[yocto] Compiling kernel from external source in Yocto
Bruce Ashfield
bruce.ashfield at windriver.com
Wed Dec 11 13:09:59 PST 2013
On 13-12-11 06:30 AM, Sudhangathan B S wrote:
> Thanks Bruce, I now understood a little more..!
>
> So if I put the defconfig file in the place it is looking for (kindly
> note, it is looking for defconfig within yocto folders, it is is not
> looking for defconfig in my external src directory), it then throws this
> error:
>
> NOTE: Executing RunQueue Tasks
> ERROR: Function failed: do_configure (see
> /home/desen555/yocto/build/tmp/work/overo-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-omap-khilmanpm/3.5-r0/temp/log.do_configure.683
> for further information)
> ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in:
> /home/desen555/yocto/build/tmp/work/overo-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-omap-khilmanpm/3.5-r0/temp/log.do_configure.683
> Log data follows:
> | DEBUG: Executing python function sysroot_cleansstate
> | DEBUG: Python function sysroot_cleansstate finished
> | DEBUG: Executing shell function do_configure
> | NOTE: make oldconfig
> | make: *** No rule to make target `oldconfig'. Stop.
> | ERROR: oe_runmake failed
> | ERROR: Function failed: do_configure (see
> /home/desen555/yocto/build/tmp/work/overo-poky-linux-gnueabi/linux-omap-khilmanpm/3.5-r0/temp/log.do_configure.683
> for further information)
> ERROR: Task 2
> (/home/desen555/yocto/poky/meta-dese_iisc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.5.bb
> <http://linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.5.bb>, do_configure) failed with exit
> code '1'
> NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 545 tasks of which 544 didn't need to be
> rerun and 1 failed.
> No currently running tasks (264 of 559)
>
> Summary: 1 task failed:
>
> /home/desen555/yocto/poky/meta-dese_iisc/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.5.bb
> <http://linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.5.bb>, do_configure
> Summary: There was 1 ERROR message shown, returning a non-zero exit code.
> desen555 at Xeon-S5000XVN:~/yocto/build$
>
> Now I hope you have more information...!!
> My external src directory has got the .config file.
I need to launch a test build to see if there's been some breakage
recently.
I didn't quite get to that today .. but will have a go at it ASAP.
Bruce
>
> ---------------------------------
> Sudhangathan BS
> Ph:(+91) 9731-905-205 <tel:%28%2B91%29%209731-905-205>
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>
>
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Bruce Ashfield
> <bruce.ashfield at windriver.com <mailto:bruce.ashfield at windriver.com>> wrote:
>
> On 12/11/2013, 2:00 AM, Sudhangathan B S wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm having this issue, I'm not able to compile a kernel
> source which
> I have in my system, locally.
>
> This is my recipe, after following instructions at
> http://www.yoctoproject.org/__docs/1.4/dev-manual/dev-__manual.html#building-software-__from-an-external-source
> <http://www.yoctoproject.org/docs/1.4/dev-manual/dev-manual.html#building-software-from-an-external-source>
>
> require linux.inc
> #THIS TEMPLATE COPIED FROM linux-sakoman_3.5.bb
> <http://linux-sakoman_3.5.bb>
> <http://linux-sakoman_3.5.bb>
>
> DESCRIPTION = "Linux kernel for OMAP processors"
> LIC_FILES_CHKSUM =
> "file://COPYING;md5=__d7810fab7487fb0aad327b76f1be7c__d7"
> KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"
> COMPATIBLE_MACHINE = "overo"
> FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/linux-omap-__khilmanpm:"
> PV = "3.5"
> inherit externalsrc
> S =
> "/home/desen555/suan_work/__kernel_work/khilman35-src-__mods/linux-omap-khilmanpm"
> B = "${WORKDIR}/git"
> SRC_URI = "file://defconfig \
> file://omap2plus_defconfig \
> file://usb_off.patch \
> "
>
> As you can see the kernel source directory is in S variable.
>
> When the command "bitbake virtual/kernel" is run, i get this output
>
> ERROR: Function failed: do_configure (see
> /home/desen555/yocto/build/__tmp/work/overo-poky-linux-__gnueabi/linux-omap-khilmanpm/__3.5-r0/temp/log.do_configure.__28505
> for further information)
> ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in:
> /home/desen555/yocto/build/__tmp/work/overo-poky-linux-__gnueabi/linux-omap-khilmanpm/__3.5-r0/temp/log.do_configure.__28505
> Log data follows:
> | DEBUG: Executing python function sysroot_cleansstate
> | DEBUG: Python function sysroot_cleansstate finished
> | DEBUG: Executing shell function do_configure
> | sed: can't read
> /home/desen555/yocto/build/__tmp/work/overo-poky-linux-__gnueabi/linux-omap-khilmanpm/__3.5-r0/*defconfig:
> No such file or directory*
>
> | ERROR: Function failed: do_configure (see
> /home/desen555/yocto/build/__tmp/work/overo-poky-linux-__gnueabi/linux-omap-khilmanpm/__3.5-r0/temp/log.do_configure.__28505
> for further information)
> ERROR: Task 2
> (/home/desen555/yocto/poky/__meta-dese_iisc/recipes-kernel/__linux/linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.__5.bb
> <http://linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.5.bb>
> <http://linux-omap-khilmanpm___3.5.bb
> <http://linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.5.bb>>, do_configure) failed with
> exit
>
> code '1'
> NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 545 tasks of which 543 didn't
> need to be
> rerun and 1 failed.
> Waiting for 0 running tasks to finish:
>
> Summary: 1 task failed:
>
> /home/desen555/yocto/poky/__meta-dese_iisc/recipes-kernel/__linux/linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.__5.bb
> <http://linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.5.bb>
> <http://linux-omap-khilmanpm___3.5.bb
> <http://linux-omap-khilmanpm_3.5.bb>>, do_configure
>
> Summary: There was 1 ERROR message shown, returning a non-zero
> exit code.
>
> If at all I put my defconfig file in the place it is looking
> for, then
> it throws other errors, so I guess that is not the right way..
>
>
> What other errors ? You are on the right track. When using externalsrc,
> you need to ensure the kernel is configured before the build starts,
> since the actual build skips steps to not modify your source tree.
>
> If you ensure that a full .config is in your kernel's build
> directory, and that defconfig is in place, what errors do you get then ?
>
> Also note: you can have tasks skipped by adding them to
> SRCTREECOVEREDTASKS
> in your recipe.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> Anybody compiled kernel as an external source in yocto..??
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