From 942c66a9fbf4c8b4bc018d3994a708c5ae232a30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Opdenacker Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2023 12:31:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ref-manual: variables: add RECIPE_MAINTAINER (From yocto-docs rev: 97661c8583e3be2ee992d2c0a158554086f6d038) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker Signed-off-by: Steve Sakoman --- documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst index 5a34ea7856..a75581f2fd 100644 --- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst @@ -6463,6 +6463,22 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. BitBake User Manual for additional information on tasks and dependencies. + :term:`RECIPE_MAINTAINER` + This variable defines the name and e-mail address of the maintainer of a + recipe. Such information can be used by human users submitted changes, + and by automated tools to send notifications, for example about + vulnerabilities or source updates. + + The variable can be defined in a global distribution :oe_git:`maintainers.inc + ` file:: + + meta/conf/distro/include/maintainers.inc:RECIPE_MAINTAINER:pn-sysvinit = "Ross Burton " + + It can also be directly defined in a recipe, + for example in the ``libgpiod`` one:: + + RECIPE_MAINTAINER = "Bartosz Golaszewski " + :term:`RECIPE_NO_UPDATE_REASON` If a recipe should not be replaced by a more recent upstream version, putting the reason why in this variable in a recipe allows