[yocto] linux-yocto defaulting to 3.4.52 for new qemuarmhf.conf

[Elvis Dowson]

Hi Bruce,

On Aug 25, 2013, at 4:57 AM, Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield at gmail.com> wrote:

>>> I created a new qemuarmhf.conf, to build using armv7a vfp and neon.
>>> 
>>> In the linux-yocto_3.8.bb recipe, I explicitly specified SRCREV_machine_qemuarmhf and added qemuarmhf to the list of COMPATIBLE_MACHINES.
>>> 
>>> For some reason, it still refuses to build using kernel 3.8, and keeps defaulting to 3.4.52.
>>> 
>>> I know I can over-ride it in my local.conf by setting a PREFERRED_VERSION_virtual/linux ="3.8" , but I'd like to know what I've missed, to get it to work by default, without setting the over-ride in my local.conf.
>> 
>> Weird, even after setting PREFERRED_VERSION_virtual/linux ="3.8", it still picks up linux-yocto_3.4.bb recipe!
>> 
> 
> Try 3.8%, you need to match on the version completely, and it is 3.8...., not
> just 3.8.

Ok, I forgot about that! 

Another quick question, why is it that when I create a new qemuarmhf.conf machine configuration, it doesn't automatically pick up the latest linux-yocto_3.8.bb recipe? Why does it attempt to use the 3.4 recipe?

Best regards,

Elvis Dowson