ERROR: meta-environment.bb:do_generate_content, the basehash value changed

ERROR: meta-environment.bb:do_generate_content, the basehash value changed

[Joakim Tjernlund]

We get this error fairly often:
ERROR: When reparsing /data/jenkins/workspace/XR_yocto-xr_jocke_no_variable_PV/code/3pp/poky/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-environment.bb:do_generate_content, the basehash value changed from 7c71053fbb1efb3c0fd7ad60d3dc6d40a0775a9d19833316591af6ef5704257c to 6879ecad0131455e7d351c82894e6621c0424a60a3ae608216b97088b8684b95. The metadata is not deterministic and this needs to be fixed.
[2023-02-17T15:50:42.785Z] ERROR: The following commands may help:
[2023-02-17T15:50:42.785Z] ERROR: $ bitbake meta-environment-gmcu -cdo_generate_content -Snone
[2023-02-17T15:50:42.785Z] ERROR: Then:
[2023-02-17T15:50:42.785Z] ERROR: $ bitbake meta-environment-gmcu -cdo_generate_content -Sprintdiff

we build like so:
bitbake -c clean lib32-xr-image
bitbake lib32-xr-image
bitbake -f -c docker_build_qemu lib32-xr-image
bitbake -c populate_sdk xr-image      <---- during  populate_sdk the error occures
bitbake -f -c docker_build xr-image

Unable to figure out why we get this, any ideas?

Using dunfell

Re: ERROR: meta-environment.bb:do_generate_content, the basehash value changed

[Reto Schneider]

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This boils down to a git safe.directory issue.

Solution 1:
$ git config --global --add safe.directory /path/to/openembedded-core

Solution 2 (backporting from current master):
$ cd /path/to/openembedded-core
git cherry-pick -x 3266c327dfa186791e0f1e2ad63c6f5d39714814 af27c81eaf68ee681dcd9456a74cca6a9ab40bf6

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Re: ERROR: meta-environment.bb:do_generate_content, the basehash value changed

[Reto Schneider]

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Actually, it seems like some more commits need to be backported:
* 3266c327dfa186791e0f1e2ad63c6f5d39714814 (install/devshell: Introduce git intercept script due to fakeroot issues)
* 0982977dc052ad4e65608f6853f930121d08837a (base: Drop git intercept)
* af27c81eaf68ee681dcd9456a74cca6a9ab40bf6 (scripts: Make git intercept global)
* 27de610ac30d4c81352efc794df7e9b1060f7a68 (scripts/git: Ensure we don't have circular references)
* 52c37e133fa55846aca2248ffcf3a10648dbb8d7 (base: Avoid circular references to our own scripts)
Again, all commits are contained in the current master branch.

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