan/meta-raspberrypi/pull/985

I still don’t see the need: meta-raspberrypi’s vlc-rpi can PROVIDE vlc and set PREFERRED_PROVIDER.

Ross