7512 2015-03-25 02:51:48 +0000 recipetool: -m option doesn't work 2015-03-30 08:14:32 +0000 1 1 7 Build System, Metadata & Runtime Meta-yocto meta-yocto 1.8 x86 Multiple VERIFIED NOTABUG Medium+ normal 1.8 M4 1 yi.zhao bluelightning alexandru.c.georgescu ke.zou poky.bs.watcher poky.watcher zhangle.yang alexandru.c.georgescu --- New (Never tested) No (bug/feature does not impact docs) oldest_to_newest 49724 0 yi.zhao 2015-03-25 02:51:48 +0000 Git rev: master/369932178fe9e7aa4a6d0e2ef1e2e539be701d02 Steps: Run command: recipetool create -m qemuarm -o snake_0.11.1.bb -x /tmp/snake-0.11.1 https://fedorahosted.org/releases/s/n/snake/snake-0.11.1.tar.bz2 I got the following error: #################### usage: recipetool [-h] [-d] [-q] [--color COLOR] <subcommand> ... recipetool: error: unrecognized arguments: https://fedorahosted.org/releases/s/n/snake/snake-0.11.1.tar.bz2 #################### If I removed the -m option, the command worked well: recipetool create -o snake_0.11.1.bb -x /tmp/snake-0.11.1 https://fedorahosted.org/releases/s/n/snake/snake-0.11.1.tar.bz2 NOTE: Fetching https://fedorahosted.org/releases/s/n/snake/snake-0.11.1.tar.bz2... NOTE: Scanning the entire source tree, as one or more of the following setup keywords are non-literal: py_modules, scripts, packages. NOTE: Scanning paths for packages & dependencies: . NOTE: Recipe snake_0.11.1.bb has been created; further editing may be required to make it fully functional 49888 1 bluelightning 2015-03-28 05:09:20 +0000 The -m option doesn't accept an argument (a recipe is either machine-specific or it isn't, it's not a case of specifying the actual machine) therefore it's being handled as a positional argument, hence the error. 49898 2 alexandru.c.georgescu 2015-03-30 08:14:32 +0000 (In reply to comment #1) > The -m option doesn't accept an argument (a recipe is either > machine-specific or it isn't, it's not a case of specifying the actual > machine) therefore it's being handled as a positional argument, hence the > error. Verified as per above comment.