Bug in petalinux-build -h and ug1144-petalinux-tools-reference-guide.pdf
This post lists a bug in the 2018.2 version of PetaLinux Tools petalinux-build and ug1144-petalinux-tools-reference-guide.pdf
Instance 1
When the user types petalinux-build -h to get help the following tip is listed:
Compile u-boot ignoring dependencies:
$ petalinux-build -b u-boot-xlnx_2018.1 -x do_compile
When this command is run the user gets the following:
zpfeffer@z:~/plxprjs/xilinx-zc706-2018.2$ petalinux-build -b u-boot-xlnx_2018.1 -x do_compile
[INFO] building project
[INFO] sourcing bitbake
INFO: bitbake -b u-boot-xlnx_2018.1 -c do_compile
WARNING: Buildfile specified, dependencies will not be handled. If this is not what you want, do not use -b / --buildfile.
ERROR: Unable to find any recipe file matching 'u-boot-xlnx_2018.1'
Summary: There was 1 WARNING message shown.
Summary: There was 1 ERROR message shown, returning a non-zero exit code.
ERROR: Failed to build project
The issue is that u-boot-xlnx_2018.1.bb doesn’t exist. u-boot-xlnx_2018.2.bb does exist in the 4 Yocto installations that PetaLinux Tools 2018.2 includes:
zpfeffer@z:~/plxprjs/xilinx-zc706-2018.2$ find /opt/pkg/petalinux -name "u-boot-xlnx_2018*"
/opt/pkg/petalinux/components/yocto/source/arm/layers/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-xlnx_2018.2.bb
/opt/pkg/petalinux/components/yocto/source/microblaze_lite/layers/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-xlnx_2018.2.bb
/opt/pkg/petalinux/components/yocto/source/microblaze_full/layers/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-xlnx_2018.2.bb
/opt/pkg/petalinux/components/yocto/source/aarch64/layers/meta-xilinx/meta-xilinx-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-xlnx_2018.2.bb
Use: petalinux-build -b u-boot-xlnx_2018.2 -x do_compile
Instance 2
In the 2018.2 ug1144-petalinux-tools-reference-guide.pdf at [link] petalinux-build -b u-boot-xlnx_2018.1 is given on page 32.
Use petalinux-build -b u-boot-xlnx_2018.2
Reference
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