[yocto] Incorrect warning: preferred version linux-libc-headers_3.3 of linux-libc-headers not available (for item linux-libc-headers)

[Bruce Ashfield]

On 12-08-09 02:14 PM, Elvis Dowson wrote:
> HI,
>
> On Aug 9, 2012, at 6:58 PM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
>
>> In my experience .. it is always just the version, not the package that
>> you want to specify, so from all of those, you'd drop the gcc_ .. etc,
>> from the string.
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>>>
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc = "gcc_4.6"
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross = "gcc-cross_4.6"
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-initial = "gcc-cross-initial_4.6"
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-intermediate = "gcc-cross-intermediate_4.6"
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-canadian = "gcc-cross-canadian_4.6"
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-crosssdk= "gcc-crosssdk_4.6"
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-crosssdk-initial= "gcc-crosssdk-initial_4.6"
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-crosssdk-intermediate=
>>> "gcc-crosssdk-intermediate_4.6"
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-runtime = "gcc-runtime_4.6"
>>> PREFERRED_VERSION_libgcc = "libgcc_4.6"
>
> If I set the values as follows:
>
> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc = "4.5"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross = "4.5"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-initial = "4.5"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-intermediate = "4.5"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-cross-canadian = "4.5"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-crosssdk= "4.5"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-crosssdk-initial= "4.5"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-crosssdk-intermediate= "4.5"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc-runtime = "4.5"
> PREFERRED_VERSION_libgcc = "4.5"
>
> I get the following warnings:
>
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc not available (for item gcc)
> NOTE: versions of gcc available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847

You need wildcards:

PREFERRED_VERSION_gcc = "4.5%"

So it will match on 4.5.4+svnr189152, which is the actual version of
the 4.5 toolchain you have available.

Bruce

> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-cross not available (for item
> virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-gcc)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-cross available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-runtime not available (for item
> virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-compilerlibs)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-runtime available: 4.5.4+svnr189152
> 4.6.3+svnr184847 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc not available (for item gcc)
> NOTE: versions of gcc available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-cross not available (for item
> virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-g++)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-cross available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of libgcc not available (for item libgcc)
> NOTE: versions of libgcc available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-cross-intermediate not available (for
> item virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-gcc-intermediate)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-cross-intermediate available: 4.5.4+svnr189152
> 4.6.3+svnr184847 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of libgcc not available (for item libgcc)
> NOTE: versions of libgcc available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-cross-initial not available (for item
> virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-gcc-initial)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-cross-initial available: 4.5.4+svnr189152
> 4.6.3+svnr184847 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
>
> I've now got 3 gcc variants, 4.7 (in poky), 4.6 and 4.5 (in
> meta-openembedded), and it's automatically picking up 4.6, from the
> meta-openembedded/toolchain-layer.
>
> After gcc_4.6 recipe builds, and I attempt to re-run gcc_4.5, I get the
> following output:
>
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc not available (for item gcc)
> NOTE: versions of gcc available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-cross not available (for item
> virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-gcc)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-cross available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-runtime not available (for item
> virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-compilerlibs)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-runtime available: 4.5.4+svnr189152
> 4.6.3+svnr184847 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc not available (for item gcc)
> NOTE: versions of gcc available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-cross not available (for item
> virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-g++)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-cross available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of libgcc not available (for item libgcc)
> NOTE: versions of libgcc available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-cross-intermediate not available (for
> item virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-gcc-intermediate)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-cross-intermediate available: 4.5.4+svnr189152
> 4.6.3+svnr184847 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of libgcc not available (for item libgcc)
> NOTE: versions of libgcc available: 4.5.4+svnr189152 4.6.3+svnr184847
> 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: preferred version 4.5 of gcc-cross-initial not available (for item
> virtual/powerpc-poky-linux-gcc-initial)
> NOTE: versions of gcc-cross-initial available: 4.5.4+svnr189152
> 4.6.3+svnr184847 4.7.1.0+git1+1653160670db186c6243997447ecbe6ce5056648
> NOTE: Preparing runqueue
> NOTE: Executing SetScene Tasks
> NOTE: Executing RunQueue Tasks
> NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 938 tasks of which 938 didn't need to be
> rerun and all succeeded.
> elvis at eos:/tool/yocto/poky/build$
>
>
> At this stage, 4.7.1, 4.6.3 have been built, but it doesn't allow me to
> build gcc_4.5 recipe.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Elvis Dowson
>
>
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