bitbake-layers create-layer does create a new example layer with 'kirkstone' in LAYERSERIES_COMPAT Reproduce: clone poky master run bitbake-layer create-layer ../meta-foo source oe-init-build-env bitbake-layer add-layer ../../meta-foo fails with compat error.
(In reply to Jan-Simon Moeller from comment #0) > bitbake-layers create-layer > does create a new example layer with 'kirkstone' in LAYERSERIES_COMPAT > > Reproduce: > > clone poky master > > run bitbake-layer create-layer ../meta-foo which bitbake/core version you're using at this step? looks like you're sourcing master later on which is the reason LAYERSERIES_COMPAT is different. > > source oe-init-build-env > bitbake-layer add-layer ../../meta-foo > > fails with compat error. $ git clone https://github.com/yoctoproject/poky.git Cloning into 'poky'... [...] $ . ./poky/oe-init-build-env bz15300 [...] $ bitbake-layers create-layer ../meta-foo NOTE: Starting bitbake server... Add your new layer with 'bitbake-layers add-layer ../meta-foo' $ bitbake-layers add-layer ../meta-foo NOTE: Starting bitbake server... $ grep COMPAT ../meta-foo/conf/layer.conf LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_meta-foo = "nanbield"
Holidays and sick last week. Will get back after CES next week.
We haven't heard from you for a while. I'm closing this bug based on previous comment I made. Please make sure you're sourcing appropriate branch prior creating the layer. Feel free to reopen this report if the issue still exists.