oelint.vars.dependsordered

severity: warning

Example

In my-recipe_1.0.bb

DEPENDS = "\
    z \
    a \
    f \
"

Why is this bad?

For better readability (and to avoid added the same value multiple times) DEPENDS should be ordered alphabetically. And that applies to all files within a single layer, meaning additions in include files are also matched, equally as bbappends to the same file within the same layer.

bbappends from files out of the original bb-file's scope are exempt

Ways to fix it

DEPENDS = "\
    a \
    f \
    z \
"

NOTE: if you get reports from include files it is heavily advised to either make sure the ordering is kept intact or, if that is not feasible, move all entries to the main bb recipe file.