DEFAULT_PREFERENCE shouldn't be set in recipe?

[skycaptain]

Running latest oelint-adv over my metalayer gives me:

[...]warning:oelint.vars.bbvars.DEFAULT_PREFERENCE:Variable 'DEFAULT_PREFERENCE' should be set on a disto/layer or local.conf level, not in a recipe

However, the current docs state:

The most common usage of this is variable is to set it to "-1" within a recipe for a development version of a piece of software.

Also, multiple openembedded recipes are using DEFAULT_PREFERENCE in recipe files, but I havn't seen any example of usage in distro or layer conf. How would I set DEFAULT_PREFERENCE here for a specific version only? Could you please explain pros and cons of setting DEFAULT_PREFERENCE in distro or layer conf and maybe provide example code?

[priv-kweihmann]

Okay, that sounds like an easy fix https://github.com/priv-kweihmann/oelint-parser/blob/main/oelint_parser/const_vars.py needs to be removed and the tests here adjusted - will spin up the necessary changes over the weekend.
Thx for reporting (and reading the manual :-) )

[skycaptain]

Thanks!

[...] and reading the manual :-) )

They put much effort into their docs and they are a very good read. I still miss more examples and best-practices on where to put things, but DEFAULT_PREFERENCE was clear.

[priv-kweihmann]

After giving it some thought, I will rewrite the whole configuration of know constants (variables, functions, etc.) so this will take longer than initially expected

[skycaptain]

Awesome. Works like a charm! Thanks.