* [PATCH] ref-manual: clarify that PACKAGE_EXCLUDE supports DEB packaging @ 2026-05-22 16:19 Robert P. J. Day 2026-05-22 16:20 ` [docs] " Quentin Schulz 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2026-05-22 16:19 UTC (permalink / raw) To: YP docs mailing list 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. See the :term:`NO_RECOMMENDATIONS` and the :term:`BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS` variables for ^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [docs] [PATCH] ref-manual: clarify that PACKAGE_EXCLUDE supports DEB packaging 2026-05-22 16:19 [PATCH] ref-manual: clarify that PACKAGE_EXCLUDE supports DEB packaging Robert P. J. Day @ 2026-05-22 16:20 ` Quentin Schulz 2026-05-22 16:26 ` Robert P. J. Day 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Quentin Schulz @ 2026-05-22 16:20 UTC (permalink / raw) To: rpjday, YP docs mailing list 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? Cheers, Quentin ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [docs] [PATCH] ref-manual: clarify that PACKAGE_EXCLUDE supports DEB packaging 2026-05-22 16:20 ` [docs] " Quentin Schulz @ 2026-05-22 16:26 ` Robert P. J. Day 2026-05-22 16:23 ` Quentin Schulz 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2026-05-22 16:26 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Quentin Schulz; +Cc: YP docs mailing list 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. rday ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [docs] [PATCH] ref-manual: clarify that PACKAGE_EXCLUDE supports DEB packaging 2026-05-22 16:26 ` Robert P. J. Day @ 2026-05-22 16:23 ` Quentin Schulz 2026-05-26 7:48 ` Antonin Godard 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Quentin Schulz @ 2026-05-22 16:23 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Robert P. J. Day; +Cc: YP docs mailing list 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 :) Cheers, Quentin ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [docs] [PATCH] ref-manual: clarify that PACKAGE_EXCLUDE supports DEB packaging 2026-05-22 16:23 ` Quentin Schulz @ 2026-05-26 7:48 ` Antonin Godard 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Antonin Godard @ 2026-05-26 7:48 UTC (permalink / raw) To: quentin.schulz, Robert P. J. Day; +Cc: YP docs mailing list 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 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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