Re: [docs] [PATCH] dev-manual: add command to force a recipe re-compile

On Wed, 10 Jun 2026, Alexander Kanavin wrote:

> On Tue, 9 Jun 2026 at 21:20, Robert P. J. Day via
> lists.yoctoproject.org <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > --- a/documentation/dev-manual/temporary-source-code.rst
> > +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/temporary-source-code.rst
> > @@ -65,3 +65,11 @@ build system uses to build the package would be as follows::
> >
> >     project/build/tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/foo/1.3.0
> >
> > +Finally, if you make some changes to a recipe's unpacked source code,
> > +you can force a re-compile of that recipe with the command::
> > +
> > +   $ bitbake -c compile -f recipe-name
> > +
> > +The ``-f`` option in the above forces that task to be re-run
> > +(invalidating any existing stamp file).
> > +
>
> While explaining where to find the unpacked source is okay, taking it
> further and providing a way to force-build it is not a good advice. If
> someone needs to modify and build source like this, they should be
> using 'devtool modify'.

  i actually thought about adding a link to devtool, along the lines
of "while this technique works, devtool modify is now the recommended
way" or something like that, at least as a historical reference for
people who have been doing it the bitbake way all this time to let
them know there's a better way.

rday