[OE-core] Failed to build zImage-initramfs

[Ferry Toth]

Hi

Op 13-10-19 om 11:10 schreef JH:
> On 10/13/19, Khem Raj <raj.khem at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>> $ vi local.conf
>>> IMAGE_ROOTFS += " core-image-minimal-initramfs"
>>>
>>
>> INITRAMFS_IMAGE should be an image name. Like core-image-minimal or
>> somesuch
> 
> Hmm, change it to my image, the name is solar-image.bb (bitbake
> solar-image), is it correct to change it in my local.conf as per your
> instruction?
> 
> $ vi local.conf
> INITRAMFS_IMAGE = "solar-image"
> 
> That caused circular dependecies. Without specifying INITRAMFS_IMAGE,
> my build was all fine, as soon as add INITRAMFS_IMAGE, it's first
> error was "Nothing RPROVIDES", I must miss things here.
> 
> ERROR: These are usually caused by circular dependencies and any
> circular dependency chains found will be printed below. Increase the
> debug level to see a list of unbuildable tasks.
> ERROR:
> Dependency loop #1 found:
>    Task /build/Ramdisk/oe-core/../meta-solar/recipes-core/images/solar-image.bb:do_image_complete
> (dependent Tasks ['solar-image.bb:do_image_cpio',
> 'solar-image.bb:do_image_wic', 'solar-image.bb:do_image',
> 'solar-image.bb:do_image_tar'])
>    Task /build/Ramdisk/oe-core/../meta-solar/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-solar_4.19.bb:do_bundle_initramfs
> (dependent Tasks ['solar-image.bb:do_image_complete',
> 'linux-solar_4.19.bb:do_install'])
>    Task /build/Ramdisk/oe-core/../meta-solar/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-solar_4.19.bb:do_deploy
> (dependent Tasks ['linux-solar_4.19.bb:do_packagedata',
> 'depmodwrapper-cross_1.0.bb:do_populate_sysroot',
> 'linux-solar_4.19.bb:do_bundle_initramfs',
> 'linux-solar_4.19.bb:do_populate_sysroot',
> 'linux-solar_4.19.bb:do_assemble_fitimage_initramfs'])
>    Task /build/Ramdisk/oe-core/../meta-solar/recipes-core/images/solar-image.bb:do_image_wic
> (dependent Tasks ['linux-solar_4.19.bb:do_deploy',
> 'u-boot-imx_2017.03.bb:do_deploy',
> 'gptfdisk_1.0.4.bb:do_populate_sysroot',
> 'dosfstools_4.1.bb:do_populate_sysroot',
> 'mtools_4.0.18.bb:do_populate_sysroot',
> 'solar-image.bb:do_rootfs_wicenv', 'solar-image.bb:do_image',
> 'parted_3.2.bb:do_populate_sysroot'])
> 
> 
> ERROR: Command execution failed: 1

As an example you might want to look at my repo, I have 2 images minimal 
and initramfs:
https://github.com/edison-fw/meta-intel-edison/tree/master/meta-intel-edison-distro/recipes-core/images


> 
> Thank you very much Khem,
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
>   - jh
>