[Buildroot] buildroot svn version failed to build using (almost) defconfig(busybox 1.2.2.1)

[joe at smittys.pointclark.net]

Quoting "Wang, Baojun" <wangbj at lzu.edu.cn>:

> hi,
>
> buildroot failed to build on busybox 1.2.2.1:
>
> cp -dpf   
> /opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/staging_dir/lib/libstdc++.so*   
> /opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/root/lib/
> cp -f
> target/device/x86/i386/busybox.config   
> /opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/busybox-1.2.2.1/.config
> /opt/build/buildroot/toolchain_build_i686/bin/sed -i -e
> s,^CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX=.*,CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX=\"/opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/staging_dir/bin/i686-linux-uclibc-\",
> \
>         /opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/busybox-1.2.2.1/.config ;
> /opt/build/buildroot/toolchain_build_i686/bin/sed -i -e
> s,^PREFIX=.*,CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX=\"/opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/staging_dir/bin/i686-linux-uclibc-\",
> \
>         /opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/busybox-1.2.2.1/.config ;
> /opt/build/buildroot/toolchain_build_i686/bin/sed -i -e   
> "s/^.*CONFIG_LFS.*/CONFIG_LFS=y/;"   
> /opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/busybox-1.2.2.1/.config
> yes "" | make -j1
> CC=/opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/staging_dir/bin/i686-linux-uclibc-gcc
> CROSS_COMPILE="/opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/staging_dir/bin/i686-linux-uclibc-"
> \
>
> CROSS="/opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/staging_dir/bin/i686-linux-uclibc-"   
> -C /opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/busybox-1.2.2.1
> oldconfig
> make[1]: Entering directory `/opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/busybox-1.2.2.1'
> #
> # using defaults found in .config
> #
> .config:6: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_HAVE_DOT_CONFIG
> .config:16: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_DESKTOP
> .config:29: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
> .config:32: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_HAVE_RPC
> .config:34: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_EXEC_PREFER_APPLETS
> .config:51: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_WERROR
> .config:55: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_INCLUDE_SUSv2
> .config:64: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_PREFIX
> .config:69: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_PASSWORD_MINLEN
> .config:71: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING
> .config:72: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_KEYS
> .config:73: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_VI
> .config:74: trying to assign nonexistent symbol   
> CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_HISTORY
> .config:75: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVEHISTORY
> .config:76: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_TAB_COMPLETION
> .config:77: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_USERNAME_COMPLETION
> .config:78: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_PROMPT
> .config:225: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_WC_LARGE
> .config:261: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_RESIZE
> .config:262: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_RESIZE_PRINT
> .config:301: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_ALLOW_EXEC
> .config:353: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_LOGIN_SCRIPTS
> .config:356: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_PASSWD_WEAK_CHECK
> .config:358: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_SU_SYSLOG
> .config:359: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_SU_CHECKS_SHELLS
> .config:384: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_MODPROBE_FANCY_ALIAS
> .config:398: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_DMESG_PRETTY
> .config:405: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FDISK_SUPPORT_LARGE_DISKS
> .config:433: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_CIFS
> .config:434: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_FLAGS
> .config:435: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_FSTAB
> .config:469: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES
> .config:487: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_NMETER
> .config:488: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_RAIDAUTORUN
> .config:489: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_READAHEAD
> .config:495: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
> .config:503: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_VERBOSE_RESOLUTION_ERRORS
> .config:504: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_ARP
> .config:532: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IFCONFIG_BUILTIN
> .config:549: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_FEATURE_IP_RULE
> .config:555: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_IPRULE
> .config:561: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_NC_SERVER
> .config:562: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_NC_EXTRA
> .config:573: trying to assign nonexistent symbol
> CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE
> .config:584: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_APP_DHCPRELAY
> .config:603: trying to assign nonexistent symbol CONFIG_KILLALL5
> .config:659: symbol value '' invalid for   
> CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG_BUFFER_SIZE
> make[2]: *** [oldconfig] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [oldconfig] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/busybox-1.2.2.1'
> make: *** [/opt/build/buildroot/build_i686/busybox-1.2.2.1/.configured] Error
> 2
>
> sounds like it's the target/device/x86/i386/busybox.config is wrong ...
>
> --
> Wang, Baojun                                        Lanzhou University
> Distributed & Embedded System Lab              http://dslab.lzu.edu.cn
> School of Information Science and Engeneering        wangbj at lzu.edu.cn
> Tianshui South Road 222. Lanzhou 730000                     .P.R.China
> Tel:+86-931-8912025                                Fax:+86-931-8912022
>

Yeh, I had this same problem also, I just used a newer viersion of  
busybox and it built fine.

- Joe