From: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
To: bitbake-devel@lists.openembedded.org
Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>,
docs@lists.yoctoproject.org,
Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] bitbake-setup: rename "abort" rebase conflict stragegy to "halt"
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:14:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260331-docs-fixes-v1-1-45ee34341e72@bootlin.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260331-docs-fixes-v1-0-45ee34341e72@bootlin.com>
As per [1], do not use the word "abort" and replace it with "halt" for
the rebase conflicts strategy. This is something we try to follow in our
documentation.
[1]: https://inclusivenaming.org/word-lists/tier-1/abort/
Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>
---
bin/bitbake-setup | 8 ++++----
doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst | 6 +++---
doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst | 2 +-
lib/bb/tests/setup.py | 8 ++++----
4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/bin/bitbake-setup b/bin/bitbake-setup
index b02cbc2b1c4..33cbefb4914 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-setup
+++ b/bin/bitbake-setup
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def _get_remotes(r_remote):
return remotes
-def checkout_layers(layers, confdir, layerdir, d, rebase_conflicts_strategy='abort'):
+def checkout_layers(layers, confdir, layerdir, d, rebase_conflicts_strategy='halt'):
def _checkout_git_remote(r_remote, repodir, layers_fixed_revisions):
rev = r_remote['rev']
branch = r_remote.get('branch', None)
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def merge_overrides_into_sources(sources, overrides):
layers[k] = v
return layers
-def update_build(config, confdir, setupdir, layerdir, d, update_bb_conf="prompt", init_vscode=False, rebase_conflicts_strategy='abort'):
+def update_build(config, confdir, setupdir, layerdir, d, update_bb_conf="prompt", init_vscode=False, rebase_conflicts_strategy='halt'):
layer_config = merge_overrides_into_sources(config["data"]["sources"], config["source-overrides"]["sources"])
sources_fixed_revisions = checkout_layers(layer_config, confdir, layerdir, d, rebase_conflicts_strategy=rebase_conflicts_strategy)
bitbake_config = config["bitbake-config"]
@@ -1273,9 +1273,9 @@ def main():
parser_update = subparsers.add_parser('update', help='Update a setup to be in sync with configuration')
add_setup_dir_arg(parser_update)
parser_update.add_argument('--update-bb-conf', choices=['prompt', 'yes', 'no'], default='prompt', help='Update bitbake configuration files (bblayers.conf, local.conf) (default: prompt)')
- parser_update.add_argument('--rebase-conflicts-strategy', choices=['abort', 'backup'], default='abort',
+ parser_update.add_argument('--rebase-conflicts-strategy', choices=['halt', 'backup'], default='halt',
help="What to do when a layer repository has local modifications that prevent "
- "an in-place update: 'abort' (default) aborts with an error message; "
+ "an in-place update: 'halt' (default) halts with an error message; "
"'backup' renames the directory to a timestamped backup and re-clones from upstream.")
parser_update.set_defaults(func=build_update)
diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst
index c22e19bd665..c7b73001404 100644
--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst
+++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ In addition, the command can take the following arguments:
local modifications or commits that prevent an in-place update. Accepted
values are:
- - ``abort`` (default): stop with an error message describing the problem.
+ - ``halt`` (default): stop with an error message describing the problem.
The repository is left in its previous state (the failed rebase is
- automatically aborted). The error message includes a hint to re-run with
+ automatically halted). The error message includes a hint to re-run with
``--rebase-conflicts-strategy=backup``.
- ``backup``: rename the conflicting layer directory to a timestamped
``<name>-backup-<timestamp>`` path (preserving local work), then
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ In addition, the command can take the following arguments:
- This example shows what happens when a layer directory contains local
commits that conflict with the incoming upstream changes. The failed rebase
- is automatically aborted, and the ``dldir`` remote is left in the repository
+ is automatically halted, and the ``dldir`` remote is left in the repository
for manual resolution:
.. code-block:: shell
diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
index c2747c40124..fbfc9600f12 100644
--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
+++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-fetching.rst
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ The method raises an error if:
- The working tree contains staged or unstaged changes to tracked
files (``LocalModificationsError``).
- Local commits cannot be cleanly rebased onto the new upstream
- revision (``RebaseError``). A failed rebase is automatically aborted
+ revision (``RebaseError``). A failed rebase is automatically halted
before the exception is raised.
- The download cache does not contain a sufficiently recent clone
of the repository, or the checkout is a shallow clone.
diff --git a/lib/bb/tests/setup.py b/lib/bb/tests/setup.py
index 638d56d3bb3..c85013eb4d4 100644
--- a/lib/bb/tests/setup.py
+++ b/lib/bb/tests/setup.py
@@ -639,14 +639,14 @@ print("BBPATH is {{}}".format(os.environ["BBPATH"]))
"""Test the --rebase-conflicts-strategy option for the update command.
Covers three scenarios not exercised by test_setup:
- 1. Uncommitted tracked-file change (LocalModificationsError) + default 'abort'
+ 1. Uncommitted tracked-file change (LocalModificationsError) + default 'halt'
strategy → clean error message containing 'has uncommitted changes' and a
hint at --rebase-conflicts-strategy=backup; no backup directory is created.
2. Same uncommitted change + 'backup' strategy → directory is renamed to a
timestamped backup and the layer is re-cloned cleanly.
3. Committed local change that conflicts with an incoming upstream commit
(RebaseError):
- a. Default 'abort' strategy → error containing 'Merge conflict' and the
+ a. Default 'halt' strategy → error containing 'Merge conflict' and the
--rebase-conflicts-strategy=backup hint; no backup directory is created.
b. 'backup' strategy → backup + re-clone instead of a hard failure.
"""
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ print("BBPATH is {{}}".format(os.environ["BBPATH"]))
layer_path = os.path.join(setuppath, 'layers', 'test-repo')
layers_path = os.path.join(setuppath, 'layers')
- # Scenario 1: uncommitted tracked change, default 'abort' strategy
+ # Scenario 1: uncommitted tracked change, default 'halt' strategy
# Advance upstream so an update is required.
self.add_file_to_testrepo('test-file', 'upstream-v2\n')
# Modify the same tracked file in the layer without committing.
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ print("BBPATH is {{}}".format(os.environ["BBPATH"]))
self.assertIn('--rebase-conflicts-strategy=backup', str(ctx.exception))
# No backup directory must have been created.
self.assertEqual(self._count_layer_backups(layers_path), 0,
- "abort strategy must not create any backup")
+ "halt strategy must not create any backup")
# Scenario 2: same uncommitted change, 'backup' strategy
out = self.runbbsetup("update --update-bb-conf='no' --rebase-conflicts-strategy=backup")
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-31 8:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-31 8:14 [PATCH 0/2] bitbake-setup docs fixes Antonin Godard
2026-03-31 8:14 ` Antonin Godard [this message]
2026-03-31 9:00 ` [docs] [PATCH 1/2] bitbake-setup: rename "abort" rebase conflict stragegy to "halt" Quentin Schulz
2026-03-31 10:43 ` Richard Purdie
2026-03-31 11:36 ` [bitbake-devel] " Alexander Kanavin
2026-04-03 8:07 ` Antonin Godard
2026-04-03 10:04 ` Alexander Kanavin
2026-04-03 10:16 ` Richard Purdie
2026-04-04 7:34 ` Adam Blank
2026-04-04 15:33 ` Alexander Kanavin
2026-04-04 15:58 ` Adam Blank
2026-04-04 16:16 ` Alexander Kanavin
2026-04-04 16:25 ` Adam Blank
[not found] ` <18A333954F38AD11.657799@lists.yoctoproject.org>
2026-04-04 16:29 ` Alexander Kanavin
2026-04-04 17:06 ` Adam Blank
2026-04-04 17:13 ` Alexander Kanavin
2026-03-31 8:14 ` [PATCH 2/2] doc/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst: replace shell blocks by console Antonin Godard
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