15302 2023-11-29 21:00:41 +0000 icu / icu-native: icudata file being disabled breaks nodejs / npm 2026-03-26 15:18:16 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime OE-Core core 4.0.14 x86 Multiple NEW Low normal 6.99 1 dl9pf unassigned Archana.Polampalli dl9pf meta.mr.watcher meta.watcher randy.macleod ross.burton steve --- --- No (bug/feature does not impact docs) oldest_to_newest 97360 0 dl9pf 2023-11-29 21:00:41 +0000 The issue manifests under these conditions: Build host/distro: Ubuntu 18.04 (can reproduce in chroot env). Ubuntu 18.04 does ship with icu60 . YP kirkstone does ship icu-70.1 , thus newer than build host. To reproduce on a Ubuntu 18.04 host or chroot: Install minimal YP dependencies as per doc site. Clone YP kirkstone and add meta-oe to the layers for nodejs. Run devshell for a package that has nodejs / npm in depends . Call npm or nodejs --help . user@legolas:~/build-html5/tmp/work/corei7-64-agl-linux/html5-mixer/1.0+gitAUTOINC+38587cf96c-r0/git# node --help Usage: node [options] [ script.js ] [arguments] node inspect [options] [ script.js | host:port ] [arguments]Options: node:internal/main/print_help:130 return StringPrototypeLocaleCompare(name1, name2); ^RangeError: Internal error. Icu error. at String.localeCompare (<anonymous>) at node:internal/main/print_help:130:14 at Array.sort (<anonymous>) at format (node:internal/main/print_help:121:25) at print (node:internal/main/print_help:214:23) at node:internal/main/print_help:231:1 root@legolas:~/AGL/master/build-html5/tmp/work/corei7-64-agl-linux/html5-mixer/1.0+gitAUTOINC+38587cf96c-r0/git# There is an ICU error. Digging deeper reveals, that node will look for the icu's .dat file (which we did disable). Enabling the .dat generation led to the issue #15301 . 97375 1 dl9pf 2023-11-30 14:20:49 +0000 Enabling the dat file does fix nodejs / npm . 97392 2 ross.burton 2023-12-01 14:37:30 +0000 Isn't this a case of "don't do that"? node needs the data but you turned it off. 97393 3 dl9pf 2023-12-01 14:47:37 +0000 Well, it was deactivated in upstream here: https://git.yoctoproject.org/poky/commit/meta/recipes-support/icu?id=754866f32bfc1e3986199b353f037536f326ae77 97395 4 ross.burton 2023-12-01 15:12:38 +0000 Ah, thanks for the context. I wonder if we can make the recipe notice that. 100072 5 randy.macleod 2024-10-31 15:06:07 +0000 move to unassigned. feel free to take back if you have time. 104834 6 randy.macleod 2026-03-26 15:18:16 +0000 Ideally we should generate that data file to fix the build race but it's not a priority and we don't have a volunteer.