From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B9BFD2D8EF for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:29:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout-03.galae.net (smtpout-03.galae.net [185.246.85.4]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.msgproc01-g2.7454.1769509739509603020 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:28:59 -0800 Authentication-Results: mx.groups.io; dkim=pass header.i=@bootlin.com header.s=dkim header.b=Hs3YQ3cR; spf=pass (domain: bootlin.com, ip: 185.246.85.4, mailfrom: antonin.godard@bootlin.com) Received: from smtpout-01.galae.net (smtpout-01.galae.net [212.83.139.233]) by smtpout-03.galae.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C8FD44E422CE; Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:28:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.galae.net (mail.galae.net [212.83.136.155]) by smtpout-01.galae.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A02B0606F5; Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:28:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Mailerdaemon) with ESMTPSA id EB1EC119A8686; Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:28:56 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bootlin.com; s=dkim; t=1769509737; h=from:subject:date:message-id:to:cc:mime-version:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:references; bh=iv1sqYv2zBm/BZbNIk2y0kQJ9jkcvO8iuk+jChDShh8=; b=Hs3YQ3cRmSxDs+heBGO4LboLTTpUdN2GNWNQHqahBpVsLx/cvLWpN8L1YGIX2nUuWZXpYp n94wbqX2TO2Q0YIhNyPMg4LPn89kEwo2dLJeQ7dQLgyEfx+6JqSoXfustOoTS7t6orjWmO CCLQQFtmso0reerSKA7h/MV89tUSB0i6HwQ5TV1tgNwx7qX95+lNC1foyTKWpDZYA5rTPl kbxjIqXj9r+weGnWGekS0Aj8FNwYzs56J2Zw0PXarlZWNbSJhLYIRww4F7mzdwidH3pH62 ZHmyiqCClASBjV0DCMKWC4O2vwYtXcprwOoygtQ9BwVajz+19tt9cSb3Y2sPKA== Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:28:56 +0100 Message-Id: To: , Subject: Re: [docs][PATCH 4/5] doc: Add the term Variant Cc: From: "Antonin Godard" References: <20260126222743.411405-1-daiane.angolini@foundries.io> <20260126222743.411405-4-daiane.angolini@foundries.io> In-Reply-To: <20260126222743.411405-4-daiane.angolini@foundries.io> X-Last-TLS-Session-Version: TLSv1.3 List-Id: X-Webhook-Received: from 45-33-107-173.ip.linodeusercontent.com [45.33.107.173] by aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org with HTTPS for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:29:08 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.openembedded.org/g/bitbake-devel/message/18879 Hi, On Mon Jan 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM CET, Daiane Angolini via lists.yoctoproject= .org wrote: > It also add a description for the term based on the concept that a > variant is a fragment or a set of fragments. > > Signed-off-by: Daiane Angolini > --- > .../bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst | 10 ++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setu= p.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst > index e316ead56..700e02216 100644 > --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst > +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-environment-setup.rst > @@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ The following components are involved to create the = content of these directories > It is also a Git repository, that contains a history of the setup = instance > and updates made to it via :ref:`ref-bbsetup-command-update`. > =20 > + :term:`Variant` > + A Variant is a fragment or a set of fragments grouped under a name= that I think multiple variants could contains different set of layers too (bb-layers). So it's not limited to fragments? Also bb-env-passthrough-additions, etc. > + makes sense for a project. It is a nested configuration within a > + :term:`BitBake Setup Template`. > + > + A :term:`BitBake Setup Template` can contain multiple variants. Us= ers > + select among them during the :ref:`ref-bbsetup-command-init` comma= nd to > + customize the :term:`Setup`. Variants enable scaling configuration= s by > + sharing common parameters in a parent while differing in specific = settings. > + > :term:`Registry` > A configuration registry is a place where one or more :term:`BitBa= ke > Setup Templates ` are stored. Antonin --=20 Antonin Godard, Bootlin Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering https://bootlin.com