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 anti-pattern and the positive effects of solving it in the manner described.
 
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+## Explicit listing of shared library packages in RDEPENDS in bitbake metadata
+
+### Identification
+```
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "libsystemd"
+```
+
+### Description
+Out of the box bitbake examines built applications, automatically adds runtime
+dependencies and thus ensures any library packages dependencies are
+automatically added to images, sdks, etc.  There is no need to list them
+explicitly in a recipe.
+
+Dependencies change over time, and listing them explicitly is likely prone to
+errors - the net effect being unnecessary shared library packages being
+installed into images.
+
+Consult
+https://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/latest/mega-manual/mega-manual.html#var-RDEPENDS
+for information on when to use explicit runtime dependencies.
+
+### Background
+The initial bitbake metadata author for OpenBMC was not aware that bitbake
+added these dependencies automatically.  Initial bitbake metadata therefore
+listed shared library dependencies explicitly, and was subsequently copy pasted.
+
+### Resolution
+Do not list shared library packages in RDEPENDS.  This eliminates the
+possibility of installing unnecessary shared library packages due to
+unmaintained library dependency lists in bitbake metadata.