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 0C854EC1458 for ; Tue, 3 Mar 2026 14:07:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout-02.galae.net (smtpout-02.galae.net [185.246.84.56]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.msgproc01-g2.19020.1772546853482125552 for ; Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:07:34 -0800 Authentication-Results: mx.groups.io; dkim=pass header.i=@bootlin.com header.s=dkim header.b=oNJsjbbm; spf=pass (domain: bootlin.com, ip: 185.246.84.56, mailfrom: antonin.godard@bootlin.com) Received: from smtpout-01.galae.net (smtpout-01.galae.net [212.83.139.233]) by smtpout-02.galae.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 495AB1A2357; Tue, 3 Mar 2026 14:07:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.galae.net (mail.galae.net [212.83.136.155]) by smtpout-01.galae.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1FC7C5FF29; Tue, 3 Mar 2026 14:07:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Mailerdaemon) with ESMTPSA id CABF51036893A; Tue, 3 Mar 2026 15:07:29 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bootlin.com; s=dkim; t=1772546850; h=from:subject:date:message-id:to:mime-version:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:references; bh=pixmbE+U7NEcOk+yAKnKJ5HJCEYTF9oywJ9T82lV94w=; b=oNJsjbbmC8oHrtdF5VWsZqrYZVBeAjSNYCyWeb4RfQhzu51385SlKGe8EC76mg3U1kYIwV XMFNcwn3oZJyHaHDZEkN7smPyyjTeaQ2+PAOYdza0X3/POGLoN5C2jwoNjhg6hJZ/VBEjK l/MynqeHS+bLUwnOXyznZ5DAr1X79XXDOwqiFdrpck//1weeHYrUfOk829TRSSOeKqHqQd E8Q+LWQ7BloiDuaYVYxpiEG/Bk4vOMY77fy442Hiv7jVh3LzUx54EcIJoGcoKcoXk5RDNk JvVTOdmMCHHwKxP1hUj5NwvonSUjg6ntw/om5YL+faCg1WZP+dG60/Zdw+JP/Q== Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:07:28 +0100 Message-Id: Subject: Re: [docs] [PATCH] ref-manual: delete claim PACKAGE_EXCLUDE does not support .deb From: "Antonin Godard" To: "Robert P. J. Day" , "YP docs mailing list" References: <095c8524-27d0-9a44-f1a3-63079c9ba360@crashcourse.ca> In-Reply-To: <095c8524-27d0-9a44-f1a3-63079c9ba360@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, 03 Mar 2026 14:07:39 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/9051 On Tue Mar 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM CET, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > The current explanation of "PACKAGE_EXCLUDE" claims that this > variable does not support .deb packaging; this is incorrect. > > Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day > > --- > > diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-m= anual/variables.rst > index 45073d8a0..9e0c5b083 100644 > --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst > +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst > @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and co= ntents. > variable), the OpenEmbedded build system ignores your request and > will install the packages to avoid dependency errors. > > - This variable is supported only when using the IPK and RPM > - packaging backends. DEB is not supported. > - > See the :term:`NO_RECOMMENDATIONS` and the > :term:`PACKAGE_EXCLUDE` variables for related > information. Yes, I could also verify this. Tested-by: Antonin Godard Thanks, Antonin