Bug 11256 - HOSTTOOLS can link to directories
Summary: HOSTTOOLS can link to directories
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: OE-Core
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: core (show other bugs)
Version: 2.3
Hardware: x86 Multiple
: Medium+ normal
Target Milestone: 2.3 M4
Assignee: Ross Burton
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Reported: 2017-03-28 09:30 UTC by Ross Burton
Modified: 2017-03-31 14:39 UTC (History)
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Description Ross Burton 2017-03-28 09:30:59 UTC 
The example was $PATH contained /etc for some reason, and tmp/hosttools/python3 ended up being a symlink to /etc/python3/, which is a directory.

The hosttools population should verify that the target is an executable file (or symlink to).
Comment 1 Ross Burton 2017-03-30 13:35:15 UTC 
Patches on the bitbake/oe-core lists.
Comment 2 Ross Burton 2017-03-31 14:39:47 UTC 
Merged in oe-core 7f40c934c3aeb1d34f95f30b281e25a17c428fce.