[oe] Error while running bibake

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Tue, 1 Dec 2009, Graeme Gregory wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 01, 2009 at 11:29:46AM +0100, Frans Meulenbroeks wrote:
> > 2009/12/1 vivek tambakad <vivektambakad at gmail.com>:
> > > hi
> > > I want cross compile linphone for compulab EM-x270 board.when i try
> > >   sudo bitbake -b
> > > /home/development/em-x270/stuff/openembedded/recipes/linphone/
> > > linphone_3.1.0.bb
> > >    then i will get the following error
> > >   *bb.parse.ParseError: Could not inherit file classes/autotools.bbclass
> > > *
> > >    pleasse guide me in compiling linphone for compulab board.
> >
> > first remark:
> > there is no need to run bitbake as root.
> >
> Rephrase that.
>
> DONT RUN BITBAKE AS ROOT!!!!!!!!!
>
> That way will only lead to your host machine having bits of its
> filesystem replaced/deleted. OE relies on sandboxing the build as a
> non priviledged user.

  if you feel that strongly about it, why not just have bitbake refuse
to run as root?  seems like a simple solution.

rday
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