icu will check program install path during do_configure, eg: checking for a BSD-compatible install... /path/to/install -c And this path will be writen into pkgdata.inc: INSTALL_CMD=$(INSTALL-L) Decided by if install is installed into recipe-sysroot-native during do_configure stage, the INSTALL_CMD could be /build/tmp/work/corei7-64-wrs-linux/icu/76-1/recipe-sysroot-native/usr/bin/install or /build/tmp/hosttools/install if the build is rerun after the sysroot was extended. set ac_cv_path_install to install under hosttools to make a deterministic result of INSTALL_CMD, avoid vary caused by the execute sequence of another task which DEPENDS on coreutils-native and independent with do_configure [RP: Removed paths from ac_cv_path_install to simplify and avoid QA error too] (From OE-Core rev: 208143e060cda6e22ae1e8c618e033fa9144b323) Signed-off-by: Changqing Li <changqing.li@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>