
This post lists an error I got while following the instructions for "Installing the meta-example layer on your host" listed on the "PetaLinux Yocto Tips" at http://www.wiki.xilinx.com/PetaLinux+Yocto+Tips.
TL;DR
The "Installing the meta-example layer on your host" instructions listed on the "PetaLinux Yocto Tips" at http://www.wiki.xilinx.com/PetaLinux+Yocto+Tips as of Mar 24 2018 @ 9:18 AM (MDT) did not work for me with PetaLinux 2017.4.
In addition, the wiki's instructions conflict with an advisement given in a file the wiki says to edit.
Steps
1. Clone the repo:
2. Edit bblayers.conf:
3. Add the path to meta-example:
4. Source the PetaLinux Tools environment and build bbexample:
5. Got the following error:
pfefferz@mach:~/plprjs2/zcu102qemu$ petalinux-build -c bbexample [INFO] building bbexample [INFO] sourcing bitbake INFO: bitbake bbexample Loading cache: 100% |####################################| Time: 0:00:05 Loaded 3256 entries from dependency cache. Parsing recipes: 100% |##################################| Time: 0:00:10 Parsing of 2466 .bb files complete (2432 cached, 34 parsed). 3259 targets, 225 skipped, 0 masked, 0 errors. ERROR: Nothing PROVIDES 'bbexample'
Summary: There was 1 ERROR message shown, returning a non-zero exit code. ERROR: Failed to build bbexample webtalk failed:PetaLinux statistics:extra lines detected:notsent_nofile! webtalk failed:Failed to get PetaLinux usage statistics!
6. Looked at build/conf/bblayers.conf and found that it had been regenerated as it warned at the top of the file:
A Screenshot of the Instructions


Reference
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