15987 2025-10-02 11:34:54 +0000 Fragment enable/disable is confusing and can cause user error 2025-10-10 15:36:12 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime OE-Core core 0.0.0 x86 Multiple RESOLVED FIXED Medium+ normal 5.3 M4 1 richard.purdie alex.kanavin meta.mr.watcher meta.watcher randy.macleod --- --- Yes (doc changes required) oldest_to_newest 102861 0 richard.purdie 2025-10-02 11:34:54 +0000 Imagine running: build-config-setup enable-fragment machine/qemuarm build-config-setup enable-fragment machine/qemux86 build-config-setup enable-fragment machine/qemuarm The enabled machine is still qemux86 despite the user thinking it might now be qemuarm. I can understand why this happens but it is confusing for the user and there is no error code set for "fragment already enabled". Perhaps it should be moved to be last? I think we may want some kind of option to remove all other machine/* options or allow the machine/ fragment to be changed. Futher "proof"/debug output $ bitbake-getvar MACHINE NOTE: Starting bitbake server... # # $MACHINE [4 operations] # set /media/build/poky/build/conf/local.conf:38 # [_defaultval] "qemux86-64" # set ast.py:367 [check_and_set_builtin_fragment] # "qemuarm" # set ast.py:367 [check_and_set_builtin_fragment] # "qemux86" # set /media/build/poky/meta/conf/documentation.conf:274 # [doc] "Specifies the target device for which the image is built. You define MACHINE in the conf/local.conf file in the Build Directory." # pre-expansion value: # "qemux86" MACHINE="qemux86" $ cat conf/auto.conf OE_FRAGMENTS += "core/yocto-autobuilder/autobuilder machine/qemuarm machine/qemux86" $ bitbake-config-build enable-fragment machine/qemuarm NOTE: Starting bitbake server... Fragment machine/qemuarm already included in /media/build/poky/build/conf/auto.conf richard@max:/media/build/poky/build$ bitbake-getvar MACHINE NOTE: Starting bitbake server... # # $MACHINE [4 operations] # set /media/build/poky/build/conf/local.conf:38 # [_defaultval] "qemux86-64" # set ast.py:367 [check_and_set_builtin_fragment] # "qemuarm" # set ast.py:367 [check_and_set_builtin_fragment] # "qemux86" # set /media/build/poky/meta/conf/documentation.conf:274 # [doc] "Specifies the target device for which the image is built. You define MACHINE in the conf/local.conf file in the Build Directory." # pre-expansion value: # "qemux86" MACHINE="qemux86" 102878 1 alex.kanavin 2025-10-02 16:24:49 +0000 Patch: https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-core/message/224372 102910 2 alex.kanavin 2025-10-10 15:36:12 +0000 https://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?id=aea2d69d0533bf005cd58eb91fd9b3a3ae194610