linux/poky.git/documentation/ref-manual, branch scarthgap

ref-manual/variables.rst: link *MIRRORS definitions to the BitBake manual

2026-06-08T20:44:05+00:00

Those are defined in BitBake documented, and would be better documented there. Add a link to the BitBake manual for these variables. Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz (From yocto-docs rev: 3210b5375356ad7097ecbf27ffdb50189a0ea6fe) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard (cherry picked from commit cec08390bad4f26b841ff6fc8752f6200acf31d3) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Paul Barker

variables.rst: expand explanation of RSUGGESTS

2026-04-22T08:48:06+00:00

Add that the RSUGGESTS variable would be processed only by a supporting package manager when installing packages from a package feed, and add a link to the appropriate section in the Developers Manual. (From yocto-docs rev: 2c80b891d85e0a7d9b70fc7b4a9c032325b56eca) Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard (cherry picked from commit 48c832376cc3d33785d790a3e76b52ed2f8895bf) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Paul Barker

ref-manual/variables.rst: correct a reference to STAGING_DIR*

2026-04-16T13:28:12+00:00

The reference to STAGING_DIR* variables in the description of DEPENDS was misleading, as it pointed at STAGING_DIR which is unrelated in this context. (From yocto-docs rev: 48d15a62ed7c004fd6e1dced03923bac529c435e) Signed-off-by: Adam Blank Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard (cherry picked from commit 2da8e6334e3d3362c9177f78a1216156417903fc) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Paul Barker

ref-manual/variables.rst: update STAGING_DIR* descriptions

2026-04-16T13:28:12+00:00

Slightly reword to emphasize the sysroots' roles during the build. Drop double back-quote from the uses of '-native' to make it a bit easier on the eyes. (From yocto-docs rev: e98b2231e76243734820efc28895ab11d20b0330) Signed-off-by: Adam Blank Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard (cherry picked from commit 15bbfeee88eee706e06b63116c9bf0cbfb2fd91c) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Paul Barker

ref-manual/variables.rst: update RECIPE_SYSROOT* descriptions

2026-04-16T13:28:12+00:00

Slightly reword to emphasise the order of steps during staging. Further clarify those variables' relation to STAGING_DIR* variables. (From yocto-docs rev: 4b219d437a5674aa71b6b2544d1548987202203f) Signed-off-by: Adam Blank Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard (cherry picked from commit eeb22235d5310ed440692914851df0b7aac056a4) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Paul Barker

ref-manual/variables.rst: update PKGDATA_DIR's description

2026-04-16T13:28:11+00:00

Don't refer to it as temporary. Update the default value. (From yocto-docs rev: 3786a02e4478c4e73531479d50d1be6e8dd8b4c7) Signed-off-by: Adam Blank Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard (cherry picked from commit a1432f24c94a26b372164704cf18b3c6a73b34f5) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Paul Barker

ref-manual/variables.rst: update COMPONENTS_DIR's description

2026-04-16T13:28:11+00:00

Make it more evident, that it is first populated by files from some recipes, and later used as source of those files for the others (staging and sharing files). (From yocto-docs rev: 156c7c685b97943bcfa5309f9656a4b9e05e44a3) Signed-off-by: Adam Blank Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard (cherry picked from commit cad256411e2bc380e27e2fc4ea3140476596c823) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Paul Barker

ref-manual/variables.rst: update STAGING_DIR's description

2026-04-16T13:28:11+00:00

STAGING_DIR is not in direct relation to recipe-sysroot* directries. Also it does not participate in packaging, but rather in staging and sharing files among recipes. (From yocto-docs rev: 0838936ad05a8d5ed410767f389d4fd1a4e379b3) Signed-off-by: Adam Blank Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard (cherry picked from commit 0ff189fcb82f5e845951c939197835d0a1daf87b) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Paul Barker

ref-manual/system-requirements.rst: add CentOS Stream 9 to supported distros

2026-03-31T08:08:51+00:00

Add CentOS Stream 9 to the list of supported distros, after it was added to poky.conf with [1]. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/r/f87e76ef6bd6745038616876af07c6a74b49f8c9.1773966064.git.yoann.congal@smile.fr (From yocto-docs rev: aa7226705451e6c1ef964d49963bbed29b267c27) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Paul Barker

ref-manual/system-requirements.rst: update end-of-life distros

2026-03-16T10:25:52+00:00

Fedora 41 was made obsolete on 2025-12-15 [1]. [1]: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/releases/eol/ (From yocto-docs rev: ef9af4a9d2a0b7f08c97961958c7535b49bf0739) Signed-off-by: Antonin Godard Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie