2 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
index a907a0337b..a3401ceda9 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/buildinfohelper.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class ORMWrapper(object):
                 searchname = pkgpnmap[p]['OPKGN']
 
             packagedict[p]['object'], created = Package.objects.get_or_create( build = build_obj, name = searchname )
-            if created or package[p]['object'].size == -1:    # save the data anyway we can, not just if it was not created here; bug [YOCTO #6887]
+            if created or packagedict[p]['object'].size == -1:    # save the data anyway we can, not just if it was not created here; bug [YOCTO #6887]
                 # fill in everything we can from the runtime-reverse package data
                 try:
                     packagedict[p]['object'].recipe = recipes[pkgpnmap[p]['PN']]
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class ORMWrapper(object):
         if 'OPKGN' in package_info.keys():
             pname = package_info['OPKGN']
 
-        bp_object = Package.objects.create( build = build_obj,
+        bp_object, created = Package.objects.get_or_create( build = build_obj,
                                        name = pname )
 
         bp_object.installed_name = package_info['PKG']
@@ -1043,6 +1043,15 @@ class BuildInfoHelper(object):
         mockevent.lineno = -1
         self.store_log_event(mockevent)
 
+    def store_log_exception(self, text, backtrace = ""):
+        mockevent = MockEvent()
+        mockevent.levelno = -1
+        mockevent.msg = text
+        mockevent.pathname = backtrace
+        mockevent.lineno = -1
+        self.store_log_event(mockevent)
+
+
     def store_log_event(self, event):
         if event.levelno < format.WARNING:
             return
@@ -1078,6 +1087,8 @@ class BuildInfoHelper(object):
             log_information['level'] = LogMessage.ERROR
         elif event.levelno == format.WARNING:
             log_information['level'] = LogMessage.WARNING
+        elif event.levelno == -1:   # toaster self-logging
+            log_information['level'] = -1
         else:
             log_information['level'] = LogMessage.INFO
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py
index b9e8029da1..9bd04df1c6 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/ui/toasterui.py
@@ -299,12 +299,13 @@ def main(server, eventHandler, params ):
             logger.error(e)
             import traceback
             exception_data = traceback.format_exc()
+            print(exception_data)
 
             # save them to database, if possible; if it fails, we already logged to console.
             try:
-                buildinfohelper.store_log_error("%s\n%s" % (str(e), exception_data))
-            except Exception:
-                pass
+                buildinfohelper.store_log_exception("%s\n%s" % (str(e), exception_data))
+            except Exception as ce:
+                print("CRITICAL: failed to to save toaster exception to the database: %s" % str(ce))
 
             pass