[OE-core] [OE-Core] error expanding variable do_*

[Giuseppe Condorelli]

2012/8/21 Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton at linux.intel.com>

> On Tuesday 21 August 2012 15:52:17 Giuseppe Condorelli wrote:
> > > > [****]$ bitbake core-image-minimal
> > > > Pseudo is not present but is required, building this first before the
> > >
> > > main
> > >
> > > > build
> > > > NOTE: Error expanding variable do_unpack                        |
> ETA:
> > > > 00:00:04
> > > > NOTE: Error during finalise of
> > > > /oelinux/condorg/openembedded-core/meta/recipes-sato/web/web_git.bb
> > > > ERROR: Unable to parse
> > > > /oelinux/condorg/openembedded-core/meta/recipes-sato/web/web_git.bb
> > > > ERROR: Command execution failed: Exited with 1
> > > >
> > > > I tried with bitbake version 1.15.2 and 1.15.3, the latest two
> versions.
> > > > What about the "Error expanding variable do_unpack?" I've read
> something
> > >
> > > in
> > >
> > > > previous message on mailing list
> > > > but with no understanding.
> > >
> > > This is almost certainly because of the whitespace changes in python
> > > functions.
> >
> > What type of whitespace changes you are talking about?
>
> Please see:
>
> http://lists.linuxtogo.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2012-July/025962.html
>

I'm sorry, I've not read that when it was wrote. I was out for two months
and now I've to look at an huge amount of information coming from the
mailing list.

>
> > > If you use master of OE-Core, you must use BitBake 1.15.3+; if you
> > > use denzil, you need to use 1.15.2. I'm a bit confused as to how you
> could
> > > have still got this error with 1.15.2 though since that change was not
> in
> > > that version (unless you are using master of OE-Core with BitBake
> 1.15.2).
> >
> > I've pulled last two months updates for master OE-Core branch and I tried
> > with both bitbake 1.15.2 and 1.15.3 versions.
>
> I just tried BitBake 1.15.3 with OE-Core latest master and I do not see
> that
> error. Are you using latest master of OE-Core or some specific revision?
> Can
> you provide me with any other information that would help me to reproduce
> the
> issue? If you check out OE-Core in a separate new directory and use BitBake
> 1.15.3 do you still get the same issue?
>
Well, confirmed. I cloned OE-Core by scratch and all was solved trying to
build the default core-image-minimal.
I've now some issues on my own layer, but this is obvious given that it has
to be aligned (perhaps os.* entries have to be moved to subprocess.*).
Paul, as usual you are very very exhaustive in your reply. Many thanks for
this.

>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
Cheers,
Giuseppe

>
> --
>
> Paul Eggleton
> Intel Open Source Technology Centre
>
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