Re: [docs] [PATCH] variables.rst: expand explanation of RSUGGESTS

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

Hi,

On Tue Feb 24, 2026 at 1:15 PM CET, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
> Add that the RSUGGESTS variable would be processed only by a
> supporting package manager when installing packages from a
> package feed.
>
> 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 208b5e43d..92476d509 100644
> --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
> +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
> @@ -8361,7 +8361,9 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
>     :term:`RSUGGESTS`
>        A list of additional packages that you can suggest for installation
>        by the package manager at the time a package is installed. Not all
> -      package managers support this functionality.
> +      package managers support this functionality. This feature takes effect
> +      only when the package manager is being used to install packages on
> +      the target system from a package feed.

Could you add a link to the section explaining how to enable this?

"""
See the :ref:`dev-manual/packages:Using Runtime Package Management` section of
the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual for more information on the
package management feature.
"""

Thanks for the patch,
Antonin