[OE-core] "bitbake -c menuconfig virtual/kernel" fails on ncurses dependency

[Mike Looijmans]

On 26-05-15 09:02, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
> On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 2:53 AM, Mike Looijmans <mike.looijmans at topic.nl> wrote:
>> I get this when running
>> bitbake -c menuconfig virtual/kernel
>>
>> scripts/kconfig/mconf.o: In function `show_help':
>> mconf.c:(.text+0x884): undefined reference to `stdscr'
>> scripts/kconfig/lxdialog/checklist.o: In function `print_arrows':
>> checklist.c:(.text+0x2c): undefined reference to `wmove'
>> checklist.c:(.text+0x4c): undefined reference to `acs_map'
>> checklist.c:(.text+0x54): undefined reference to `waddch'
>> checklist.c:(.text+0x66): undefined reference to `waddnstr'
>> checklist.c:(.text+0x76): undefined reference to `wmove'
>
> This has popped up on and off for several years now, and we have a few bugzilla
> entries that track it. The fix is never as simple as we would like.
>
> The most recent version is here:
>
> https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7609
>
> If you have more details about your enviroment, adding them to that bug would
> be idea.
>
> The problem with using the -native version, or the host, is that at times menu
> config is rendered unusable. The fix isn't only in the dependencies, but in the
> way that menuconfig is build within the kernel environment.
>
> This older bug tracks the details of that:
>
> https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3898

I have an Ubuntu 14 system. The weird thing is, that I have several almost 
identical machines, and some of them fail and some don't.

This one works fine:
MACHINE=topic-miami-florida-med-xc7z030

This one fails:
MACHINE=topic-miami-florida-gen-xc7z030

They all use the same kernel recipe, version, git tag, etc. These two even 
share the very same defconfig. Their builds run within the same OE 
environment, so the native sysroot for both is the same too!


Kind regards,

Mike Looijmans
System Expert

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