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: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 4:05 AM
To: Yoann Congal <[email protected]>; 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 17, 2026 at 10:29 PM CET, Yoann Congal wrote:
> Le mar. 17 févr. 2026 à 21:09, Tyagi, Yogesh <[email protected]> a
> écrit :
>
>> ________________________________________
>> 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.
>>
>
> I've started 2 AB meta-intel builds:
> master :
> https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/valkyrie/?#/builders/41/builds/3043
> whinlatter:
> https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/valkyrie/?#/builders/41/builds/3044

>Both builds are successful.
>I've closed https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16172.

>Thank you Yogesh.

Hello Yoann,

Is it possible to test a meta-intel development branch in autobuilder before pushing the changes in production?
 
>
>
>>
>> > 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,
>>
>>
>> --
>> Yoann Congal
>> Smile ECS
>>
>>
>>
>>


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