9962 2016-07-17 08:14:52 +0000 Suggested additions to the --help output re. -v and -D 2017-04-03 21:32:26 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime BitBake bitbake 2.3 x86 Multiple RESOLVED FIXED Medium enhancement 2.3 M4 1 ulfalizer garbados brian.avery garbados libertad.gonzalez.de.la.cruz poky.bs.watcher poky.watcher ross.burton sgw srifenbark --- --- Done (doc changes complete) oldest_to_newest 64082 0 ulfalizer 2016-07-17 08:14:52 +0000 -v and -D aren't very well documented at the moment. I suggest changing the following, -v, --verbose Output more log message data to the terminal. -D, --debug Increase the debug level. You can specify this more than once. , to the following: -v, --verbose Enable tracing of shell tasks (with 'set -x'). Also print bb.note(...) messages to stdout (in addition to writing them to ${T}/log.do_<task>). -D, --debug Increase the debug level. You can specify this more than once. -D sets the debug level to 1, where only bb.debug(1, ...) messages are printed to stdout; -DD sets the debug level to 2, where both bb.debug(1, ...) and bb.debug(2, ...) messages are printed; etc. Without -D, no debug messages are printed. Note that -D only affects output to stdout. All debug messages are written to ${T}/log.do_taskname, regardless of the debug level. See https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9950 as well, which prompted this ticket. 64301 1 srifenbark 2016-07-21 19:23:59 +0000 This should probably not be assigned to me as it is the code that needs changing to produce the help output. Once the code is changed and I can see it merged into poky, I will update the manual's example output section to match. Scott 64325 2 ulfalizer 2016-07-22 07:49:54 +0000 One small self-nit: ${T}/log.do_taskname could be changed to ${T}/log.do_<task> to be consistent with the description for -v. 65837 3 srifenbark 2016-09-06 18:53:28 +0000 Triage team... please assign this bug to someone else. Thanks, Scott 67556 4 srifenbark 2016-10-25 20:10:33 +0000 Setting target to 2.3 M2 Just to get the bug off my back. Someone else needs to own this bug. 68128 5 srifenbark 2016-11-08 17:43:18 +0000 Bug Team... this bug should be re-assigned to someone that can change the --help code for BitBake. Scott 70286 6 srifenbark 2017-01-31 16:28:42 +0000 Not my bug - please assign to someone that can change the actual help output. I am setting to "Wait for Upstream" when the actual code is changed. Let me know when that happens and I will update the doc. Scott 71472 7 srifenbark 2017-03-20 17:58:17 +0000 Setting to 2.3 M4. This is not my bug. Please change it to whoever updates the help output in the code. Scott 71618 8 garbados 2017-03-23 02:30:12 +0000 Hello! I grabbed this bug after submitting a patch for it. I grep'd for the existing documentation, replaced it, and tried to match surrounding whitespace. I did my best to regard patch submission guidelines and code styleguides, but please let me know if there's anything I can do better in the future! Diana 71639 9 brian.avery 2017-03-23 14:38:32 +0000 I like this more verbose version. If I'm doing a --help, I'd just as soon have a more detailed version. 71755 10 srifenbark 2017-03-27 17:11:35 +0000 Hi, So I opened a new shell and did a 'git fetch origin' for poky while in my local repo of poky. Then, I did a 'bitbake -h' command and the help I am getting is still the short version as output for -v and -D - -v, --verbose Output more log message data to the terminal. -D, --debug Increase the debug level. You can specify this more than once. Is the change Diana indicated in Comment 8 in a different poky branch? How do I see the final version of the help text for -v and -D? Thanks, Scott 71770 11 brian.avery 2017-03-27 19:41:29 +0000 it hasn't been merged yet. patch is at : https://patchwork.openembedded.org/series/5911/# 71776 12 srifenbark 2017-03-27 20:56:44 +0000 Thanks Brian... will the patch be merged in time for 2.3? 71966 13 ross.burton 2017-03-31 14:40:49 +0000 Merged in Bitbake 921592026c69287cdb40ffd90944d5944f28e2c3. 72051 14 srifenbark 2017-04-03 21:32:26 +0000 Hi, The patch for the BitBake manual had an error in it. It was using the < and > characters, which are illegal in DocBook causing the "make" to not work for the manual. I have updated the file to use the &lt; and &gt; strings so the manual will compile. I am marking the doc flag to "done" for this bug. Thanks, Scott