4 files changed, 3 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
index 2c9019f81f..fab47c75f5 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cookerdata.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ConfigParameters(object):
 
     def updateToServer(self, server, environment):
         options = {}
-        for o in ["abort", "tryaltconfigs", "force", "invalidate_stamp",
+        for o in ["abort", "force", "invalidate_stamp",
                   "verbose", "debug", "dry_run", "dump_signatures",
                   "debug_domains", "extra_assume_provided", "profile",
                   "prefile", "postfile", "server_timeout"]:
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py
index 6e6a346a06..a488c3d18e 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/main.py
@@ -150,11 +150,6 @@ class BitBakeConfigParameters(cookerdata.ConfigParameters):
                                "failed and anything depending on it cannot be built, as much as "
                                "possible will be built before stopping.")
 
-        parser.add_option("-a", "--tryaltconfigs", action="store_true",
-                          dest="tryaltconfigs", default=False,
-                          help="Continue with builds by trying to use alternative providers "
-                               "where possible.")
-
         parser.add_option("-f", "--force", action="store_true", dest="force", default=False,
                           help="Force the specified targets/task to run (invalidating any "
                                "existing stamp file).")
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index e1a15af260..6b3a0fcfb6 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -1355,12 +1355,7 @@ class RunQueue:
                 logger.info("Tasks Summary: Attempted %d tasks of which %d didn't need to be rerun and all succeeded.", self.rqexe.stats.completed, self.rqexe.stats.skipped)
 
         if self.state is runQueueFailed:
-            if not self.rqdata.taskData[''].tryaltconfigs:
-                raise bb.runqueue.TaskFailure(self.rqexe.failed_tids)
-            for tid in self.rqexe.failed_tids:
-                (mc, fn, tn, _) = split_tid_mcfn(tid)
-                self.rqdata.taskData[mc].fail_fn(fn)
-            self.rqdata.reset()
+            raise bb.runqueue.TaskFailure(self.rqexe.failed_tids)
 
         if self.state is runQueueComplete:
             # All done
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/taskdata.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/taskdata.py
index 8c96a56285..0ea6c0bfd6 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/taskdata.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/taskdata.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TaskData:
     """
     BitBake Task Data implementation
     """
-    def __init__(self, abort = True, tryaltconfigs = False, skiplist = None, allowincomplete = False):
+    def __init__(self, abort = True, skiplist = None, allowincomplete = False):
         self.build_targets = {}
         self.run_targets = {}
 
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class TaskData:
         self.failed_fns = []
 
         self.abort = abort
-        self.tryaltconfigs = tryaltconfigs
         self.allowincomplete = allowincomplete
 
         self.skiplist = skiplist