scripts: remove True option to getVar calls

getVar() now defaults to expanding by default, thus remove the True
option from getVar() calls with a regex search and replace.

Search made with the following regex: getVar ?\(( ?[^,()]*), True\)

Signed-off-by: Joshua Lock <joshua.g.lock@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Ross Burton <ross.burton@intel.com>

10 files changed, 67 insertions, 67 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
index 99c5534893..fd2f042ba5 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/__init__.py
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ def exec_watch(cmd, **options):
 def exec_fakeroot(d, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Run a command under fakeroot (pseudo, in fact) so that it picks up the appropriate file permissions"""
     # Grab the command and check it actually exists
-    fakerootcmd = d.getVar('FAKEROOTCMD', True)
+    fakerootcmd = d.getVar('FAKEROOTCMD')
     if not os.path.exists(fakerootcmd):
         logger.error('pseudo executable %s could not be found - have you run a build yet? pseudo-native should install this and if you have run any build then that should have been built')
         return 2
     # Set up the appropriate environment
     newenv = dict(os.environ)
-    fakerootenv = d.getVar('FAKEROOTENV', True)
+    fakerootenv = d.getVar('FAKEROOTENV')
     for varvalue in fakerootenv.split():
         if '=' in varvalue:
             splitval = varvalue.split('=', 1)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def use_external_build(same_dir, no_same_dir, d):
         logger.info('Using source tree as build directory since --same-dir specified')
     elif bb.data.inherits_class('autotools-brokensep', d):
         logger.info('Using source tree as build directory since recipe inherits autotools-brokensep')
-    elif d.getVar('B', True) == os.path.abspath(d.getVar('S', True)):
+    elif d.getVar('B') == os.path.abspath(d.getVar('S')):
         logger.info('Using source tree as build directory since that would be the default for this recipe')
     else:
         b_is_s = False
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def ensure_npm(config, basepath, fixed_setup=False):
     """
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=True, basepath=basepath)
     try:
-        nativepath = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE', True)
+        nativepath = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE')
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/build_image.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/build_image.py
index ae75511dc7..e5810389be 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/build_image.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/build_image.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ def _get_packages(tinfoil, workspace, config):
     result = []
     for recipe in workspace:
         data = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, recipe, True)
-        if 'class-target' in data.getVar('OVERRIDES', True).split(':'):
-            if recipe in data.getVar('PACKAGES', True).split():
+        if 'class-target' in data.getVar('OVERRIDES').split(':'):
+            if recipe in data.getVar('PACKAGES').split():
                 result.append(recipe)
             else:
                 logger.warning("Skipping recipe %s as it doesn't produce a "
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def build_image_task(config, basepath, workspace, image, add_packages=None, task
             raise TargetNotImageError()
 
         # Get the actual filename used and strip the .bb and full path
-        target_basename = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+        target_basename = rd.getVar('FILE')
         target_basename = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(target_basename))[0]
         config.set('SDK', 'target_basename', target_basename)
         config.write()
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ def build_image_task(config, basepath, workspace, image, add_packages=None, task
                             afile.write('%s\n' % line)
 
             if task in ['populate_sdk', 'populate_sdk_ext']:
-                outputdir = rd.getVar('SDK_DEPLOY', True)
+                outputdir = rd.getVar('SDK_DEPLOY')
             else:
-                outputdir = rd.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE', True)
+                outputdir = rd.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE')
 
             tmp_tinfoil = tinfoil
             tinfoil = None
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
index db7dffa307..9ec04e366a 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def deploy(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         except Exception as e:
             raise DevtoolError('Exception parsing recipe %s: %s' %
                             (args.recipename, e))
-        recipe_outdir = rd.getVar('D', True)
+        recipe_outdir = rd.getVar('D')
         if not os.path.exists(recipe_outdir) or not os.listdir(recipe_outdir):
             raise DevtoolError('No files to deploy - have you built the %s '
                             'recipe? If so, the install step has not installed '
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/package.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/package.py
index 47640641d1..b4f4720fd3 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/package.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/package.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def package(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     try:
         image_pkgtype = config.get('Package', 'image_pkgtype', '')
         if not image_pkgtype:
-            image_pkgtype = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE', True)
+            image_pkgtype = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE')
 
         deploy_dir_pkg = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_%s' % image_pkgtype.upper(), True)
     finally:
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/runqemu.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/runqemu.py
index ae25cee08c..641664e565 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/runqemu.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/runqemu.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def runqemu(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=True, basepath=basepath)
     try:
-        machine = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('MACHINE', True)
-        bindir_native = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE', True)
+        machine = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('MACHINE')
+        bindir_native = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE')
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py
index 922277b79f..f629db1876 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ def sdk_update(args, config, basepath, workspace):
     # Grab variable values
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=True, basepath=basepath)
     try:
-        stamps_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAMPS_DIR', True)
-        sstate_mirrors = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SSTATE_MIRRORS', True)
-        site_conf_version = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SITE_CONF_VERSION', True)
+        stamps_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('STAMPS_DIR')
+        sstate_mirrors = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SSTATE_MIRRORS')
+        site_conf_version = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SITE_CONF_VERSION')
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def sdk_install(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, recipe, True)
             if not rd:
                 return 1
-            stampprefixes[recipe] = '%s.%s' % (rd.getVar('STAMP', True), tasks[0])
+            stampprefixes[recipe] = '%s.%s' % (rd.getVar('STAMP'), tasks[0])
             if checkstamp(recipe):
                 logger.info('%s is already installed' % recipe)
             else:
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/search.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/search.py
index b44bed7f6f..054985b85d 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/search.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/search.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def search(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
     tinfoil = setup_tinfoil(config_only=False, basepath=basepath)
     try:
-        pkgdata_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True)
+        pkgdata_dir = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR')
         defsummary = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('SUMMARY', False) or ''
 
         keyword_rc = re.compile(args.keyword)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def search(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
             if match:
                 rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, fn, True)
-                summary = rd.getVar('SUMMARY', True)
+                summary = rd.getVar('SUMMARY')
                 if summary == rd.expand(defsummary):
                     summary = ''
                 print("%s  %s" % (fn.ljust(20), summary))
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
index c52b00678e..e662e3b505 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/standard.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def _check_compatible_recipe(pn, d):
         raise DevtoolError("The %s recipe is a meta-recipe, and therefore is "
                            "not supported by this tool" % pn, 4)
 
-    if bb.data.inherits_class('externalsrc', d) and d.getVar('EXTERNALSRC', True):
+    if bb.data.inherits_class('externalsrc', d) and d.getVar('EXTERNALSRC'):
         # Not an incompatibility error per se, so we don't pass the error code
         raise DevtoolError("externalsrc is currently enabled for the %s "
                            "recipe. This prevents the normal do_patch task "
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, d, tinfoil):
     """Extract sources of a recipe"""
     import oe.recipeutils
 
-    pn = d.getVar('PN', True)
+    pn = d.getVar('PN')
 
     _check_compatible_recipe(pn, d)
 
@@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, d, tinfoil):
         # Make a subdir so we guard against WORKDIR==S
         workdir = os.path.join(tempdir, 'workdir')
         crd.setVar('WORKDIR', workdir)
-        if not crd.getVar('S', True).startswith(workdir):
+        if not crd.getVar('S').startswith(workdir):
             # Usually a shared workdir recipe (kernel, gcc)
             # Try to set a reasonable default
             if bb.data.inherits_class('kernel', d):
                 crd.setVar('S', '${WORKDIR}/source')
             else:
-                crd.setVar('S', '${WORKDIR}/%s' % os.path.basename(d.getVar('S', True)))
+                crd.setVar('S', '${WORKDIR}/%s' % os.path.basename(d.getVar('S')))
         if bb.data.inherits_class('kernel', d):
             # We don't want to move the source to STAGING_KERNEL_DIR here
             crd.setVar('STAGING_KERNEL_DIR', '${S}')
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, d, tinfoil):
             # Extra step for kernel to populate the source directory
             runtask(fn, 'kernel_checkout')
 
-        srcsubdir = crd.getVar('S', True)
+        srcsubdir = crd.getVar('S')
 
         # Move local source files into separate subdir
         recipe_patches = [os.path.basename(patch) for patch in
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, d, tinfoil):
                            "doesn't use any source or the correct source "
                            "directory could not be determined" % pn)
 
-        setup_git_repo(srcsubdir, crd.getVar('PV', True), devbranch, d=d)
+        setup_git_repo(srcsubdir, crd.getVar('PV'), devbranch, d=d)
 
         (stdout, _) = bb.process.run('git rev-parse HEAD', cwd=srcsubdir)
         initial_rev = stdout.rstrip()
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, d, tinfoil):
             # Store generate and store kernel config
             logger.info('Generating kernel config')
             runtask(fn, 'configure')
-            kconfig = os.path.join(crd.getVar('B', True), '.config')
+            kconfig = os.path.join(crd.getVar('B'), '.config')
 
 
         tempdir_localdir = os.path.join(tempdir, 'oe-local-files')
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ def _extract_source(srctree, keep_temp, devbranch, sync, d, tinfoil):
 
             shutil.move(srcsubdir, srctree)
 
-            if os.path.abspath(d.getVar('S', True)) == os.path.abspath(d.getVar('WORKDIR', True)):
+            if os.path.abspath(d.getVar('S')) == os.path.abspath(d.getVar('WORKDIR')):
                 # If recipe extracts to ${WORKDIR}, symlink the files into the srctree
                 # (otherwise the recipe won't build as expected)
                 local_files_dir = os.path.join(srctree, 'oe-local-files')
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         if not rd:
             return 1
 
-        pn = rd.getVar('PN', True)
+        pn = rd.getVar('PN')
         if pn != args.recipename:
             logger.info('Mapping %s to %s' % (args.recipename, pn))
         if pn in workspace:
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
                 # Error already shown
                 return 1
 
-        recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+        recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE')
         appendfile = recipe_to_append(recipefile, config, args.wildcard)
         if os.path.exists(appendfile):
             raise DevtoolError("Another variant of recipe %s is already in your "
@@ -784,8 +784,8 @@ def modify(args, config, basepath, workspace):
                     initial_rev = stdout.rstrip()
 
         # Check that recipe isn't using a shared workdir
-        s = os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('S', True))
-        workdir = os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('WORKDIR', True))
+        s = os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('S'))
+        workdir = os.path.abspath(rd.getVar('WORKDIR'))
         if s.startswith(workdir) and s != workdir and os.path.dirname(s) != workdir:
             # Handle if S is set to a subdirectory of the source
             srcsubdir = os.path.relpath(s, workdir).split(os.sep, 1)[1]
@@ -866,17 +866,17 @@ def rename(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         if not rd:
             return 1
 
-        bp = rd.getVar('BP', True)
-        bpn = rd.getVar('BPN', True)
+        bp = rd.getVar('BP')
+        bpn = rd.getVar('BPN')
         if newname != args.recipename:
             localdata = rd.createCopy()
             localdata.setVar('PN', newname)
-            newbpn = localdata.getVar('BPN', True)
+            newbpn = localdata.getVar('BPN')
         else:
             newbpn = bpn
         s = rd.getVar('S', False)
         src_uri = rd.getVar('SRC_URI', False)
-        pv = rd.getVar('PV', True)
+        pv = rd.getVar('PV')
 
         # Correct variable values that refer to the upstream source - these
         # values must stay the same, so if the name/version are changing then
@@ -1277,8 +1277,8 @@ def _export_local_files(srctree, rd, destdir):
             elif fname != '.gitignore':
                 added[fname] = None
 
-        workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR', True)
-        s = rd.getVar('S', True)
+        workdir = rd.getVar('WORKDIR')
+        s = rd.getVar('S')
         if not s.endswith(os.sep):
             s += os.sep
 
@@ -1300,14 +1300,14 @@ def _export_local_files(srctree, rd, destdir):
 
 def _determine_files_dir(rd):
     """Determine the appropriate files directory for a recipe"""
-    recipedir = rd.getVar('FILE_DIRNAME', True)
-    for entry in rd.getVar('FILESPATH', True).split(':'):
+    recipedir = rd.getVar('FILE_DIRNAME')
+    for entry in rd.getVar('FILESPATH').split(':'):
         relpth = os.path.relpath(entry, recipedir)
         if not os.sep in relpth:
             # One (or zero) levels below only, so we don't put anything in machine-specific directories
             if os.path.isdir(entry):
                 return entry
-    return os.path.join(recipedir, rd.getVar('BPN', True))
+    return os.path.join(recipedir, rd.getVar('BPN'))
 
 
 def _update_recipe_srcrev(srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wildcard_version, no_remove):
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ def _update_recipe_srcrev(srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wildcard_version, no_remo
     import bb
     import oe.recipeutils
 
-    recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+    recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE')
     logger.info('Updating SRCREV in recipe %s' % os.path.basename(recipefile))
 
     # Get HEAD revision
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ def _update_recipe_patch(recipename, workspace, srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wil
     import bb
     import oe.recipeutils
 
-    recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+    recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE')
     append = workspace[recipename]['bbappend']
     if not os.path.exists(append):
         raise DevtoolError('unable to find workspace bbappend for recipe %s' %
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ def _update_recipe_patch(recipename, workspace, srctree, rd, appendlayerdir, wil
         raise DevtoolError('Unable to find initial revision - please specify '
                            'it with --initial-rev')
 
-    dl_dir = rd.getVar('DL_DIR', True)
+    dl_dir = rd.getVar('DL_DIR')
     if not dl_dir.endswith('/'):
         dl_dir += '/'
 
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ def update_recipe(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         updated = _update_recipe(args.recipename, workspace, rd, args.mode, args.append, args.wildcard_version, args.no_remove, args.initial_rev)
 
         if updated:
-            rf = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+            rf = rd.getVar('FILE')
             if rf.startswith(config.workspace_path):
                 logger.warn('Recipe file %s has been updated but is inside the workspace - you will need to move it (and any associated files next to it) out to the desired layer before using "devtool reset" in order to keep any changes' % rf)
     finally:
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ def reset(args, config, basepath, workspace):
 
 def _get_layer(layername, d):
     """Determine the base layer path for the specified layer name/path"""
-    layerdirs = d.getVar('BBLAYERS', True).split()
+    layerdirs = d.getVar('BBLAYERS').split()
     layers = {os.path.basename(p): p for p in layerdirs}
     # Provide some shortcuts
     if layername.lower() in ['oe-core', 'openembedded-core']:
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ def finish(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             return 1
 
         destlayerdir = _get_layer(args.destination, tinfoil.config_data)
-        origlayerdir = oe.recipeutils.find_layerdir(rd.getVar('FILE', True))
+        origlayerdir = oe.recipeutils.find_layerdir(rd.getVar('FILE'))
 
         if not os.path.isdir(destlayerdir):
             raise DevtoolError('Unable to find layer or directory matching "%s"' % args.destination)
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ def finish(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             if not destpath:
                 raise DevtoolError("Unable to determine destination layer path - check that %s specifies an actual layer and %s/conf/layer.conf specifies BBFILES. You may also need to specify a more complete path." % (args.destination, destlayerdir))
             # Warn if the layer isn't in bblayers.conf (the code to create a bbappend will do this in other cases)
-            layerdirs = [os.path.abspath(layerdir) for layerdir in rd.getVar('BBLAYERS', True).split()]
+            layerdirs = [os.path.abspath(layerdir) for layerdir in rd.getVar('BBLAYERS').split()]
             if not os.path.abspath(destlayerdir) in layerdirs:
                 bb.warn('Specified destination layer is not currently enabled in bblayers.conf, so the %s recipe will now be unavailable in your current configuration until you add the layer there' % args.recipename)
 
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ def finish(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             # associated files to the specified layer
             no_clean = True
             logger.info('Moving recipe file to %s' % destpath)
-            recipedir = os.path.dirname(rd.getVar('FILE', True))
+            recipedir = os.path.dirname(rd.getVar('FILE'))
             for root, _, files in os.walk(recipedir):
                 for fn in files:
                     srcpath = os.path.join(root, fn)
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
index d89e9a23ac..9595f3e7a4 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/upgrade.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def _remove_patch_dirs(recipefolder):
             shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(root,d))
 
 def _recipe_contains(rd, var):
-    rf = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+    rf = rd.getVar('FILE')
     varfiles = oe.recipeutils.get_var_files(rf, [var], rd)
     for var, fn in varfiles.items():
         if fn and fn.startswith(os.path.dirname(rf) + os.sep):
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def _write_append(rc, srctree, same_dir, no_same_dir, rev, copied, workspace, d)
         if rev:
             f.write('# initial_rev: %s\n' % rev)
         if copied:
-            f.write('# original_path: %s\n' % os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE', True)))
+            f.write('# original_path: %s\n' % os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE')))
             f.write('# original_files: %s\n' % ' '.join(copied))
     return af
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def _upgrade_error(e, rf, srctree):
     raise DevtoolError(e)
 
 def _get_uri(rd):
-    srcuris = rd.getVar('SRC_URI', True).split()
+    srcuris = rd.getVar('SRC_URI').split()
     if not len(srcuris):
         raise DevtoolError('SRC_URI not found on recipe')
     # Get first non-local entry in SRC_URI - usually by convention it's
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def _extract_new_source(newpv, srctree, no_patch, srcrev, branch, keep_temp, tin
 
     crd = rd.createCopy()
 
-    pv = crd.getVar('PV', True)
+    pv = crd.getVar('PV')
     crd.setVar('PV', newpv)
 
     tmpsrctree = None
@@ -270,15 +270,15 @@ def _extract_new_source(newpv, srctree, no_patch, srcrev, branch, keep_temp, tin
 def _create_new_recipe(newpv, md5, sha256, srcrev, srcbranch, workspace, tinfoil, rd):
     """Creates the new recipe under workspace"""
 
-    bpn = rd.getVar('BPN', True)
+    bpn = rd.getVar('BPN')
     path = os.path.join(workspace, 'recipes', bpn)
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(path)
     copied, _ = oe.recipeutils.copy_recipe_files(rd, path)
 
-    oldpv = rd.getVar('PV', True)
+    oldpv = rd.getVar('PV')
     if not newpv:
         newpv = oldpv
-    origpath = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+    origpath = rd.getVar('FILE')
     fullpath = _rename_recipe_files(origpath, bpn, oldpv, newpv, path)
     logger.debug('Upgraded %s => %s' % (origpath, fullpath))
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def upgrade(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         if not rd:
             return 1
 
-        pn = rd.getVar('PN', True)
+        pn = rd.getVar('PN')
         if pn != args.recipename:
             logger.info('Mapping %s to %s' % (args.recipename, pn))
         if pn in workspace:
@@ -353,12 +353,12 @@ def upgrade(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             srctree = standard.get_default_srctree(config, pn)
 
         standard._check_compatible_recipe(pn, rd)
-        old_srcrev = rd.getVar('SRCREV', True)
+        old_srcrev = rd.getVar('SRCREV')
         if old_srcrev == 'INVALID':
             old_srcrev = None
         if old_srcrev and not args.srcrev:
             raise DevtoolError("Recipe specifies a SRCREV value; you must specify a new one when upgrading")
-        if rd.getVar('PV', True) == args.version and old_srcrev == args.srcrev:
+        if rd.getVar('PV') == args.version and old_srcrev == args.srcrev:
             raise DevtoolError("Current and upgrade versions are the same version")
 
         rf = None
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
index b761a80f8f..0437e6417c 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/utilcmds.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def edit_recipe(args, config, basepath, workspace):
             rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, True)
             if not rd:
                 return 1
-            recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE', True)
+            recipefile = rd.getVar('FILE')
         finally:
             tinfoil.shutdown()
     else:
@@ -62,20 +62,20 @@ def configure_help(args, config, basepath, workspace):
         rd = parse_recipe(config, tinfoil, args.recipename, appends=True, filter_workspace=False)
         if not rd:
             return 1
-        b = rd.getVar('B', True)
-        s = rd.getVar('S', True)
+        b = rd.getVar('B')
+        s = rd.getVar('S')
         configurescript = os.path.join(s, 'configure')
         confdisabled = 'noexec' in rd.getVarFlags('do_configure') or 'do_configure' not in (rd.getVar('__BBTASKS', False) or [])
-        configureopts = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('CONFIGUREOPTS', True) or '')
-        extra_oeconf = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECONF', True) or '')
-        extra_oecmake = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECMAKE', True) or '')
-        do_configure = rd.getVar('do_configure', True) or ''
+        configureopts = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('CONFIGUREOPTS') or '')
+        extra_oeconf = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECONF') or '')
+        extra_oecmake = oe.utils.squashspaces(rd.getVar('EXTRA_OECMAKE') or '')
+        do_configure = rd.getVar('do_configure') or ''
         do_configure_noexpand = rd.getVar('do_configure', False) or ''
         packageconfig = rd.getVarFlags('PACKAGECONFIG') or []
         autotools = bb.data.inherits_class('autotools', rd) and ('oe_runconf' in do_configure or 'autotools_do_configure' in do_configure)
         cmake = bb.data.inherits_class('cmake', rd) and ('cmake_do_configure' in do_configure)
-        cmake_do_configure = rd.getVar('cmake_do_configure', True)
-        pn = rd.getVar('PN', True)
+        cmake_do_configure = rd.getVar('cmake_do_configure')
+        pn = rd.getVar('PN')
     finally:
         tinfoil.shutdown()