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I have been trying to install bakefile(v0.2.9) in mac osx 10.11. Whenever I try to install bakefile using the dmg file I get The installation failed.The installer could not install the software because there was no software found to install error.

I even tried building it from the source code(v1.2.5.1 from github). I built it using the sudo make command.However sudo make install command throws No rule to make target install.

Is there any other way to install bakefile in macosx 10.11?

Edit : Finally I managed to install the bakefile 0.2.9 in osx 10.11. I can't use the latest version as it does not supports the bakefile we have been using in our projects.

Though the installation is successful,I get the segmentation fault 11 when I try to build the bakefiles(.bkl). Some of the forums suggested that the problem could be associated with python 2.7. I followed all the steps needed to resolve the issue. But none of them helped.

I have been using python 2.7.11. How can I avoid this segmentation fault?

vishnu ramadass
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I advice against using the legacy 0.2.9 version.

I even tried building it from the source code(v1.2.5.1 from github).

You didn’t, that’s the problem — you tried to build a very different version, 0.2.9 != 1.2.5.1. The relation between these two branches is explained at http://bakefile.org — they are incompatible and different.

If you want to build 0.2.9 from sources, you need to download and build 0.2.9.

If you want to use the 1.x version, you can download packaged “binary” version, as explained at https://github.com/vslavik/bakefile

P.S. You don’t need to, and shouldn’t, use sudo when installing somewhere you typically have access to, such as /usr/local on OS X.

Václav Slavík
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  • @Slavik Thanks for the suggestion.With your advice I built bakefile for osx10.11. I have been facing some issues(updated above). Is the problem with the python or with the bakefile? – vishnu ramadass Feb 09 '16 at 12:13
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    Possibly this: https://github.com/vslavik/bakefile/pull/49 — apply the patch, *regenerate with SWIG*, re-compile and re-install. This is ancient version, if you insist on using it, be prepared to do some basic debugging (which you're surely capable of) yourself. Better yet, *upgrade* your bakefiles and use the modern version. – Václav Slavík Feb 09 '16 at 15:34
  • @Slavik I finally built bitbake(v0.2.9) by applying the patch you mentioned. As you said I modified the bkl_c.i file,regenerated with SWIG and re-installed it. Now it's woking fine. Thanks a lot.. – vishnu ramadass Feb 10 '16 at 15:00