# Issue compiling u-boot while updating layer **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** yocto, thud, u-boot\ **Created:** [September 9, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-compiling-u-boot-while-updating-layer/991 "2019-09-09T04:22:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Valks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/valks/32/321_2.png) [@Valks](https://hub.mender.io/u/Valks)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-compiling-u-boot-while-updating-layer/991/1 "2019-09-09T04:22:21Z")
I’ve ran into a little trouble when trying to update u-boot to the master branch from Solid-Run. Note: I’m also trying to update the kernel to v5.x. I’ve managed to go through and remove the no longer required patches and update the integration and config patches where necessary but when it builds I have trouble with the `do_check_mender_defines` function. When it runs the oe\_runmake command ([https://github.com/mendersoftware/meta-mender/blob/master/meta-mender-core/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-mender-common.inc#L243](https://github.com/mendersoftware/meta-mender/blob/master/meta-mender-core/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-mender-common.inc#L243)) to (I believe) populate the build directory so it can validate the .config file it fails. Looking at the output the following line caught my eye: `Makefile:131: *** mixed implicit and normal rules. Stop.`, unfortunately I’m struggling to debug past that point and could use some assistance. Below is a copy of the output: ```auto yocto@yocto:~/mender-pub-latest/build$(parse_git_branch)$ bitbake -c do_check_mender_defines u-boot Loading cache: 100% |###########################################################################################################################################################################| Time: 0:00:00 Loaded 1313 entries from dependency cache. NOTE: Resolving any missing task queue dependencies Build Configuration: BB_VERSION = "1.40.0" BUILD_SYS = "x86_64-linux" NATIVELSBSTRING = "universal" TARGET_SYS = "arm-poky-linux-gnueabi" MACHINE = "clearfog-pro" DISTRO = "poky" DISTRO_VERSION = "2.6.3" TUNE_FEATURES = "arm armv7a vfp thumb neon callconvention-hard" TARGET_FPU = "hard" meta meta-poky meta-yocto-bsp = "HEAD:55e9d7c1e4e561b0a3e77d55599752a57a6b8215" meta-mender-core meta-mender-demo = "HEAD:ba3db70bd290d4f92bf3987014271db2d9d16ad4" meta-mender-clearfog = "HEAD:42709a7406a466f5d093198948c34fc8ecd194ff" meta-clearfog = "HEAD:f8e3e7cc782b9ece63e740fded5fb51bfdde223b" Initialising tasks: 100% |######################################################################################################################################################################| Time: 0:00:00 Sstate summary: Wanted 0 Found 0 Missed 0 Current 50 (0% match, 100% complete) NOTE: Executing SetScene Tasks NOTE: Executing RunQueue Tasks ERROR: u-boot-solidrun-a38x-1_%-r0 do_check_mender_defines: oe_runmake failed ERROR: u-boot-solidrun-a38x-1_%-r0 do_check_mender_defines: Function failed: do_check_mender_defines (log file is located at /home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/temp/log.do_check_mender_defines.33838) ERROR: Logfile of failure stored in: /home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/temp/log.do_check_mender_defines.33838 Log data follows: | DEBUG: Executing shell function do_check_mender_defines | NOTE: make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-poky-linux-gnueabi- CC=arm-poky-linux-gnueabi-gcc --sysroot=/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot V=1 HOSTCC=gcc -isystem/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/include -O2 -pipe -L/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib -L/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/lib -Wl,-rpath-link,/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib -Wl,-rpath-link,/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/lib -Wl,-rpath,/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib -Wl,-rpath,/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/lib -Wl,-O1 -Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined -Wl,--dynamic-linker=/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/sysroots-uninative/x86_64-linux/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 PYTHON=nativepython STAGING_INCDIR=/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/include STAGING_LIBDIR=/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/lib -C /home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/git O=/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/build clearfog_defconfig | make: Entering directory '/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/git' | Makefile:131: *** mixed implicit and normal rules. Stop. | make: Leaving directory '/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/git' | ERROR: oe_runmake failed | WARNING: /home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/temp/run.do_check_mender_defines.33838:1 exit 1 from 'exit 1' | ERROR: Function failed: do_check_mender_defines (log file is located at /home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/tmp/work/clearfog_pro-poky-linux-gnueabi/u-boot-solidrun-a38x/1_%-r0/temp/log.do_check_mender_defines.33838) ERROR: Task (/home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/../sources/meta-clearfog/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-solidrun-a38x_%.bb:do_check_mender_defines) failed with exit code '1' NOTE: Tasks Summary: Attempted 380 tasks of which 379 didn't need to be rerun and 1 failed. Summary: 1 task failed: /home/yocto/mender-pub-latest/build/../sources/meta-clearfog/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-solidrun-a38x_%.bb:do_check_mender_defines Summary: There were 2 ERROR messages shown, returning a non-zero exit code. ``` If anyone is interested I have a WIP repo at: [https://github.com/Valks/meta-mender-community/tree/latest](https://github.com/Valks/meta-mender-community/tree/latest) Modifications have been done to the clearfog template. Any thoughts would be appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![mirzak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/mirzak/32/2056_2.png) [@mirzak](https://hub.mender.io/u/mirzak)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 6:59am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-compiling-u-boot-while-updating-layer/991/2 "2019-09-09T06:59:27Z")
Which U-boot version are you updating to? I guess we have never tried anything newer the `2018.07` so problems are to be expected I guess if it is moved a long way past that. Unfortunately the error message does not ring any bells on my end: ```auto Makefile:131: *** mixed implicit and normal rules ``` and would require a deeper investigation. ---
**Author:** ![Valks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/valks/32/321_2.png) [@Valks](https://hub.mender.io/u/Valks)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-compiling-u-boot-while-updating-layer/991/3 "2019-09-09T07:01:57Z")
I just pulled down the master branch from SolidRun > **[SolidRun/u-boot](https://github.com/SolidRun/u-boot)** > > "Das U-Boot" Source Tree with SolidRun BSP vendor branches - SolidRun/u-boot I know (from talking about other issues with people) that there’s a patch or two around pci-e which I require to fix a hardware issue I’m having. ---
**Author:** ![mirzak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/mirzak/32/2056_2.png) [@mirzak](https://hub.mender.io/u/mirzak)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-compiling-u-boot-while-updating-layer/991/4 "2019-09-09T07:04:21Z")
For the record it is an 2019.07 U-boot, > ---
**Author:** ![Valks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/valks/32/321_2.png) [@Valks](https://hub.mender.io/u/Valks)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issue-compiling-u-boot-while-updating-layer/991/5 "2019-09-09T07:06:58Z")
Thanks, good to know.