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

[Tom Rini <trini@ti.com>]

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.

-- 
Tom
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