[yocto] gobject introspection needing pygobject (cross-compilation)

[Alexander Kanavin]

On 03/31/2017 09:06 AM, colin.helliwell at ln-systems.com wrote:
> I've got a few packages in my image which need gobject introspection.
> (x86-64 host, ARM target)
> One is building fine, but the other - NetworkManager - is failing to
> generate the introspection data because it can't analyse the cross-compiled
> library. Apparently it uses pygobject in doing this, and thus needs a
> version of that for the target architecture.
> Are there steps I can take to achieve this? I guess it needs some 'qemu'
> technique as with other the G-I support mechanisms?

I guess you have read and understood the section in the Yocto manual 
dedicated to this?

To provide useful help, I need to see specifics. What is the error 
message you are getting? Where are your recipes, and which one is failing?


Alex