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| 351 | </question> | 351 | </question> |
| 352 | <answer> | 352 | <answer> |
| 353 | <para> | 353 | <para> |
| 354 | If the same build is failing in totally different and random ways, | 354 | If the same build is failing in totally different and random |
| 355 | the most likely explanation is that either the hardware you're running the | 355 | ways, the most likely explanation is: |
| 356 | build on has some problem, or, if you are running the build under virtualisation, | 356 | <itemizedlist> |
| 357 | the virtualisation probably has bugs. | 357 | <listitem><para>The hardware you are running the build on |
| 358 | The OpenEmbedded build system processes a massive amount of data causing lots of network, disk and | 358 | has some problem.</para></listitem> |
| 359 | CPU activity and is sensitive to even single bit failures in any of these areas. | 359 | <listitem><para>You are running the build under |
| 360 | True random failures have always been traced back to hardware or virtualisation issues. | 360 | virtualization, in which case the virtualization |
| 361 | probably has bugs.</para></listitem> | ||
| 362 | </itemizedlist> | ||
| 363 | The OpenEmbedded build system processes a massive amount of | ||
| 364 | data that causes lots of network, disk and CPU activity and | ||
| 365 | is sensitive to even single-bit failures in any of these areas. | ||
| 366 | True random failures have always been traced back to hardware | ||
| 367 | or virtualiZation issues. | ||
| 361 | </para> | 368 | </para> |
| 362 | </answer> | 369 | </answer> |
| 363 | </qandaentry> | 370 | </qandaentry> |