[OE-core] Linux kernel build dependency of 'bc'
Hello Bruce, I got a build failure in my auto builder; it has a very lean system install and it spot something it is new for me. It seems the kernel now depends on 'bc' util. I tried to find a 'bc-native' and couldn't find so I'd like to know if it is a known issue and if someone is already working in a 'bc-native' recipe to proper fix the issue. Regards, -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems http://www.ossystems.com.brhttp://projetos.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 (53) 9981-7854Mobile: +1 (347) 903-9750 ___ Openembedded-core mailing list Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
Re: [OE-core] Linux kernel build dependency of 'bc'
Hi Otavio, On Thursday 06 June 2013 12:11:04 Otavio Salvador wrote: I got a build failure in my auto builder; it has a very lean system install and it spot something it is new for me. It seems the kernel now depends on 'bc' util. I tried to find a 'bc-native' and couldn't find so I'd like to know if it is a known issue and if someone is already working in a 'bc-native' recipe to proper fix the issue. We used to have bc in our list of required host packages in the Yocto Project quick start guide, but after some testing a few versions ago I removed it because it didn't seem to be needed. FWIW I don't have it installed on my primary build machine and I haven't noticed any problems as a result. Rather than creating bc-native I think we should find out where the dependency on bc exists and try to patch it out (if practical); if it really is needed and too hard to remove, we can just add bc to the list of required host packages. I hope that's not the case though. Cheers, Paul -- Paul Eggleton Intel Open Source Technology Centre ___ Openembedded-core mailing list Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
Re: [OE-core] Linux kernel build dependency of 'bc'
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Paul Eggleton paul.eggle...@linux.intel.com wrote: On Thursday 06 June 2013 12:11:04 Otavio Salvador wrote: I got a build failure in my auto builder; it has a very lean system install and it spot something it is new for me. It seems the kernel now depends on 'bc' util. I tried to find a 'bc-native' and couldn't find so I'd like to know if it is a known issue and if someone is already working in a 'bc-native' recipe to proper fix the issue. We used to have bc in our list of required host packages in the Yocto Project quick start guide, but after some testing a few versions ago I removed it because it didn't seem to be needed. FWIW I don't have it installed on my primary build machine and I haven't noticed any problems as a result. Rather than creating bc-native I think we should find out where the dependency on bc exists and try to patch it out (if practical); if it really is needed and too hard to remove, we can just add bc to the list of required host packages. I hope that's not the case though. Apparently Peter Anvin added use of bc to avoid the dependency on perl. Multiple other distros got bit by this added dep (gentoo, linux from scratch, etc). Rob Landley was not too happy about it (he had perl removal patches for the kernel which didn't require bc): The perl removal patches are finally upstream! But Peter Anvin's quest to unnecessarily complicate the kernel build continues, he replaced one with bc which is a turing-complete programming language that's so seldom used busybox hasn't got it. His patch broke Linux From Scratch (they had to add bc to chapter 5; in the past 12 years it's never been there). I have no idea _why_ he did this since the C implementation I contributed was actually smaller and simpler than what he wrote. Oh well. -- Christopher Larson clarson at kergoth dot com Founder - BitBake, OpenEmbedded, OpenZaurus Maintainer - Tslib Senior Software Engineer, Mentor Graphics ___ Openembedded-core mailing list Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
Re: [OE-core] Linux kernel build dependency of 'bc'
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Chris Larson clar...@kergoth.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Paul Eggleton paul.eggle...@linux.intel.com wrote: On Thursday 06 June 2013 12:11:04 Otavio Salvador wrote: I got a build failure in my auto builder; it has a very lean system install and it spot something it is new for me. It seems the kernel now depends on 'bc' util. I tried to find a 'bc-native' and couldn't find so I'd like to know if it is a known issue and if someone is already working in a 'bc-native' recipe to proper fix the issue. We used to have bc in our list of required host packages in the Yocto Project quick start guide, but after some testing a few versions ago I removed it because it didn't seem to be needed. FWIW I don't have it installed on my primary build machine and I haven't noticed any problems as a result. Rather than creating bc-native I think we should find out where the dependency on bc exists and try to patch it out (if practical); if it really is needed and too hard to remove, we can just add bc to the list of required host packages. I hope that's not the case though. Apparently Peter Anvin added use of bc to avoid the dependency on perl. Multiple other distros got bit by this added dep (gentoo, linux from scratch, etc). Rob Landley was not too happy about it (he had perl removal patches for the kernel which didn't require bc): The perl removal patches are finally upstream! But Peter Anvin's quest to unnecessarily complicate the kernel build continues, he replaced one with bc which is a turing-complete programming language that's so seldom used busybox hasn't got it. His patch broke Linux From Scratch (they had to add bc to chapter 5; in the past 12 years it's never been there). I have no idea _why_ he did this since the C implementation I contributed was actually smaller and simpler than what he wrote. Oh well. I think it is easier to have bc-native; this avoids one host dependency and allow for update on it if need. -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems http://www.ossystems.com.brhttp://projetos.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 (53) 9981-7854Mobile: +1 (347) 903-9750 ___ Openembedded-core mailing list Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
Re: [OE-core] Linux kernel build dependency of 'bc'
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Otavio Salvador ota...@ossystems.com.br wrote: Hello Bruce, I got a build failure in my auto builder; it has a very lean system install and it spot something it is new for me. It seems the kernel now depends on 'bc' util. I tried to find a 'bc-native' and couldn't find so I'd like to know if it is a known issue and if someone is already working in a 'bc-native' recipe to proper fix the issue. Following up on this thread late (I was on a plane all day), this hasn't popped up on my builders, but then again, all of mine have bc, so I wouldn't have noticed for some time. If nothing has been entered bugzilla for this, we should do that now, just to avoid more than one person going ahead and adding bc-native! Bruce Regards, -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems http://www.ossystems.com.brhttp://projetos.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 (53) 9981-7854Mobile: +1 (347) 903-9750 ___ Openembedded-core mailing list Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core -- Thou shalt not follow the NULL pointer, for chaos and madness await thee at its end ___ Openembedded-core mailing list Openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org http://lists.openembedded.org/mailman/listinfo/openembedded-core
