Re: [docs] [PATCH] dev-manual: correct which package variables support which backends

On Fri, 12 Jun 2026, Quentin Schulz wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
> On 6/12/26 1:33 PM, Robert P. J. Day via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:
> >
> > -The following list introduces variables you can use to prevent packages
> > -from being installed into your image. Each of these variables only works
> > -with IPK and RPM package types, not for Debian packages.
> > -Also, you can use these variables from your ``local.conf`` file
> > -or attach them to a specific image recipe by using a recipe name
> > -override. For more detail on the variables, see the descriptions in the
> > -Yocto Project Reference Manual's glossary chapter.
> > +There are three variables you can use to avoid installing particular
> > +packages into the final image -- you can either set these variables
> > +appropriately in your ``local.conf`` file, or attach them to a specific
> > +image recipe by using a recipe name override.
> >
>
> What do you mean by "recipe name override"?

  that phrasing was in the original explanation -- one can set, say,
PACKAGE_EXCLUDE either globally in local.conf:

  PACKAGE_EXCLUDE = "minicom"

or attach the exclusion to a specific image by using what the variable
glossary describes as a "recipe name override":

https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/variables.html#term-PACKAGE_EXCLUDE

  PACKAGE_EXCLUDE:pn-<target image> = "minicom"

so the phrase "recipe name override" comes from the glossary ...
should it be called something else?

rday