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

[Jeroen Hofstee <dasuboot@myspectrum.nl>]

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.

Regards,
Jeroen