From 4ff6160d909e2a39e357c8a51f37d803dab64d5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Richard Purdie Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:19:45 +0100 Subject: methodpool: Improve method already seen error message The current error message is confusing, this improves it to explain the problem and the possible ways to resolve it. [YOCTO #2530] (Bitbake rev: d316f28ed725ff40daa8771c1aa224ac46d5b224) Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie --- bitbake/lib/bb/methodpool.py | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'bitbake') diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/methodpool.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/methodpool.py index 1485b1357d..c5aae9bc09 100644 --- a/bitbake/lib/bb/methodpool.py +++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/methodpool.py @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def insert_method(modulename, code, fn): if name in ['None', 'False']: continue elif name in _parsed_fns and not _parsed_fns[name] == modulename: - error( "Error Method already seen: %s in' %s' now in '%s'" % (name, _parsed_fns[name], modulename)) + error("The function %s defined in %s was already declared in %s. BitBake has a global python function namespace so shared functions should be declared in a common include file rather than being duplicated, or if the functions are different, please use different function names." % (name, modulename, _parsed_fns[name])) else: _parsed_fns[name] = modulename -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf