Re: [docs] [PATCH 1/2] brief-yoctoprojectqs/index.rst: use pip to install bitbake-setup

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

Hi,

On Tue Aug 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM CEST, Alexander Kanavin via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 at 11:56, Antonin Godard via
> lists.yoctoproject.org
> <antonin.godard=bootlin.com@lists.yoctoproject.org> wrote:
>> -   $ git clone https://git.openembedded.org/bitbake
>> +   $ python3 -m venv --clear ./bitbake-setup-venv
>> +   $ . ./bitbake-setup-venv/bin/activate
>> +   $ pip install bitbake-setup
>
> It would be good to also mention how to update to latest release if
> bitbake-setup is already installed (bitbake-setup will evolve with new
> features and there may be failures due to outdated installations from
> pip):
>
> $ pip install -U bitbake-setup
> (pip does not have a separate command for package updates
> unfortunately, so it's not intuitive).

Hmm, as this is a quick build document, I think most people won't have
bitbake-setup already installed and our instructions show how to install it in a
new virtual environment anyway, however...

[...]
>> +      $ git clone https://git.openembedded.org/bitbake ./bitbake
>> +      $ ./bitbake/bin/bitbake-setup ...
>
> The bitbake-setup chapter in bitbake manual needs similar fixes I think?

...I will mention that in the bitbake user manual, so in a separate patch. :)

>> +   The ``bitbake-setup`` tool can also be used from the :term:`BitBake`
>> +   repository directly:
>
> ... is developed and maintained in :term:`BitBake` repository, and so
> can be used directly from there:

Looks, good, will update in v2.

Thanks!
Antonin