On Mon, 15 Mar 2021, Quentin Schulz wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 09:05:53AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> >   Section 3.4.1 of BB manual:
> >
> > https://docs.yoctoproject.org/bitbake/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.html#locating-include-and-class-files
> >
> > "BitBake uses the BBPATH variable to locate needed include and class
> > files. Additionally, BitBake searches the current directory for
> > include and require directives.
> >
> > ... snip ..
> >
> > "In order for include and class files to be found by BitBake, they
> > need to be located in a “classes” subdirectory that can be found in
> > BBPATH."
> >
> >   first, is BBPATH not used for finding conf files as well? and the
>
> Yes it is.
>
> > wording of that second paragraph suggests that include files need to
> > be in a classes subdirectory to be found, which i'm pretty sure isn't
> > true.
> >
>
> I think what was meant by "include" files are conf files.... which
> (probably) technically are include files to Yocto PoV.
>
> Not entirely sure but I think Yocto includes all appropriate conf files
> to create the "base" "environment" of all recipes.
>
> basically, stuff on top of bitbake.conf and what is the environment
> being reset to between tasks/recipes.
>
> Those are guesses though.

  well, i think that wording in the BB user manual is at least a
little misleading, but if others think it's sufficiently clear, i'll
shut up about it.

rday