10798 2016-12-13 01:42:58 +0000 eSDK: sdk-update fails with error if no updates are available 2025-07-03 15:32:51 +0000 1 1 6 Yocto Project Subprojects eSDK eSDK 2.4.5 x86 Multiple NEW Medium normal Future 1 henry.bruce unassigned brian.avery randy.macleod sgw vineeth.chowdary wmills --- --- Yes (doc changes required) oldest_to_newest 69072 0 henry.bruce 2016-12-13 01:42:58 +0000 I built an core-image-base eSDK targeting qemux86. eSDK has SDK_UPDATE_URL set and oe-publish-sdk has been run $ bitbake core-image-base -c populate_sdk_ext $ oe-publish-sdk tmp/deploy/sdk/poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-base-i586-toolchain-ext-2.2.sh /path/to/esdk/update Observed behavior ================= $ wget poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-base-i586-toolchain-ext-2.2.sh http://.... $ ./poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-base-i586-toolchain-ext-2.2.sh -d /path/to/esdk $ /path/to/esdk/environment-setup-i586-poky-linux SDK environment now set up; additionally you may now run devtool to perform development tasks. Run devtool --help for further details. $ devtool sdk-update Cloning into 'layers'... Checking connectivity... done. NOTE: Preparing build system... (This may take some time.) ERROR: Preparation failed: Nothing to do. Use 'bitbake world' to build everything, or run 'bitbake --help' for usage information. Expected behavior ================= Install eSDK and set up environment as above $ devtool sdk-update Your eSDK is up-to-date (or some similar message) 69073 1 bluelightning 2016-12-13 02:53:15 +0000 Minor missing detail - this is with SDK_EXT_TYPE = "minimal". 71606 2 brian.avery 2017-03-22 20:30:36 +0000 grabbing so I can build knowledge :) 75468 3 brian.avery 2017-07-30 13:33:55 +0000 Moving to M3 76301 4 brian.avery 2017-08-29 22:59:05 +0000 moving to m4 78630 5 brian.avery 2017-12-08 22:16:57 +0000 Moving to Paul 81279 6 vineeth.chowdary 2018-08-09 14:29:41 +0000 I am able to see this error in rocko release with full e-SDK Steps: ===== $ wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/yocto/yocto/yocto-2.4/poky-rocko-18.0.0.tar.bz2 $ tar xvf poky-rocko-18.0.0.tar.bz2 $ cd poky-rocko-18.0.0 $ source oe-init-build-env $ bitbake core-image-minimal -c do_populate_sdk_ext (publish eSDK over http ) $ oe-publish-sdk tmp/deploy/sdk/poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-minimal-i586-toolchain-ext-2.4.sh ~/sdk/update/ $ cd ~/sdk $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8090 (Install eSDK from installer) $ tmp/deploy/sdk/poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-minimal-i586-toolchain-ext-2.4.sh -p -y -d ~/sdk/sdk-1 $ . ~/sdk/sdk-1/environment-setup-i586-poky-linux (Update SDK with broken link) $ devtool sdk-update http://mylocal (Build and publish new eSDK ) Follow above steps till publish with change ( ex - example.bb ) (Update SDK with proper link ) $ cd ~/sdk/sdk-1 $ . environment-setup-i586-poky-linux $ devtool sdk-update http://myip:8090/update Observed Behaviour: ================== ERROR: Preparation failed: Nothing to do. Use 'bitbake world' to build everything, or run 'bitbake --help' for usage information. Expected Behaviour: ================== sdk update should be success 81290 7 vineeth.chowdary 2018-08-09 15:48:16 +0000 (In reply to comment #6) > I am able to see this error in rocko release with full e-SDK > > Steps: > ===== > > $ wget > http://mirrors.kernel.org/yocto/yocto/yocto-2.4/poky-rocko-18.0.0.tar.bz2 > $ tar xvf poky-rocko-18.0.0.tar.bz2 > $ cd poky-rocko-18.0.0 > $ source oe-init-build-env > $ bitbake core-image-minimal -c do_populate_sdk_ext > > (publish eSDK over http ) > $ oe-publish-sdk > tmp/deploy/sdk/poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-minimal-i586-toolchain-ext-2.4. > sh ~/sdk/update/ > $ cd ~/sdk > $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8090 > > (Install eSDK from installer) > $ > tmp/deploy/sdk/poky-glibc-x86_64-core-image-minimal-i586-toolchain-ext-2.4. > sh -p -y -d ~/sdk/sdk-1 > $ . ~/sdk/sdk-1/environment-setup-i586-poky-linux > > (Update SDK with broken link) > $ devtool sdk-update http://mylocal > > > (Build and publish new eSDK ) > Follow above steps till publish with change ( ex - example.bb ) > > (Update SDK with proper link ) > $ cd ~/sdk/sdk-1 > $ . environment-setup-i586-poky-linux > $ devtool sdk-update http://myip:8090/update > > Observed Behaviour: > ================== > > ERROR: Preparation failed: > Nothing to do. Use 'bitbake world' to build everything, or run 'bitbake > --help' for usage information. > > Expected Behaviour: > ================== > sdk update should be success please ignore it. we have to use --skip-prepare, as I installed e-SDK in publish mode 95854 8 randy.macleod 2023-06-29 16:38:24 +0000 Still worth doing when we have the people available. -- YP bug review. 102396 9 randy.macleod 2025-07-03 15:32:51 +0000 Still worth doing when we have the people available. -- YP bug review.