Bug 12088 - yocto-compat-layer does not resolve layer dependencies
Summary: yocto-compat-layer does not resolve layer dependencies
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: OE-Core
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: Scripts and Tools (show other bugs)
Version: 2.4
Hardware: x86 Multiple
: Medium+ normal
Target Milestone: 2.4 M4
Assignee: Mark Hatle
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Reported: 2017-09-14 22:15 UTC by Todor Minchev
Modified: 2017-09-21 15:58 UTC (History)
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Description Todor Minchev 2017-09-14 22:15:09 UTC 
If yocto-compat-layer-wrapper is run against a layer, which depends on another layer. The dependent layers are not resolved and the tests fail (no bb recipes are found for bbappends in our layer).
Comment 1 Mark Hatle 2017-09-21 14:52:42 UTC 
I have no idea what 'yocto-compat-layer-wrapper' is.

yocto-compat-layer, formerly yocto-compat-layer.py, does properly handle dependencies.

The dependency must be specified in the layer.conf file using LAYERDEPENDS = "..."

The dependency layers must be provided to the tool using the command line --dependency <path> arguments, or included in the primary checking argument.  Without doing this the tool has no way to 'find' a layer.  You must tell it where everything else.
Comment 2 Stephano Cetola 2017-09-21 15:58:32 UTC 
Per Todor, mark as resolved. --dependency works for him.