BBHandler.py: Raise ParseError for filenames with multiple underscores instead of infinitely looping (1.6, 1.8, trunk)

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 132c0ddf6..6b7e4d4e1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Changes in Bitbake 1.8.x:
 	- Make sure __inherit_cache is updated before calling include() (from Michael Krelin)
 	- Fix bug when target was in ASSUME_PROVIDED (#2236)
+	- Raise ParseError for filenames with multiple underscores instead of infinitely looping
 
 Changes in Bitbake 1.8.2:
 	- Catch truncated cache file errors
diff --git a/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py b/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
index 19222d292..20fa60355 100644
--- a/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
+++ b/lib/bb/parse/parse_py/BBHandler.py
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ def vars_from_file(mypkg, d):
     myfile = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(mypkg))
     parts = myfile[0].split('_')
     __pkgsplit_cache__[mypkg] = parts
+    if len(parts) > 3:
+        raise ParseError("Unable to generate default variables from the filename: %s (too many underscores)" % mypkg)
     exp = 3 - len(parts)
     tmplist = []
     while exp != 0: