From patchwork Tue May 19 15:08:03 2026 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: "Robert P. J. Day" X-Patchwork-Id: 88425 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 A4024CD4F5E for ; Tue, 19 May 2026 15:04:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cpanel10.indieserve.net (cpanel10.indieserve.net [199.212.143.9]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.msgproc01-g2.841.1779203084163905363 for ; Tue, 19 May 2026 08:04:44 -0700 Authentication-Results: mx.groups.io; dkim=pass header.i=@crashcourse.ca header.s=default header.b=xeKZCFLf; spf=pass (domain: crashcourse.ca, ip: 199.212.143.9, mailfrom: rpjday@crashcourse.ca) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=crashcourse.ca; s=default; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Subject: To:From:Date:Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=IbIEvG79UDZtULJKGoQmxrNj1urS4PBlvxbO7BshXg4=; b=xeKZCFLfoJJdtnTX+zN6fVpcB3 yNDudsiahkoi5adub6E1dxzP1MhdP1jbCUQa2M7NdpFwdKTZ3esZtuhDq12+ANfW8i20wrGV66iyt dnkVjfmyXtTjDVWpVl/qxK2dVrdXKuxLmjfUZF6yl2KKTNFAvNvfMmfxGQMhHEUD8qWPFAT8zTYqy 3njZLpJ7TH1F9rZ9kQcxTTpIL7zrAHqeALGV6VaRKoDAf9CtVM/ZCD1xtiyNn2nX65WkDWoxIeXhk gBUxI6CTbU/TWmEyGF1X7vuQlnGlnKA/CUxQMb1f3Ge4bJ1zyYtUqaictR2qPksGkNcYvRwVTI0ur 2Gxe1qDw==; Received: from [147.129.179.166] (port=49230 helo=rday) by cpanel10.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.99.2) (envelope-from ) id 1wPLzt-00000009B6W-0s2f for docs@lists.yoctoproject.org; Tue, 19 May 2026 11:04:42 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 11:08:03 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" To: YP docs mailing list Subject: [PATCH] overview-manual: inform the reader early of "bitbake-getvar" Message-ID: <994b353e-5432-0b4e-4662-8f268483518a@crashcourse.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel10.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.yoctoproject.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel10.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel10.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: 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, 19 May 2026 15:04:54 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/9492 Given how Chapter 4 of the Overview Manual introduces so many of the variables that define a build, briefly introduce the reader to the "bitbake-getvar" command so they can examine those variables. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day diff --git a/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst b/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst index ec5babe4c..0dac5cfbc 100644 --- a/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst +++ b/documentation/overview-manual/concepts.rst @@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ workflow, cross-development toolchains, shared state cache, and so forth are explained. +.. note:: + + Throughout this section, many variables and their meanings are + introduced. If, in the context of a build directory, you want to + examine the value of any of these variables, you can use the + ``bitbake-getvar`` command, explained in the + ":ref:`dev-manual/debugging:viewing variable values`" section. + Yocto Project Components ========================