16059 2025-11-11 16:29:34 +0000 bitbake-setup "--non-interactive" ignores "top-dir-prefix" 2025-11-14 05:09:47 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime BitBake bitbake 5.3 x86 Multiple RESOLVED FIXED Medium+ normal 5.3 M4 1 david.reyna david.reyna JPEWhacker poky.bs.watcher poky.watcher randy.macleod --- --- Don't know oldest_to_newest 103243 0 david.reyna 2025-11-11 16:29:34 +0000 I want to use "--non-interactive" but absolutely not have it install "bitbake-builds" into my home directory. I thought that the obvious solution was to use bitbake-setup to set "top-dir-prefix" to my desired directory, but "--non-interactive" ignored that setting. REPRODUCER: $ git clone https://git.openembedded.org/bitbake/ $ ./bitbake/bin/bitbake-setup settings set default top-dir-prefix $PWD $ ./bitbake/bin/bitbake-setup init --non-interactive ... BUT THE SETUP STILL INSTALLED INTO MY HOME DIR. 103280 1 JPEWhacker 2025-11-13 15:34:30 +0000 David, I ran into the same problem. The issue is that top-dir-prefix only makes sense to be set globally, so your "bitbake-setup settings set default top-dir-prefix $PWD" doesn't do anything. This was fixed just recently in 0c92c9ca4 ("bitbake-setup: Only set top-dir-prefix and top-dir-name in global settings"), please make sure you have that commit, then run your "bitbake-setup settings" command again and let us know if you still have a problem. 103283 2 randy.macleod 2025-11-13 15:40:13 +0000 Fixed, right David ? 103293 3 david.reyna 2025-11-14 05:08:10 +0000 I have these observations. 1) The new behavior is that "top-dir-prefix" for bitbake-setup will show the CWD. $ ./bitbake/bin/bitbake-setup settings list default top-dir-prefix /opt/dreyna/yp_5_3_no_interactive ... $ cd bitbake $ ./bin/bitbake-setup settings list default top-dir-prefix /opt/dreyna/yp_5_3_no_interactive/bitbake ... This matches my expectation for "least surprise". 2) If I explicitly set a new default value, that value sticks $ ./bitbake/bin/bitbake-setup settings set default top-dir-prefix $PWD/my_install $ ./bitbake/bin/bitbake-setup settings list default top-dir-prefix /opt/dreyna/yp_5_3_no_interactive/my_install ... $ cd bitbake $ ./bin/bitbake-setup settings list default top-dir-prefix /opt/dreyna/yp_5_3_no_interactive/my_install ... This matches my expectation for "least surprise". 3) If I now run "bitbake-setup init --non-interactive", it installs where it is supposed to $ ./bitbake/bin/bitbake-setup init --non-interactive poky-master poky distro/poky machine/qemux86-64 $ ls /opt/dreyna/yp_5_3_no_interactive/my_install/bitbake-builds/poky-master-poky-distro_poky-machine_qemux86-64/ build config layers $ This passes my tests. I recommend that this case be moved to "Resolved". 103294 4 david.reyna 2025-11-14 05:09:47 +0000 It passed my tests. I am happy :-)