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[bitbake-devel,v2] bitbake-setup: Tell the user what to do if they don't like the top dir

Message ID 20251113161524.4068231-1-JPEWhacker@gmail.com
State New
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Series [bitbake-devel,v2] bitbake-setup: Tell the user what to do if they don't like the top dir | expand

Commit Message

Joshua Watt Nov. 13, 2025, 4:15 p.m. UTC
If the top level directory look new (e.g. doesn't contain a site.conf
file), then instruct the user on how to choose a different directory if
they desire. This should help clarify what bitbake-setup is about to do
and how to change it if desired.

Signed-off-by: Joshua Watt <JPEWhacker@gmail.com>
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 bin/bitbake-setup | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/bin/bitbake-setup b/bin/bitbake-setup
index 3a281defa..b54e98ba2 100755
--- a/bin/bitbake-setup
+++ b/bin/bitbake-setup
@@ -671,7 +671,16 @@  def create_siteconf(top_dir, non_interactive, settings):
     if os.path.exists(siteconfpath):
         print('A site.conf file already exists. Please remove it if you would like to replace it with a default one')
     else:
-        print('A common site.conf file will be created, please edit or replace before running builds\n    {}\n'.format(siteconfpath))
+        print(f'{top_dir} looks like a new top directory. If you would like to use a different directory, answer "n" below and either:')
+        print('\t1) Pass one or more options to bitbake-setup change the top level directory:')
+        print('\t\tbitbake-setup --setting default top-dir-prefix <PATH> ...')
+        print('\t\tbitbake-setup --setting default top-dir-name <NAME> ...')
+        print('\t2) Change the default bitbake-setup configuration with:')
+        print('\t\tbitbake-setup settings set default top-level-prefix <PATH>')
+        print('\t\tbitbake-setup settings set default top-level-name <NAME>')
+        print()
+
+        print('A common site.conf file will be created, please check it is correct before running builds\n    {}\n'.format(siteconfpath))
         if not non_interactive:
             y_or_n = input('Proceed? (y/N): ')
             if y_or_n != 'y':