[U-Boot] Python subprocess module missing in multiconfig.py

[Jeroen Hofstee <dasuboot@myspectrum.nl>]

On 07-08-14 22:02, Jeroen Hofstee wrote:
> Hello Tom,
>
> On 07-08-14 21:43, Tom Rini wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 09:37:22PM +0200, Jeroen Hofstee wrote:
>>> Hello Tom,
>>>
>>> On 07-08-14 21:08, Tom Rini wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 12:11:41PM -0400, 
>>>> david at plentovichdesign.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello.  I read the posts a couple days ago about the Python issues 
>>>>> with
>>>>> Kconfig feature.  I didn't see a resolution on how this would be 
>>>>> fixed.  I
>>>>> am running Ubuntu 14.04LTS, building u-boot and the problem I have 
>>>>> is that
>>>>> the eldk tools have a older python (2.7.3) which does not have the
>>>>> subprocess module but the current Ubuntu python (2.7.6) does 
>>>>> include the
>>>>> subprocess module.  When I add the eldk (cross compiler) path 
>>>>> before my
>>>>> env $PATH the defconfig fails in multiconfig.py (uses the python 
>>>>> in the
>>>>> eldk toolkit).  Can I just remove python from the eldk tools (so 
>>>>> the newer
>>>>> python will be used) or is that older python version required for 
>>>>> some
>>>>> other script in the cross compiler?
>>>>>
>>>>> pdavid at david-TECRA-A8:~$ python
>>>>> Python 2.7.6 (default, Mar 22 2014, 22:59:38)
>>>>> [GCC 4.8.2] on linux2
>>>>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more 
>>>>> information.
>>>>>>>> import subprocess
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> [1]+  Stopped                 python
>>>>> david at david-TECRA-A8:~$ export
>>>>> PATH=/opt/eldk-5.5/armv5te/sysroots/i686-eldk-linux/usr/bin:/opt/eldk-5.5/armv5te/sysroots/i686-eldk-linux/usr/bin/armv5te-linux-gnueabi:/opt/eldk-5.5/armv5te/sysroots/i686-eldk-linux/usr/sbin:/opt/eldk-5.5/armv5te/sysroots/i686-eldk-linux/usr/sbin/armv5te-linux-gnueabi:$PATH 
>>>>>
>>>> You only need
>>>> /opt/eldk-5.5/armv5te/sysroots/i686-eldk-linux/usr/bin/armv5te-linux-gnueabi 
>>>>
>>>> to be added to your PATH to compile U-Boot (or the kernel). I don't
>>>> know why OpenEmbedded-based SDKs default to such a stripped down 
>>>> Python2
>>>> installation.
>>> Because it is unneeded bloat? Adding a DEPENDS to the U-boot recipe
>>> for python-subprocess and python-xyz and rebuilding the sdk should 
>>> fix this
>>> I guess.
>> Putting on my OE-guy hat, if we're shipping a host python for some good
>> reason, it should be as useful as a stock python install on
>> desktop-or-server-distro-du-jour.  I did some quick poking when I first
>> hit this and it seems the OE one ships with almost nothing for external
>> modules which made me question why it's even shipped.
>>
> Well putting on my small, tiny OE user head,

ok I am not beheaded, hat ^

>
> Regards,
> Jeroen
>
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