[oe] Unable to build system

[Kousik Maiti]

Hi List,
I am new to openembeded.
I read the usermanual of openembeded. I configured my system as given in the
manual. But when I run
$ bitbake -b /home/kousikm/work/oe/openembedded/recipes/linux/
linux_2.6.34.bb

It gives the error:-

/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/COW.py:29: DeprecationWarning: the sets
module is deprecated
  import types, sets
NOTE: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>:EOL while scanning string literal
(<string>, line 1) while evaluating:
${@oe.utils.ifelse(bool(d.getVar('MACHINE', True)), '${MACHINE}',
'BASE_PACKAGE_ARCH')}
NOTE: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>:EOL while scanning string literal
(<string>, line 1) while evaluating:
${MACHINE_ARCH}
NOTE: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>:EOL while scanning string literal
(<string>, line 1) while evaluating:
${PACKAGE_ARCH}
NOTE: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>:EOL while scanning string literal
(<string>, line 1) while evaluating:
${MULTIMACH_ARCH}${TARGET_VENDOR}-${TARGET_OS}
NOTE: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>:EOL while scanning string literal
(<string>, line 1) while evaluating:
${TMPDIR}/work/${MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS}/${PF}
NOTE: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>:EOL while scanning string literal
(<string>, line 1) while evaluating:
${WORKDIR}/${BP}
NOTE: <type 'exceptions.SyntaxError'>:EOL while scanning string literal
(<string>, line 1) while evaluating:
${S}
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/bitbake", line 143, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/bin/bitbake", line 140, in main
    cooker.cook()
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/cooker.py", line 611, in cook
    if not self.buildFile(self.configuration.buildfile):
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/cooker.py", line 479, in
buildFile
    self.bb_cache.loadData(fn, self.configuration.data)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/cache.py", line 170, in
loadData
    bb_data, skipped = self.load_bbfile(fn, cfgData)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/cache.py", line 407, in
load_bbfile
    bb_data = parse.handle(bbfile, bb_data) # read .bb data
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/parse/__init__.py", line 75, in
handle
    return h['handle'](fn, data, include)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py",
line 160, in handle
    build.exec_func("__anonfunc", d)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/build.py", line 98, in
exec_func
    adir = data.getVar('B', d, 1)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data.py", line 97, in getVar
    return d.getVar(var,exp)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 167, in
getVar
    return self.expand(value,var)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 84, in
expand
    s = __expand_var_regexp__.sub(var_sub, s)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 61, in
var_sub
    var = self.getVar(key, 1)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 167, in
getVar
    return self.expand(value,var)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 84, in
expand
    s = __expand_var_regexp__.sub(var_sub, s)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 61, in
var_sub
    var = self.getVar(key, 1)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 167, in
getVar
    return self.expand(value,var)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 84, in
expand
    s = __expand_var_regexp__.sub(var_sub, s)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 61, in
var_sub
    var = self.getVar(key, 1)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 167, in
getVar
    return self.expand(value,var)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 84, in
expand
    s = __expand_var_regexp__.sub(var_sub, s)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 61, in
var_sub
    var = self.getVar(key, 1)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 167, in
getVar
    return self.expand(value,var)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 84, in
expand
    s = __expand_var_regexp__.sub(var_sub, s)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 61, in
var_sub
    var = self.getVar(key, 1)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 167, in
getVar
    return self.expand(value,var)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 84, in
expand
    s = __expand_var_regexp__.sub(var_sub, s)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 61, in
var_sub
    var = self.getVar(key, 1)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 167, in
getVar
    return self.expand(value,var)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 85, in
expand
    s = __expand_python_regexp__.sub(python_sub, s)
  File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/bb/data_smart.py", line 71, in
python_sub
    s = eval(code)
  File "<string>", line 1
    oe.utils.ifelse(bool(d.getVar('MACHINE', True)), '${MACHINE
                                                             ^
SyntaxError: EOL while scanning string literal


Can anybody help? I tried to resolve it by googleing. But failed.
Thanks in advanced.

With regards,
Kousik