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[4/4] doc: bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables: describe BB_FETCH_METHOD_HTTP variable

Message ID 20260305-add_alt_fetch_method_curl-v1-4-0d0220e5fa59@se.com
State New
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Series fetch2: add alternative fetch method based on curl | expand

Commit Message

Pascal Eberhard via B4 Relay March 5, 2026, 3:32 p.m. UTC 
From: Pascal Eberhard <pascal.eberhard@se.com>

add BB_FETCH_METHOD_HTTP variable to select between wget and curl method
for http, https, ftp, ftps protocols.

Signed-off-by: Pascal Eberhard <pascal.eberhard@se.com>
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 doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst | 5 +++++
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diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
index 06bd53619..c459ed3af 100644
--- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
+++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-ref-variables.rst
@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@  overview of their function and contents.
       search the main :term:`SRC_URI` or
       :term:`MIRRORS`.
 
+   :term:`BB_FETCH_METHOD_HTTP`
+      When set to "curl", cause BitBake's fetcher to use curl method for
+      downloading web artifacts via http, https, ftp or ftps.
+      When not set (default) or set to "wget", wget method is used.
+
    :term:`BB_FILENAME`
       Contains the filename of the recipe that owns the currently running
       task. For example, if the ``do_fetch`` task that resides in the