4.9.88 build fsl-image-qt5 fail (protobuf-3.4.1 download fail issue)

[Danube]

Hi All

We try to build 4.9.88_2.0.0_ga for i.MX8M CPU

imx8mqevk source fsl-setup-release.sh -b build-wayland

bitbake fsl-image-qt5

WARNING: protobuf-native-3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0 do_fetch: Failed to fetch URL git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.4.x, attempting MIRRORS if available
ERROR: protobuf-native-3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0 do_fetch: Fetcher failure: Unable to find revision b04e5cba356212e4e8c66c61bbe0c3a20537c5b9 in branch 3.4.x even from upstream
ERROR: protobuf-native-3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0 do_fetch: Fetcher failure for URL: 'git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.4.x'. Unable to fetch URL from any source.
ERROR: protobuf-native-3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0 do_fetch: Function failed: base_do_fetch
ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in: /home/ubuntu/myandroid/4_9_88/20180527/imx8mqevk_build-wayland/tmp/work/x86_64-linux/protobuf-native/3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0/temp/log.do_fetch.4788
ERROR: Task (virtual:native:/home/ubuntu/myandroid/4_9_88/20180527/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.4.1.bb:do_fetch) failed with exit code '1'
WARNING: protobuf-3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0 do_fetch: Failed to fetch URL git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.4.x, attempting MIRRORS if available
ERROR: protobuf-3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0 do_fetch: Fetcher failure: Unable to find revision b04e5cba356212e4e8c66c61bbe0c3a20537c5b9 in branch 3.4.x even from upstream
ERROR: protobuf-3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0 do_fetch: Fetcher failure for URL: 'git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.4.x'. Unable to fetch URL from any source.
ERROR: protobuf-3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0 do_fetch: Function failed: base_do_fetch
ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in: /home/ubuntu/myandroid/4_9_88/20180527/imx8mqevk_build-wayland/tmp/work/aarch64-poky-linux/protobuf/3.4.1+gitAUTOINC+b04e5cba35-r0/temp/log.do_fetch.4787
ERROR: Task (/home/ubuntu/myandroid/4_9_88/20180527/sources/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.4.1.bb:do_fetch) failed with exit code '1'

detail log.do_fetch file

 b04e5cba356212e4e8c66c61bbe0c3a20537c5b9 --list 3.4.x 2> /dev/null | wc -l
DEBUG: Mirror fetch failure for url git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.4.x;protocol=https (original url: git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.4.x)
DEBUG: Fetcher failure: Unable to find revision b04e5cba356212e4e8c66c61bbe0c3a20537c5b9 in branch 3.4.x even from upstream
ERROR: Fetcher failure: Unable to find revision b04e5cba356212e4e8c66c61bbe0c3a20537c5b9 in branch 3.4.x even from upstream
ERROR: Fetcher failure for URL: 'git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.4.x'. Unable to fetch URL from any source.

[beltagymohameds · Accepted solution]

It is an issue indeed and the solution is here:

openembedded/meta-openembedded#82 here is a patch to fix it

The patch will change this line

-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/protobuf.git;branch=3.4.x"+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/protobuf.git"