12299 2017-11-03 20:14:06 +0000 devtool help should short circuit (avoid) starting up bitbake. 2017-11-09 15:50:45 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime OE-Core devtools / tool chain 2.4 x86 Multiple RESOLVED INVALID Undecided enhancement --- 1 brian.avery bluelightning meta.mr.watcher meta.watcher --- --- No (bug/feature does not impact docs) oldest_to_newest 77959 0 brian.avery 2017-11-03 20:14:06 +0000 starting bitbake takes a bit and is useless for the help printout. This is minor, though annoying if you do it a few times in a row :/ 77966 1 bluelightning 2017-11-05 19:20:30 +0000 I'm not sure we can do much about this. devtool supports extension through layers added to BBLAYERS and needs bitbake to tell it the final value of that variable - and that is needed for plugins to be able to register themselves and add arguments that are used to construct the help output. 78106 2 brian.avery 2017-11-09 15:50:45 +0000 Paul's comment makes sense. Additionally, keeping bitbake server alive would alleviate the delay anyway.