2 files changed, 29 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
index 87e873d644..d1f74389db 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/knotty.py
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ class TerminalFilter(object):
 
     def keepAlive(self, t):
         if not self.cuu:
-            print("Bitbake still alive (%ds)" % t)
+            print("Bitbake still alive (no events for %ds). Active tasks:" % t)
+            for t in self.helper.running_tasks:
+                print(t)
             sys.stdout.flush()
 
     def updateFooter(self):
@@ -380,14 +382,27 @@ _evt_list = [ "bb.runqueue.runQueueExitWait", "bb.event.LogExecTTY", "logging.Lo
               "bb.event.BuildBase", "bb.build.TaskStarted", "bb.build.TaskSucceeded", "bb.build.TaskFailedSilent",
               "bb.build.TaskProgress", "bb.event.ProcessStarted", "bb.event.ProcessProgress", "bb.event.ProcessFinished"]
 
+def drain_events_errorhandling(eventHandler):
+    # We don't have logging setup, we do need to show any events we see before exiting
+    event = True
+    logger = bb.msg.logger_create('bitbake', sys.stdout)
+    while event:
+        event = eventHandler.waitEvent(0)
+        if isinstance(event, logging.LogRecord):
+            logger.handle(event)
+
 def main(server, eventHandler, params, tf = TerminalFilter):
 
-    if not params.observe_only:
-        params.updateToServer(server, os.environ.copy())
+    try:
+        if not params.observe_only:
+            params.updateToServer(server, os.environ.copy())
 
-    includelogs, loglines, consolelogfile, logconfigfile = _log_settings_from_server(server, params.observe_only)
+        includelogs, loglines, consolelogfile, logconfigfile = _log_settings_from_server(server, params.observe_only)
 
-    loglevel, _ = bb.msg.constructLogOptions()
+        loglevel, _ = bb.msg.constructLogOptions()
+    except bb.BBHandledException:
+        drain_events_errorhandling(eventHandler)
+        return 1
 
     if params.options.quiet == 0:
         console_loglevel = loglevel
@@ -584,7 +599,8 @@ def main(server, eventHandler, params, tf = TerminalFilter):
     warnings = 0
     taskfailures = []
 
-    printinterval = 5000
+    printintervaldelta = 10 * 60 # 10 minutes
+    printinterval = printintervaldelta
     lastprint = time.time()
 
     termfilter = tf(main, helper, console_handlers, params.options.quiet)
@@ -594,7 +610,7 @@ def main(server, eventHandler, params, tf = TerminalFilter):
         try:
             if (lastprint + printinterval) <= time.time():
                 termfilter.keepAlive(printinterval)
-                printinterval += 5000
+                printinterval += printintervaldelta
             event = eventHandler.waitEvent(0)
             if event is None:
                 if main.shutdown > 1:
@@ -625,7 +641,7 @@ def main(server, eventHandler, params, tf = TerminalFilter):
 
             if isinstance(event, logging.LogRecord):
                 lastprint = time.time()
-                printinterval = 5000
+                printinterval = printintervaldelta
                 if event.levelno >= bb.msg.BBLogFormatter.ERROR:
                     errors = errors + 1
                     return_value = 1
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/taskexp.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/taskexp.py
index 2b246710ca..c00eaf6638 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/taskexp.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/taskexp.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 import sys
+import traceback
 
 try:
     import gi
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ def main(server, eventHandler, params):
     gtkgui.start()
 
     try:
+        params.updateToServer(server, os.environ.copy())
         params.updateFromServer(server)
         cmdline = params.parseActions()
         if not cmdline:
@@ -218,6 +220,9 @@ def main(server, eventHandler, params):
     except client.Fault as x:
         print("XMLRPC Fault getting commandline:\n %s" % x)
         return
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Exception in startup:\n %s" % traceback.format_exc())
+        return
 
     if gtkthread.quit.isSet():
         return