[yocto] BitBake errors when building core-image-minimal

[JC]

On 04/09/2013 14:21, Thomas Page wrote:
> Hi
>
> Having installed the Yocto required packages and created a git branch 
> of the project in a new installation of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I have tried 
> building the core-image-minimal image but continually have the process 
> fail. Having gone through the installation process several times not I 
> simply cannot seem to get this solved.
>
> i must add that after a fresh install of the yocto project and set up 
> of my host i find that Bitbake will not execute on first attempt and 
> must be installed. I do not remember this having to be done in my 
> previous use of the Yocto Project to successfully build an image.
>
> The error i get is as follows:
>
> tpage at ubuntu:~/poky/batmel$ bitbake core-image-minimal
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/bin/bitbake", line 234, in <module>
>     ret = main()
>   File "/usr/bin/bitbake", line 197, in main
>     server = ProcessServer(server_channel, event_queue, configuration)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/server/process.py", line 78, 
> in __init__
>     self.cooker = BBCooker(configuration, self.register_idle_function)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/cooker.py", line 76, in __init__
>     self.parseConfigurationFiles(self.configuration.file)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/cooker.py", line 510, in 
> parseConfigurationFiles
>     data = _parse(os.path.join("conf", "bitbake.conf"), data)
> TypeError: getVar() takes exactly 3 arguments (2 given)
> ERROR: Error evaluating 
> '${TARGET_OS}:${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}:build-${BUILD_OS}:pn-${PN}:${MACHINEOVERRIDES}:${DISTROOVERRIDES}:${CLASSOVERRIDE}:forcevariable'
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/data_smart.py", line 116, in 
> expandWithRefs
>     s = __expand_var_regexp__.sub(varparse.var_sub, s)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/data_smart.py", line 60, in 
> var_sub
>     var = self.d.getVar(key, 1)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/data_smart.py", line 260, in 
> getVar
>     return self.expand(value, var)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/data_smart.py", line 132, in 
> expand
>     return self.expandWithRefs(s, varname).value
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/data_smart.py", line 117, in 
> expandWithRefs
>     s = __expand_python_regexp__.sub(varparse.python_sub, s)
> TypeError: getVar() takes exactly 3 arguments (2 given)
>
> ERROR: Error evaluating 
> '${@bb.parse.BBHandler.vars_from_file(d.getVar('FILE'),d)[0] or 
> 'defaultpkgname'}'
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/data_smart.py", line 117, in 
> expandWithRefs
>     s = __expand_python_regexp__.sub(varparse.python_sub, s)
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/data_smart.py", line 76, in 
> python_sub
>     value = utils.better_eval(codeobj, DataContext(self.d))
>   File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/bb/utils.py", line 387, in 
> better_eval
>     return eval(source, _context, locals)
>   File "PN", line 1, in <module>
> TypeError: getVar() takes exactly 3 arguments (2 given)
>
> Any feedback will be appreciated even as to where I should look for 
> the problem
>


Hi Thomas

Make sure you installed all the required packages in ubuntu.

Try running with -DDD to have additional feedback or input to the list

Regards
Jay