Git rev: master/5e3e2e0cbb0a49986f4653e64c4c8d2b5461645e Steps: 1. Build an ext_sdk toolchain against the old git rev 2. Build another ext_sdk toolchain against the new git rev 3. Install the old ext_sdk into poky_sdk_old directory, install the new ext_sdk into poky_sdk_new directory 4. cd poky_sdk_old, setup the environment 5. Run devtool sdk-update poky_sdk_new Error message: ############## $ devtool sdk-update /buildarea/poky_sdk_new NOTE: Installing sstate objects into /buildarea/poky_sdk_old NOTE: Updating configuration files NOTE: Updating layers Traceback (most recent call last): File "/buildarea/poky_sdk_old/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux//usr/bin/devtool", line 288, in <module> ret = main() File "/buildarea/poky_sdk_old/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux//usr/bin/devtool", line 277, in main ret = args.func(args, config, basepath, workspace) File "/buildarea/poky_sdk_old/layers/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py", line 135, in sdk_update shutil.copytree(new_layers_dir, old_layers_dir) File "/buildarea/poky_sdk_old/tmp/sysroots/x86_64-linux/usr/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 208, in copytree raise Error, errors Error: [('/buildarea/poky_sdk_new/layers/poky/bitbake/lib/toaster/contrib/tts/toasteruitest/toaster.sqlite', '/buildarea/poky_sdk_old/layers/poky/bitbake/lib/toaster/contrib/tts/toasteruitest/toaster.sqlite', "[Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/buildarea/poky_sdk_new/layers/poky/bitbake/lib/toaster/contrib/tts/toasteruitest/toaster.sqlite'")] ################### Check the file toaster.sqlite, it is a empty symbolic link ################ ls -l /buildarea/poky_sdk_new/layers/poky/bitbake/lib/toaster/contrib/tts/toasteruitest/ total 116 -rwxrwxr-x 1 yocto yocto 3060 Dec 2 13:48 run_toastertests.py lrwxrwxrwx 1 yocto yocto 32 Dec 17 09:45 toaster.sqlite -> ../../../../../../toaster.sqlite -rwxrwxr-x 1 yocto yocto 109285 Dec 11 10:08 toaster_automation_test.py -rw-rw-r-- 1 yocto yocto 763 Dec 2 13:48 toaster_test.cfg lrwxrwxrwx 1 yocto yocto 50 Dec 17 09:45 toasterconf.json -> ../../../../../../meta-yocto/conf/toasterconf.json ##################
This should be fixed by this commit: http://cgit.openembedded.org/bitbake/commit/?id=0fbdaa41cd5745c26d996a3f7a734ae3612657d5 Please, check if it works for both old and new git rev more recent than above mentioned commit. Please, let me know if this needs to be fixed for older git revisions.
Created attachment 2905 [details] replaced shutil.copy-tree -> subprocess.call('cp -a ...') This patch should fix this for older git revisions. Please, try it.
Sent patch for review: http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2015-December/114376.html
I applied the attached patch and re-tested again, the error message disappeared. I will close this bug if everything works well in M2 test cycle.
Patch has been merged into master: http://cgit.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?id=e5b841420b9fdd33829f7665a62cd06a3017f7e6
For 2.1_M2, I still got an error when running sdk-update for a local path update ####################### $ devtool sdk-update /buildarea/poky_sdk Traceback (most recent call last): File "/buildarea/poky_sdk_old/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux//usr/bin/devtool", line 305, in <module> ret = main() File "/buildarea/poky_sdk_old/sysroots/x86_64-pokysdk-linux//usr/bin/devtool", line 292, in main ret = args.func(args, config, basepath, workspace) File "/buildarea/poky_sdk_old/layers/build/scripts/lib/devtool/sdk.py", line 138, in sdk_update sstate_dir = os.path.join(newsdk_path, 'sstate-cache') NameError: global name 'newsdk_path' is not defined ####################### Steps: 1. Build an ext_sdk toolchain against the old git rev 2. Build another ext_sdk toolchain against the new git rev 3. Install the old ext_sdk into poky_sdk_old directory, install the new ext_sdk into poky_sdk_new directory 4. cd poky_sdk_old, setup the environment 5. Run devtool sdk-update poky_sdk_new
This is totally different issue. Actually it's a regression brought by recent change. Please, create separate bug for it.
(In reply to comment #7) > This is totally different issue. Actually it's a regression brought by > recent change. Please, create separate bug for it. Thanks. I will file a new bug. Yi