Re: [docs] [PATCH] ref-manual: clarify that PACKAGE_EXCLUDE supports DEB packaging

["Antonin Godard" <antonin.godard@bootlin.com>]

Hi,

On Fri May 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM CEST, Quentin Schulz via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> On 5/22/26 6:26 PM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>> On Fri, 22 May 2026, Quentin Schulz wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Robert,
>>>
>>> On 5/22/26 6:15 PM, Robert P. J. Day via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
>>>>
>>>> As an accompaniment to earlier commit
>>>> 0d05dedd62a6d4c726f120a23654ede1f0b23d8e, correct that the
>>>> PACKAGE_EXCLUDE supports the DEB packaging backend.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
>>>> b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
>>>> index c65794229..2773e9864 100644
>>>> --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
>>>> +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
>>>> @@ -6927,8 +6927,8 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and
>>>> contents.
>>>>          an iterative development process to remove specific components from
>>>> a
>>>>          system.
>>>>
>>>> -      This variable is supported only when using the IPK and RPM
>>>> -      packaging backends. DEB is not supported.
>>>> +      This variable is supported by all of the RPM, DEB and IPK
>>>> +      packaging backends.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Considering those are all the backends we support, can't we simply remove the
>>> paragraph entirely?
>> 
>>    i mentally flipped a coin and thought about people who might have
>> remembered the earlier situation, but i'm happy to toss that last line
>> entirely.
>> 
>
> Fine either way, let's see what Antonin prefers :)

Considering both options, I think they are for the most part equal, except that
someone who did know about the limitation before will now have a clear sentence
that clarifies this point now. So let's keep it, I'm taking the patch :)

Antonin