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[v2] ref-manual: clarify that PACKAGE_EXCLUDE supports DEB packaging

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Robert P. J. Day May 22, 2026, 4:21 p.m. UTC
As an accompaniment to earlier commit
0d05dedd62a6d4c726f120a23654ede1f0b23d8e, correct that the
PACKAGE_EXCLUDE variable supports the DEB packaging backend.

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>

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  sorry, forgot the word "variable"

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Quentin Schulz May 22, 2026, 4:22 p.m. UTC | #1
Hi Robert,

On 5/22/26 6:18 PM, Robert P. J. Day via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> 
> As an accompaniment to earlier commit
> 0d05dedd62a6d4c726f120a23654ede1f0b23d8e, correct that the
> PACKAGE_EXCLUDE variable supports the DEB packaging backend.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
> 
> ---
> 
>    sorry, forgot the word "variable"
> 

in commit log* :)

> diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
> index c65794229..2773e9864 100644
> --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
> +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
> @@ -6927,8 +6927,8 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
>         an iterative development process to remove specific components from a
>         system.
> 
> -      This variable is supported only when using the IPK and RPM
> -      packaging backends. DEB is not supported.
> +      This variable is supported by all of the RPM, DEB and IPK
> +      packaging backends.
> 

Considering those are all the backends we support, can't we simply 
remove the paragraph entirely?

Cheers,
Quentin
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diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index c65794229..2773e9864 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -6927,8 +6927,8 @@  system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
       an iterative development process to remove specific components from a
       system.

-      This variable is supported only when using the IPK and RPM
-      packaging backends. DEB is not supported.
+      This variable is supported by all of the RPM, DEB and IPK
+      packaging backends.

       See the :term:`NO_RECOMMENDATIONS` and the
       :term:`BAD_RECOMMENDATIONS` variables for