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It was reported that do_validate_branches was failing with the following error: Log data follows: | DEBUG: Executing shell function do_validate_branches | HEAD is now at fe0fb8d Merge tag 'v4.10.9' into standard/base | mkdir: cannot create directory .: File exists | | [ERROR] Can't find patch dir at ./patches/standard/base | usage: kgit s2q | WARNING: exit code 1 from a shell command. | ERROR: Function failed: do_validate_branches This was triggered by the execution of 'kgit-s2q --clean' after forcing the SRCREV to something other than the tip of the branch. --clean is being run to remove any sentinel files from previous kernel builds to ensure that the tree is in a consistent state. There were two bugs, --clean was being executed and not exiting the script as it was supposed to. Hence validation for applying patches was done, and threw the error that eventually makes it to the console. And the second bug is that since do_validate_branches actually calls kgit-s2q --clean, the dependency on kern-tools-native needs to be on that function (versus do_kernel_metadata which runs later). With the tweaked kern-tool + the dependency fix, we no longer see this error. (From OE-Core rev: 4d5890b54cbdac01ee748759578b7b22ed8e61a2) Signed-off-by: Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Poky
Poky is an integration of various components to form a complete prepackaged build system and development environment. It features support for building customised embedded device style images. There are reference demo images featuring a X11/Matchbox/GTK themed UI called Sato. The system supports cross-architecture application development using QEMU emulation and a standalone toolchain and SDK with IDE integration.
Additional information on the specifics of hardware that Poky supports is available in README.hardware. Further hardware support can easily be added in the form of layers which extend the systems capabilities in a modular way.
As an integration layer Poky consists of several upstream projects such as BitBake, OpenEmbedded-Core, Yocto documentation and various sources of information e.g. for the hardware support. Poky is in turn a component of the Yocto Project.
The Yocto Project has extensive documentation about the system including a reference manual which can be found at: http://yoctoproject.org/documentation
OpenEmbedded-Core is a layer containing the core metadata for current versions of OpenEmbedded. It is distro-less (can build a functional image with DISTRO = "nodistro") and contains only emulated machine support.
For information about OpenEmbedded, see the OpenEmbedded website: http://www.openembedded.org/
Where to Send Patches
As Poky is an integration repository (built using a tool called combo-layer), patches against the various components should be sent to their respective upstreams:
bitbake: Git repository: http://git.openembedded.org/bitbake/ Mailing list: bitbake-devel@lists.openembedded.org
documentation: Git repository: http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/yocto-docs/ Mailing list: yocto@yoctoproject.org
meta-poky, meta-yocto-bsp: Git repository: http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/meta-yocto(-bsp) Mailing list: poky@yoctoproject.org
Everything else should be sent to the OpenEmbedded Core mailing list. If in doubt, check the oe-core git repository for the content you intend to modify. Before sending, be sure the patches apply cleanly to the current oe-core git repository.
Git repository: http://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/
Mailing list: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org
Note: The scripts directory should be treated with extra care as it is a mix of oe-core and poky-specific files.