terminal.py: do not stop searching for auto

If a terminal fails to spawn() we should continue looking.
gnome-terminal, in particular can be present but not start.

(From OE-Core rev: 6e4babdeee38d32002a4c9129e77466ae4156dd7)

Signed-off-by: Joe Slater <joe.slater@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/terminal.py b/meta/lib/oe/terminal.py
index a1daa2bed6..eb10a6e33e 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/terminal.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/terminal.py
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@ def spawn_preferred(sh_cmd, title=None, env=None, d=None):
             spawn(terminal.name, sh_cmd, title, env, d)
             break
         except UnsupportedTerminal:
-            continue
+            pass
+        except:
+            bb.warn("Terminal %s is supported but did not start" % (terminal.name))
+    # when we've run out of options
     else:
         raise NoSupportedTerminals(get_cmd_list())