Bug 15753 - INHIBIT_UPDATERCD_BBCLASS is lacking documentation
Summary: INHIBIT_UPDATERCD_BBCLASS is lacking documentation
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: OE-Core
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: core (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: x86 Multiple
: Medium normal
Target Milestone: 5.99
Assignee: Alper Ak
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Reported: 2025-02-16 10:16 UTC by kweihmann
Modified: 2025-05-27 06:34 UTC (History)
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Documentation change: Yes (doc changes required)

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Description kweihmann 2025-02-16 10:16:29 UTC 
INHIBIT_UPDATERCD_BBCLASS used by systemd and update.rc.d is lacking
a default value and is entirely undocumented

> bitbake-getvar INHIBIT_UPDATERCD_BBCLASS

returns

> The variable 'INHIBIT_UPDATERCD_BBCLASS' is not defined

The code in update.rc.d code is doing a "if not d.getVar("INHIBIT_UPDATERCD_BBCLASS")" only,
so having a documented and defined empty value will not impact functionality
Comment 1 Richard Purdie 2025-02-17 12:55:33 UTC 
As per several other bugs opened of this type, we are not adding default values for the sake of it.

I do agree we should document variables where possible.
Comment 2 Alper Ak 2025-05-22 18:10:15 UTC 
Patch sent -> https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/docs/message/6882
Comment 3 Antonin Godard 2025-05-27 06:34:39 UTC 
Patch merged (commit 5f5a406d4acdfcbf655ac014d0d2807056f95291 on yocto-docs).

Thanks!

Moving to Resolved Fixed.