PROCESSOR-SDK-AM57X: Version: 08.02.01.00 - Trouble Building BSP

Hi,

Can you please share the entire build commands and the log?

If it helps, please check the process of building outlined here: https://e2e.ti.com/support/processors-group/processors/f/processors-forum/1114480/tda4vm-tda4vm-8-2sdk-yocto-build-failed/4154642#4154642 starting from the SDK installation. It may help resolve some other issues that you would eventually encounter too.

Regards

Karthik

Hey Karthik,

Here are the commands I am running in my Ubuntu 18.04 build server.

# ran the AM57X 08_02_01_00 SDK for Linux installer in a Ubuntu 18.04 build server

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf \
      automake bison \
      flex libssl-dev bc u-boot-tools \
      python diffstat \
      texinfo gawk chrpath dos2unix \
      wget unzip socat doxygen libc6:i386 \
      libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 \
      libz1:i386 g++-multilib \
      git python3-distutils python3-apt
    
sudo dpkg-reconfigure dash   # answer no

#Per the SDK Build steps, install ARm v7 and v8 compilers... why arent these commands included in the guide? Did I install the correct ones?
mkdir ~/TOOLCHAIN
wget https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-a/9.2-2019.12/binrel/gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
tar -Jxvf gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz -C ~/TOOLCHAIN
wget https://developer.arm.com/-/media/Files/downloads/gnu-a/9.2-2019.12/binrel/gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz
tar -Jxvf gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz -C ~/TOOLCHAIN
rm gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz

cd yocto-build
./oe-layertool-setup.sh -f configs/processor-sdk-linux/processor-sdk-linux-08_02_01_00.txt
cd build
echo "INHERIT += \"own-mirrors\"" >> conf/local.conf
echo "SOURCE_MIRROR_URL = \"https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-mirror/sources/\"" >> conf/local.conf
echo "ARAGO_BRAND  = \"psdkla\"" >> conf/local.conf
echo "DISTRO_FEATURES_append = \" virtualization\"" >> conf/local.conf
echo "IMAGE_INSTALL_append = \" docker\"">> conf/local.conf
echo "TOOLCHAIN_BASE = \"/home/tloan/TOOLCHAINS\"">> conf/local.conf
echo "MACHINE ?= \"am57xx-evm\"">> conf/local.conf
. conf/setenv
bitbake -k tisdk-default-image

As I mentioned, these steps are from here: https://software-dl.ti.com/processor-sdk-linux/esd/AM57X/08_02_01_00/exports/docs/linux/Overview_Building_the_SDK.html

These recommended steps yield the following error:

tloan@ubuntu1804:~/AM5-psdk8.02.02/yocto-build/build$ bitbake tisdk-default-image
ERROR: Unable to start bitbake server (None)
ERROR: Server log for this session (/home/tloan/AM5-psdk8.02.02/yocto-build/build/bitbake-cookerdaemon.log):
--- Starting bitbake server pid 59632 at 2022-07-25 09:43:59.464310 ---
ERROR: ParseError at /home/tloan/AM5-psdk8.02.02/yocto-build/sources/meta-arago/meta-arago-distro/conf/distro/arago.conf:207: Could not include required file conf/distro/include/branding-psdkla.inc

Heads up that I cannot build the SDK according to the provided steps.

I remove the following line from the conf/local.conf since it seems to cause issues:

ARAGO_BRAND  = "psdkla"

is conf/distro/include/branding-psdkla.inc missing by mistake or are the steps wrong?

When I go to rebuild I get errors complaining about the missing ARM v5 toolchain:

tloan@ubuntu1804:~/AM5-psdk8.02.02/yocto-build/build$ bitbake tisdk-default-image
ERROR: Unable to start bitbake server (None)
ERROR: Server log for this session (/home/tloan/AM5-psdk8.02.02/yocto-build/build/bitbake-cookerdaemon.log):
--- Starting bitbake server pid 59681 at 2022-07-25 09:52:00.214220 ---
ERROR: Failed to obtain external Arm toolchain version: Execution of '/home/tloan/TOOLCHAINS/am5-psdk-8.02/gcc-arm-9.2-ti2020.01-armv5-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc -v' failed: command not found
ERROR: Failed to obtain external Arm toolchain version: Execution of '/home/tloan/TOOLCHAINS/am5-psdk-8.02/gcc-arm-9.2-ti2020.01-armv5-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabi/bin/arm-none-linux-gnueabi-gcc -v' failed: command not found
ERROR: Error: EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN path '/home/tloan/TOOLCHAINS/am5-psdk-8.02/gcc-arm-9.2-ti2020.01-armv5-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabi' does not exist

Is the ARM v5 toolchain actually required or are there problems with the BSP? Where do I install it from?

I reviewed the link you shared, sorry but I do not see its relevance at this time.

Hi,

I'm pretty sure that I have tried this previously and it worked, but I'm recreating this environment and will provide my detailed feedback.

Thank you so much for providing the details, it definitely seems like a few fixups are required in the documentation. Will come back with a complete list.

Regards

Karthik

Hi,

Can you please just try this below procedure on a fresh installation?

The build has started for me, and I will let it run overnight and report back the results in the morning.

Issues found so far:

1. echo "ARAGO_BRAND = \"psdkla\"" >> conf/local.conf  #this is not required and should be removed.

Regards

Karthik

# ran the AM57X 08_02_01_00 SDK for Linux installer in a Ubuntu 18.04 build server

mkdir ~/TOOLCHAIN
wget developer.arm.com/.../gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz
tar -Jxvf gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz -C ~/TOOLCHAIN
wget developer.arm.com/.../gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz
tar -Jxvf gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz -C ~/TOOLCHAIN
rm gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-arm-none-linux-gnueabihf.tar.xz gcc-arm-9.2-2019.12-x86_64-aarch64-none-linux-gnu.tar.xz

cd yocto-build
./oe-layertool-setup.sh -f configs/processor-sdk-linux/processor-sdk-linux-08_02_01_00.txt
cd build

. conf/setenv

TOOLCHAIN_BASE=~/TOOLCHAIN MACHINE=am57xx-evm bitbake -k tisdk-default-image

Did your build complete successfully?

I was able to start the build with your simplified build steps using a fresh SDK installation (the error about the missing ARMv5 toolchain stopped coming up), but now I keep encountering build errors due to missing dependencies that weren't covered in the Host Setup section.

I am working my way through these errors by installing the missing dependency before cleaning/rebuilding the failed bitbake recipe, however it seems to be never ending process...  

Is PROCESSOR-SDK-AM57X: Version: 08.02.01.00 in a good place to evaluate at this time (ie should I continue trying?)?

"The build has started for me, and I will let it run overnight and report back the results in the morning." - Karthik

Were you ever able to build this release? 

Is PROCESSOR-SDK-AM57X: Version: 08.02.01.00 being supported by TI?