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{ "id": 25966, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/1.1/covers/25966/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/cover/25966/", "project": { "id": 1, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/1.1/projects/1/?format=api", "name": "libcamera", "link_name": "libcamera", "list_id": "libcamera_core", "list_email": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org", "web_url": "", "scm_url": "", "webscm_url": "" }, "msgid": "<20260126190141.2410546-1-laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>", "date": "2026-01-26T19:01:38", "name": "[RFC/PATCH,0/3] Documentation: Explain libcamera's policy on dependencies", "submitter": { "id": 2, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/1.1/people/2/?format=api", "name": "Laurent Pinchart", "email": "laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com" }, "mbox": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/cover/25966/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 5740, "url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/1.1/series/5740/?format=api", "web_url": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/project/libcamera/list/?series=5740", "date": "2026-01-26T19:01:38", "name": "Documentation: Explain libcamera's policy on dependencies", "version": 1, "mbox": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/series/5740/mbox/" } ], "comments": "https://patchwork.libcamera.org/api/covers/25966/comments/", "headers": { "Return-Path": "<libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org>", "X-Original-To": "parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org", "Delivered-To": "parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org", "Received": [ "from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (lancelot.ideasonboard.com\n\t[92.243.16.209])\n\tby patchwork.libcamera.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0C3F7C3200\n\tfor <parsemail@patchwork.libcamera.org>;\n\tMon, 26 Jan 2026 19:01:46 +0000 (UTC)", "from lancelot.ideasonboard.com (localhost [IPv6:::1])\n\tby lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DC4861FCE;\n\tMon, 26 Jan 2026 20:01:45 +0100 (CET)", "from perceval.ideasonboard.com (perceval.ideasonboard.com\n\t[213.167.242.64])\n\tby lancelot.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7639A61A35\n\tfor <libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org>;\n\tMon, 26 Jan 2026 20:01:43 +0100 (CET)", "from pendragon.ideasonboard.com\n\t(2001-14ba-703d-e500--2a1.rev.dnainternet.fi\n\t[IPv6:2001:14ba:703d:e500::2a1])\n\tby perceval.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with UTF8SMTPSA id 8895C1AE2\n\tfor <libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org>;\n\tMon, 26 Jan 2026 20:01:07 +0100 (CET)" ], "Authentication-Results": "lancelot.ideasonboard.com; dkim=pass (1024-bit key;\n\tunprotected) header.d=ideasonboard.com header.i=@ideasonboard.com\n\theader.b=\"PU6ov/sf\"; dkim-atps=neutral", "DKIM-Signature": "v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=ideasonboard.com;\n\ts=mail; t=1769454067;\n\tbh=6X+yuQv4zW/oNhOSDCbkkXOxSJADzBD5J+WjLV+r1vY=;\n\th=From:To:Subject:Date:From;\n\tb=PU6ov/sfX1Hc8yfVoeOv8Mv0TRXnd7VM22DrCM3bYzl/5w/p08Qy0+leIryiNsd/l\n\tX09zZwT8C0OEeCWnJDq0s0Tnrbyy8SEr5MR/SJ7/i5/hf6c//qeT9Fu/uLfsVtr7CF\n\tRTKLQtlBy5fa7S0jnCRBzL/k0vpvYZluQ54Tm4K0=", "From": "Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>", "To": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org", "Subject": "[RFC/PATCH 0/3] Documentation: Explain libcamera's policy on\n\tdependencies", "Date": "Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:01:38 +0200", "Message-ID": "<20260126190141.2410546-1-laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>", "X-Mailer": "git-send-email 2.52.0", "MIME-Version": "1.0", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "8bit", "X-BeenThere": "libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org", "X-Mailman-Version": "2.1.29", "Precedence": "list", "List-Id": "<libcamera-devel.lists.libcamera.org>", "List-Unsubscribe": "<https://lists.libcamera.org/options/libcamera-devel>,\n\t<mailto:libcamera-devel-request@lists.libcamera.org?subject=unsubscribe>", "List-Archive": "<https://lists.libcamera.org/pipermail/libcamera-devel/>", "List-Post": "<mailto:libcamera-devel@lists.libcamera.org>", "List-Help": "<mailto:libcamera-devel-request@lists.libcamera.org?subject=help>", "List-Subscribe": "<https://lists.libcamera.org/listinfo/libcamera-devel>,\n\t<mailto:libcamera-devel-request@lists.libcamera.org?subject=subscribe>", "Errors-To": "libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org", "Sender": "\"libcamera-devel\" <libcamera-devel-bounces@lists.libcamera.org>" }, "content": "Hello,\n\nThe recent submission of NN-assisted AWB by Raspberry Pi has reminded me\nthat our policy regarding third-party dependencies is not documented.\nThis series attemps to fix this issue.\n\nPatches 1/3 and 2/3 improves the documentation organization, to fix\nissues I noticed when I looked for the best place to add the\ndependencies policy. They should hopefully not be controversial. Patch\n3/3 then documents the policy.\n\nLaurent Pinchart (3):\n Documentation: Reorganize the index of the \"For Developers\" section\n Documentation: Move platform support to user documentation\n Documentation: architecture: Detail policy on dependencies\n\n Documentation/index.rst | 13 +++---\n Documentation/libcamera_architecture.rst | 53 ++++++++++++------------\n Documentation/meson.build | 1 +\n Documentation/platform_support.rst | 25 +++++++++++\n 4 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)\n create mode 100644 Documentation/platform_support.rst\n\n\nbase-commit: ad2d317a0c15ad475844b239128360b605eb6d8f" }