Re: [meta-intel] intel-media-driver_26.1.0.bb:do_compile fails on master

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From: Yoann Congal <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2026 8:01 PM
To: Tyagi, Yogesh <[email protected]>
Cc: Yocto ML <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [meta-intel] intel-media-driver_26.1.0.bb:do_compile fails on master


On Tue Feb 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM CET, Yogesh Tyagi wrote:
> Hello,

Hello,

Thanks for the status update.

> The only solution I could find at present is to shorten the build path.
>
> Cause:
>
> * `intel-media-driver` CMake generates ~626 include directories per compilation unit
> * With long paths, the expanded compiler arguments exceed Linux `ARG_MAX`
> * GCC expands response files before spawning `cc1plus`, so wrappers/response files don’t help
> * This is a kernel limitation, not a Yocto or compiler bug
>
> Impact:
>
> * Fails in Yocto builds with typical CI/workspace paths
> * `ENABLE_NONFREE_KERNELS=OFF` does not reduce include count
>
> Workaround:
>
> * Use very short workspace paths (<15–20 characters), e.g. `/w/yocto/...`
>
> Status:
>
> * Upstream issue filed with `intel-media-driver`

For reference, the issue is:
[Bug]: CMake generates 600+ include directories per compilation unit · Issue #1984 · intel/media-driver
https://github.com/intel/media-driver/issues/1984

> * Proper fix requires CMake refactoring upstream
> * Path shortening is the only reliable workaround for now

>Did you find what made the problem appear when we did not had it before?
>Any chance that this is something you can revert while
>intel-media-driver cmake is fixed?


I have reverted the intel-media-driver to old version. Please check the build now.

> Thanks,
> Yogesh
> ________________________________________
> From: Yoann Congal <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 2:59 PM
> To: Tyagi, Yogesh <[email protected]>
> Cc: Yocto ML <[email protected]>
> Subject: [meta-intel] intel-media-driver_26.1.0.bb:do_compile fails on master
>
>
> Hello,
>
> meta-intel/master seems currently broken: intel-media-driver_26.1.0.bb:do_compile fails with:
> ninja: fatal: posix_spawn: Argument list too long
>
> This happens on master and also on whinlatter.
>
> We can see this on autobuilder:
> https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/valkyrie/?#/builders/41
> * master: https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/valkyrie/?#/builders/41/builds/2967
> * whinlatter: https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/valkyrie/?#/builders/41/builds/2966
>
> Regards,


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Yoann Congal
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