[Buildroot] Analysis of build failures
Arnout Vandecappelle
arnout at mind.be
Fri Feb 7 19:18:08 UTC 2014
On 07/02/14 14:25, Gustavo Zacarias wrote:
[snip]
>>> >> powerpc | util-linux-2.23.2 | NOK | http://autobuild.buildroot.net/results/399e62acf2c452653cb2ee9ca150a0cfe7e33326/
>> >
>> > Missing setns() on CodeSourcery toolchain. Since util-linux is really
>> > needed for many packages, it would be good to find a fix that doesn't
>> > involve disabling util-linux completely.
>> >
>> > checking for syscall setns... no
>> > configure: WARNING: Unable to detect syscall setns.
>> > configure: error: nsenter selected but setns syscall not found
>> > make: *** [/home/test/test/3/output/build/util-linux-2.23.2/.stamp_configured] Error 1
>> >
>> > Gustavo, an idea?
> Yes, blame commit 9f91d79601da42516752318beecfd080dc05aac9
> Before it was an option util-linux decided if it was appropiate to build
> it according to setns() being available, now we may be forcing it when
> the syscall may simply be unavailable (like this toolchain).
> We can do a ton of toolchain kludges or just revert, i'd prefer the
> second option since it's not like a super-common command (actually most
> distros don't have it yet because it's pretty new for util-linux).
Then instead, mark it as BROKEN with an explanatory comment, so it is
still lying around in case someone needs it.
Regards,
Arnout
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