pathspec 'gnulib' did not match any file(s) known to git while building Linux image with QorIQ-SDK-2.0-yocto.

[yusufalti333]

I am building a Linux image using Yocto SDK for QorIQ T1042 PowerPC processor on my Ubuntu 16.04.

My problem is, when I try to build a full image using "bitbake fsl-image-full", there is an error says "pathspec 'gnulib' did not match any file(s) known to git."

I researched many forums but couldn't find any answer. Here is the full log from terminal.

|./bootstrap: Bootstrapping from checked-out netcf sources...  | ./bootstrap: consider installing git-merge-changelog from gnulib  | ./bootstrap: getting gnulib files...  | error: pathspec 'gnulib' did not match any file(s) known to git.  | WARNING: /media/hwlab/depo/CalismaBolgesi/YoctoInstallationPoint/yocto/build_mpx1042/tmp/work/ppce5500-fsl-linux/netcf/0.2.8+gitAUTOINC+9158278ad3-r0/temp/run.do_configure.24998:1 exit 1 from  |   ./bootstrap --force  | ERROR: Function failed: do_configure (log file is located at /media/hwlab/depo/CalismaBolgesi/YoctoInstallationPoint/yocto/build_mpx1042/tmp/work/ppce5500-fsl-linux/netcf/0.2.8+gitAUTOINC+9158278ad3-r0/temp/log.do_configure.24998)  ERROR: Task 4195 (/media/hwlab/depo/CalismaBolgesi/YoctoInstallationPoint/yocto/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-networking/recipes-support/netcf/netcf_git.bb, do_configure) failed with exit code '1'  NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 2036 tasks of which 2031 didn't need to be rerun and 1 failed.  Waiting for 0 running tasks to finish:

[Pavel · Accepted solution]

Use Ubuntu 12 or Ubuntu 14. Do not use Ubuntu 16 or Ubuntu 18.

Usually the following command sequence is used for SDK 2.0 installing under Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit:

1. sudo apt-get install ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-standard patch vim-common sed wget subversion git-core coreutils libbonobo2-common unzip texi2html texinfo libsdl1.2-dev docbook-utils gawk python-pysqlite2 diffstat make gcc build-essential xz-utils g++ desktop-file-utils chrpath libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev autoconf automake groff libtool xterm libncurses5-dev cvs tofrodos

2. a) command: ls -l /bin/sh

                Message:  /bin/sh -> dash

1. b) command: sudo dpkg-reconfigure dash

                Answer after password – No

                Message:

                Removing 'diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by dash'

                Adding 'diversion of /bin/sh to /bin/sh.distrib by bash'

                Removing 'diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by dash'

                Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by bash'

1. c) command for checking: ls -l /bin/sh

                Message: /bin/sh -> bash

3. mount SDK source .iso file
4. cd <sdk-install-dir>.
5. ./sources/meta-freescale/scripts/host-prepare.sh

Usually Linux recommends also run the following command: sudo usr/sbin/visudo

6. Change directory to SDK Yocto. Usually is the following:

/QorIQ-SDK-V2.0-20160527-yocto

7. . fsl-setup-env -m b4860qds
8. bitbake fsl-image-minimal

Have a great day,
Pavel Chubakov

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