Re: [docs] [PATCH 1/2] bin/bitbake-setup: add descriptions for fragment choices

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

Hi,

On Fri Jan 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM CET, Alexander Kanavin wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 at 16:49, Antonin Godard via
> lists.yoctoproject.org
> <antonin.godard=bootlin.com@lists.yoctoproject.org> wrote:
>> -                        "options" : ["machine/qemux86-64", "machine/qemuarm64", "machine/qemuriscv64", "machine/genericarm64", "machine/genericx86-64"]
>> +                        "options" : {
>> +                            "machine/qemux86-64": "Machine configuration for running an x86-64 system on QEMU",
>> +                            "machine/qemuarm64": "Machine configuration for running an ARMv8 system on QEMU",
>> +                            "machine/qemuriscv64": "Machine configuration for running an RISC-V system on QEMU",
>> +                            "machine/genericarm64": "Machine configuration for Arm64 SystemReady IR/ES platforms",
>> +                            "machine/genericx86-64": "Machine configuration for generic x86_64 (64-bit) PCs and servers"
>
> Let's make this properly extensible:
>
> options: [ {"name":"machine/qemux86-64","description":"Machine
> configuration for ..."}, {"name":...},...]
>
> Basically "options" remains a list, but each item in that list can be
> either a string, or a dictionary. That way more keys can be added to
> the dictionary in the future if needed.

Makes total sense, I'm about to send a v2. Thanks :)

Antonin

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