1 files changed, 39 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/distrodata.bbclass b/meta/classes/distrodata.bbclass
index 5e34441610..c85f7b3474 100644
--- a/meta/classes/distrodata.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/distrodata.bbclass
@@ -261,12 +261,44 @@ python do_checkpkg() {
         from bb.utils import vercmp_string
         from bb.fetch2 import FetchError, NoMethodError, decodeurl
 
-        """first check whether a uri is provided"""
-        src_uri = (d.getVar('SRC_URI') or '').split()
-        if src_uri:
-            uri_type, _, _, _, _, _ = decodeurl(src_uri[0])
-        else:
-            uri_type = "none"
+        def get_upstream_version_and_status():
+
+            # set if the upstream check fails reliably, e.g. absent git tags, or weird version format used on our or on upstream side.
+            upstream_version_unknown = localdata.getVar('UPSTREAM_VERSION_UNKNOWN')
+            # set if the upstream check cannot be reliably performed due to transient network failures, or server behaving weirdly. 
+            # This one should be used sparingly, as it completely excludes a recipe from upstream checking.
+            upstream_check_unreliable = localdata.getVar('UPSTREAM_CHECK_UNRELIABLE')
+
+            if upstream_check_unreliable == "1":
+                return "N/A", "CHECK_IS_UNRELIABLE"
+
+            try:
+                uv = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_upstream_version(localdata)
+                pupver = uv['version'] if uv['version'] else "N/A"
+            except Exception as e:
+                pupver = "N/A"
+
+            if pupver == "N/A":
+                pstatus = "UNKNOWN" if upstream_version_unknown else "UNKNOWN_BROKEN"
+            else:
+                src_uri = (localdata.getVar('SRC_URI') or '').split()
+                if src_uri:
+                    uri_type, _, _, _, _, _ = decodeurl(src_uri[0])
+                else:
+                    uri_type = "none"
+                pv, _, _ = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_pv_without_srcpv(pversion, uri_type)
+                upv, _, _ = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_pv_without_srcpv(pupver, uri_type)
+
+                cmp = vercmp_string(pv, upv)
+                if cmp == -1:
+                    pstatus = "UPDATE" if not upstream_version_unknown else "KNOWN_BROKEN"
+                elif cmp == 0:
+                    pstatus = "MATCH" if not upstream_version_unknown else "KNOWN_BROKEN"
+                else:
+                    pstatus = "UNKNOWN" if upstream_version_unknown else "UNKNOWN_BROKEN"
+
+            return pupver, pstatus
+
 
         """initialize log files."""
         logpath = d.getVar('LOG_DIR')
@@ -313,34 +345,7 @@ python do_checkpkg() {
         psrcuri = localdata.getVar('SRC_URI')
         maintainer = localdata.getVar('RECIPE_MAINTAINER')
 
-        """ Get upstream version version """
-        pupver = ""
-        pstatus = ""
-
-        try:
-            uv = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_upstream_version(localdata)
-
-            pupver = uv['version']
-        except Exception as e:
-            if e is FetchError:
-                pstatus = "ErrAccess"
-            elif e is NoMethodError:
-                pstatus = "ErrUnsupportedProto"
-            else:
-                pstatus = "ErrUnknown"
-
-        """Set upstream version status"""
-        if not pupver:
-            pupver = "N/A"
-        else:
-            pv, _, _ = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_pv_without_srcpv(pversion, uri_type)
-            upv, _, _ = oe.recipeutils.get_recipe_pv_without_srcpv(pupver, uri_type)
-
-            cmp = vercmp_string(pv, upv)
-            if cmp == -1:
-                pstatus = "UPDATE"
-            elif cmp == 0:
-                pstatus = "MATCH"
+        pupver, pstatus = get_upstream_version_and_status()
 
         if psrcuri:
             psrcuri = psrcuri.split()[0]