Bug 15967 - PREFERRED_VERSION does not necessarily select highest matching version.
Summary: PREFERRED_VERSION does not necessarily select highest matching version.
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: BitBake
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: bitbake (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All Multiple
: Medium minor
Target Milestone: 5.99
Assignee: Unassigned
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Reported: 2025-09-09 09:22 UTC by Josef Holzmayr
Modified: 2025-09-15 17:35 UTC (History)
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Description Josef Holzmayr 2025-09-09 09:22:51 UTC 
Steps to reproduce:

Create three recipes with PV 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1, like
- example_4.0.bb
- example_4.0.1.bb
- example_4.1.bb

Set PREFERRED_VERSION_example = "4.%" in local.conf

bitbake-getvar -r example PV yields 4.0.1.

The naive assumption is that if more than one version matches the wildcard, then the highest one is picked.
Comment 1 Randy MacLeod 2025-09-11 14:46:50 UTC 
An oversight that can be reduced with a more specific glob pattern or a specific version.
Solving the problem in general may require being psychic.

- YP Bug review team.