Bug 9918 - Use bitbakes fetcher code to grab layers, do checkouts, etc.
Summary: Use bitbakes fetcher code to grab layers, do checkouts, etc.
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Toaster
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: toaster (show other bugs)
Version: 2.3
Hardware: x86 Multiple
: Medium enhancement
Target Milestone: Future
Assignee: David Reyna
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Reported: 2016-07-12 17:04 UTC by brian avery
Modified: 2025-02-06 15:55 UTC (History)
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Description brian avery 2016-07-12 17:04:33 UTC 
right now, we are directly managing git checkouts but bb has fetcher code to do this and alot more which it would  be a good idea to use.  This becomes more important as we look at adding non git layer sources.
Comment 1 David Reyna 2017-01-10 20:41:49 UTC 
Moving this to 'Medium". Although this is an important enhancement, the "Medium+" status is tracked in special ways even though this is set to "Future".
Comment 2 Mark Hatle 2019-03-06 20:27:49 UTC 
We're working on a layerindex download manager as part of bitbake.  This would allow the toaster to use a unified interface to download layers either from the index or from a direct URL specified by the user.
Comment 3 David Reyna 2021-03-08 17:23:23 UTC 
Mark Hatle's work on a layerindex download manager as part of bitbake is currently on hold.

I will continue to track this.