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 02E17E9B258 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:43:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout-04.galae.net (smtpout-04.galae.net [185.171.202.116]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.msgproc01-g2.19571.1771936973580091042 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:42:54 -0800 Authentication-Results: mx.groups.io; dkim=pass header.i=@bootlin.com header.s=dkim header.b=WWMJebnk; spf=pass (domain: bootlin.com, ip: 185.171.202.116, mailfrom: antonin.godard@bootlin.com) Received: from smtpout-01.galae.net (smtpout-01.galae.net [212.83.139.233]) by smtpout-04.galae.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2575CC143E1 for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:43:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.galae.net (mail.galae.net [212.83.136.155]) by smtpout-01.galae.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8C2A75FD9D; Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:42:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Mailerdaemon) with ESMTPSA id 2B4BB10369097; Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:42:49 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bootlin.com; s=dkim; t=1771936971; h=from:subject:date:message-id:to:mime-version:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:references; bh=zyn31soSdysDQBXvUOJow3bEFNbeEEgUD0lwe3aVM8U=; b=WWMJebnkN3eFa6+8SXaRBxoDydnxmP3D3zhluzLqbtcImCkRP1kmTv4ZyjH2VzFVolXYtS M5xT5hTeRbZS8xUQ2fPnLsPDsveqg2ewMc1PNJne+iIqZEx7W3AfeeDQPkO7pEuUOdMAp8 IovVIIFrbeZNasPaUIG9WcwUPhtXByO4VMnsUOiayxmFWeH44XvyJu27eSqr8pIFbQNF27 04cA2pSCFIjbr9Kffx0G81MPAkJy19Bx8Zeav56t3ji6/IkdtNPVJPEGCSn73VdXHgLHBm 2JsnYTqtWr2Sl5ZF1Mum2TxvWbYb+tUzd6Otg/uAVcfZ43uJ2EVasgBdE1rIzg== Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:42:49 +0100 Message-Id: Subject: Re: [docs] [PATCH] variables.rst: expand explanation of RSUGGESTS From: "Antonin Godard" To: "Robert P. J. Day" , "YP docs mailing list" References: <1ee12fbd-a5c7-7b14-a558-cd6dda9e539e@crashcourse.ca> In-Reply-To: <1ee12fbd-a5c7-7b14-a558-cd6dda9e539e@crashcourse.ca> 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, 24 Feb 2026 12:43:00 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/8967 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 > > --- > > 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 installatio= n > 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 ef= fect > + 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