8986 2016-01-22 17:33:06 +0000 BB_CURRENTTASK is not listed in the reference manual 2016-03-14 10:35:09 +0000 1 1 9 Documentation Reference handbook unspecified x86 Multiple VERIFIED NOTABUG Medium enhancement 2.1 1 mariano.lopez bluelightning bluelightning bogdanx.a.voiculescu poky.doc.watcher poky.watcher srifenbark bogdanx.a.voiculescu --- --- No (bug/feature does not impact docs) oldest_to_newest 58149 0 mariano.lopez 2016-01-22 17:33:06 +0000 BB_CURRENTTASK entry is missing in the reference manual. This var list the task bitbake's worker is currently running I checked in latest, 2.0 and 1.8 reference manuals. 58288 1 srifenbark 2016-01-28 00:03:32 +0000 Hi, This might be one of those variables that is documented only in the BitBake User Manual. That manual has a glossary section similar to the YP Reference Manual. BB_CURRENTTASK is currently documented in the BitBake Manual. Do we want this in the YP Reference Manual? Added Paul Eggleton to the list as he has been the one to pretty much clarify these issues. Thanks, Scott 58690 2 srifenbark 2016-02-05 23:19:39 +0000 Changing to NEEDINFO. I can't proceed on this until I get some clarification on Comment 1. 58765 3 mariano.lopez 2016-02-09 00:37:15 +0000 Paul, Can you help us to clarify this? Please check comment 1. Thaks 58767 4 bluelightning 2016-02-09 00:56:18 +0000 The question is do people who read the main reference manual need to know about all the variables bitbake intrinsically supports? I had assumed that putting the less commonly used ones in the BitBake manual only would be sufficient - some of them are frankly pretty esoteric. BB_CURRENTTASK isn't something that most people writing metadata for the system will need to use, and if they do the BB_ prefix is a subtle hint that it's a variable that BitBake itself knows about. If you want to duplicate all of them in the reference manual then BB_CURRENTTASK is not the only one you will need to copy over. 58768 5 mariano.lopez 2016-02-09 01:12:59 +0000 So, better leave the reference manual without this entry. Closing as not a bug. 59031 6 srifenbark 2016-02-15 16:41:35 +0000 Setting the doc flag to "No" Scott 59935 7 bogdanx.a.voiculescu 2016-03-14 10:35:09 +0000 Verified: there is no need for this info in other places than in BB manual.