From patchwork Tue Mar 3 13:46:57 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: 82382 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 F03C4EC1450 for ; Tue, 3 Mar 2026 13:47:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cpanel10.indieserve.net (cpanel10.indieserve.net [199.212.143.9]) by mx.groups.io with SMTP id smtpd.msgproc01-g2.18565.1772545649700984098 for ; Tue, 03 Mar 2026 05:47:30 -0800 Authentication-Results: mx.groups.io; dkim=pass header.i=@crashcourse.ca header.s=default header.b=ENAKVN9C; 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=oZHZ7wNIhuK7x1cnkJZA4Z96UfFl3VpDFXM78bGrHAA=; b=ENAKVN9CUmzMw43gv3hHUlQ8Nb k+b1/yq7EEd1S5r7be8qTE+rfk60KHb98XJqyVX516XGSwAtcCW8RKWls1JpMnoB+HcZBFU8T9YBd 0N4YSxwUFAVjLyc32L7Cj+VaLnCo69S7gaTH/6bxZ3utiJde7ZSqzHulbiLwWU4Uz//yD582zVRSs G6M16i4rEtgFkbRU44IaHwR7Xq6eYA0lmhKTpQoIkQMskJtIHidtLcJrlWuPHvi9Ht5WNhcJOwQVs kfiRYL9RMLT0Rc1S5HyaEVyo++dfbTJRgENIZSAgvpGT0XHuJNdK7+7SVYByukEr+u1RL1E6XNhi5 7q7M2STw==; Received: from pool-174-115-41-146.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([174.115.41.146]:56016 helo=rday) by cpanel10.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.99.1) (envelope-from ) id 1vxQ5v-00000001HGc-0Q60 for docs@lists.yoctoproject.org; Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:47:28 -0500 Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 08:46:57 -0500 (EST) From: "Robert P. J. Day" To: YP docs mailing list Subject: [PATCH] ref-manual: delete claim PACKAGE_EXCLUDE does not support .deb Message-ID: <095c8524-27d0-9a44-f1a3-63079c9ba360@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, 03 Mar 2026 13:47:38 -0000 X-Groupsio-URL: https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/9050 The current explanation of "PACKAGE_EXCLUDE" claims that this variable does not support .deb packaging; this is incorrect. Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day Tested-by: Antonin Godard diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index 45073d8a0..9e0c5b083 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. variable), the OpenEmbedded build system ignores your request and will install the packages to avoid dependency errors. - This variable is supported only when using the IPK and RPM - packaging backends. DEB is not supported. - See the :term:`NO_RECOMMENDATIONS` and the :term:`PACKAGE_EXCLUDE` variables for related information.