[systemd-devel] Failed to Create Symbolic Link During Build

[Vito Caputo]

On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 03:33:34PM +0000, Otten, Jeffrey wrote:
> I'm trying to build systemd 243.4 using Buildroot 2019.11. The lines listed below are generated during the build. I've googled but haven't come across any discussion of this issue.
> The directory /home/ottenj/elinux/build/buildroot/fvlinux/target/lib/system/system listed in the error below does not exist. However, the sym link does exist in the directory /home/ottenj/elinux/build/buildroot/fvlinux/target/usr/lib/system/system. Does anyone have a suggestion about how to fix this error?
> 
> ln -sf ../../../lib/system/system/getty at .service /home/ottenj/elinux/build/buildroot/fvlinux/target/lib/system/system/autovt at .service
> ln: failed to create symbolic link '/home/ottenj/elinux/build/buildroot/fvlinux/target/lib/system/system/autovt at .service': No such file or directory
> 
> 

At a glance that path looks wrong, typically it's "lib/systemd/system/" not
"lib/system/system/"

Regards,
Vito Caputo