[gentoo-catalyst] setarch blocked by util-linux

[gentoo-catalyst] setarch blocked by util-linux

[Derek Fedel]

I know! I know! 2.0.5 isn't supposed to have this problem. Let me
explain, I've got a brand new install of 2007.0, a fresh copy of
portage, and this as my spec file:

subarch: amd64
version_stamp: 2008.taco
target: livecd-stage1
rel_type: default
profile: default-linux/amd64/2007.0
snapshot: snapshot
source_subpath: stage3-amd64-2007.0
livecd/use:
        -X
        -gtk
        -gtk2
        -kde
        -arts
        -alsa
        -avi
        -cdr
        -cups
        -esd
        gphoto2
        acpi
        -dvd
        -dvdr
        -emacs
        -ethereal
        f77
        -fbcon
        -ginac
        -odbc
        -plotutils
        -ppds
        -samba
        -sse
        usb
        -wmf
        -xml
        -xosd
        -gnome
        -opengl
        -oss
        -sdl
        -spell
        -truetype

livecd/packages:
        baselayout
        module-init-tools
        hotplug
        syslog-ng
        pciutils
        strace
        nfs-utils
        usbutils
        e2fsprogs
        reiserfsprogs
        nano
        less
        openssh
        dhcpcd
        mingetty
        screen
        iputils
        tcptraceroute
        ethtool
        libusb
        grub
        gentoolkit


But when I run catalyst -a -v -f testmini.spec (said specfile from
above), catalyst crashes out and gives me:


[blocks B     ] sys-apps/setarch (is blocking sys-apps/util-linux-2.13-r2)

Total: 38 packages (11 upgrades, 27 new, 1 block), Size of downloads: 15,885 kB

!!! Error: The above package list contains packages which cannot be installed
!!!        at the same time on the same system.

For more information about Blocked Packages, please refer to the following
section of the Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook (architecture is irrelevant):

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#blocked


!!! catalyst: Error in attempt to build packages


Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "modules/generic_stage_target.py", line 1200, in build_packages
    " build_packages "+mypack,"Error in attempt to build packages",env=self.env)
  File "/usr/lib/catalyst/modules/catalyst_support.py", line 486, in cmd
    raise CatalystError,myexc
CatalystError: <unprintable instance object>
None

!!! catalyst: livecdbuild aborting due to error.

!!! catalyst: Error encountered during run of target livecd-stage1

Catalyst aborting....
lockfile does not exist
'/var/tmp/catalyst/tmp/default/livecd-stage1-amd64-2008.taco/.catalyst_lock'

I've read in numerous places how to fix this if its breaking portage
on a live system, they say to just unmerge setarch, so I went ahead
and did that, but it still hates me.

Does anyone have any tips? Any help would be most appreciated!

Thanks!
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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] setarch blocked by util-linux

[Andrew Gaffney]

Derek Fedel wrote:
> I know! I know! 2.0.5 isn't supposed to have this problem. Let me
> explain, I've got a brand new install of 2007.0, a fresh copy of
> portage, and this as my spec file:

How many times do we have to say this? :P

If you're going to build your own CD, you also need to build your own set of 
stages with the same snapshot. This is the *only* way to completely avoid the 
various upgrade blockers that occur in the tree.

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Andrew Gaffney                                 http://dev.gentoo.org/~agaffney/
Gentoo Linux Developer             Catalyst/Installer + x86 release coordinator
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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] setarch blocked by util-linux

[Derek Fedel]

Ah, silly me. I should've figured it was something along those lines,
but I had read mention of catalyst not forcing setarch anymore in the
ChangeLog and got confused, I guess. Thanks, and sorry for the now
seemingly inane question.


On Feb 5, 2008 8:16 AM, Andrew Gaffney <agaffney@gentoo.org> wrote:
> Derek Fedel wrote:
> > I know! I know! 2.0.5 isn't supposed to have this problem. Let me
> > explain, I've got a brand new install of 2007.0, a fresh copy of
> > portage, and this as my spec file:
>
> How many times do we have to say this? :P
>
> If you're going to build your own CD, you also need to build your own set of
> stages with the same snapshot. This is the *only* way to completely avoid the
> various upgrade blockers that occur in the tree.
>
> --
> Andrew Gaffney                                 http://dev.gentoo.org/~agaffney/
> Gentoo Linux Developer             Catalyst/Installer + x86 release coordinator
> --
> gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
>
>
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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] setarch blocked by util-linux

[Mike Frysinger]

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On Tuesday 05 February 2008, Derek Fedel wrote:
> Ah, silly me. I should've figured it was something along those lines,
> but I had read mention of catalyst not forcing setarch anymore in the
> ChangeLog and got confused, I guess. Thanks, and sorry for the now
> seemingly inane question.

please fix your quoting ... top posting is the devil

> On Feb 5, 2008 8:16 AM, Andrew Gaffney <agaffney@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > Derek Fedel wrote:
> > > I know! I know! 2.0.5 isn't supposed to have this problem. Let me
> > > explain, I've got a brand new install of 2007.0, a fresh copy of
> > > portage, and this as my spec file:
> >
> > How many times do we have to say this? :P
> >
> > If you're going to build your own CD, you also need to build your own set
> > of stages with the same snapshot. This is the *only* way to completely
> > avoid the various upgrade blockers that occur in the tree.

is there a catalyst/stages FAQ ?  if not, there should be ...
-mike

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] setarch blocked by util-linux

[Andrew Gaffney]

Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Tuesday 05 February 2008, Derek Fedel wrote:
>> Ah, silly me. I should've figured it was something along those lines,
>> but I had read mention of catalyst not forcing setarch anymore in the
>> ChangeLog and got confused, I guess. Thanks, and sorry for the now
>> seemingly inane question.
> 
> please fix your quoting ... top posting is the devil

I concur :P

>> On Feb 5, 2008 8:16 AM, Andrew Gaffney <agaffney@gentoo.org> wrote:
>>> Derek Fedel wrote:
>>>> I know! I know! 2.0.5 isn't supposed to have this problem. Let me
>>>> explain, I've got a brand new install of 2007.0, a fresh copy of
>>>> portage, and this as my spec file:
>>> How many times do we have to say this? :P
>>>
>>> If you're going to build your own CD, you also need to build your own set
>>> of stages with the same snapshot. This is the *only* way to completely
>>> avoid the various upgrade blockers that occur in the tree.
> 
> is there a catalyst/stages FAQ ?  if not, there should be ...

Are you volunteering? :)

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Gentoo Linux Developer             Catalyst/Installer + x86 release coordinator
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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] setarch blocked by util-linux

[Mike Frysinger]

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On Tuesday 05 February 2008, Andrew Gaffney wrote:
> Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Tuesday 05 February 2008, Derek Fedel wrote:
> >> On Feb 5, 2008 8:16 AM, Andrew Gaffney <agaffney@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >>> Derek Fedel wrote:
> >>>> I know! I know! 2.0.5 isn't supposed to have this problem. Let me
> >>>> explain, I've got a brand new install of 2007.0, a fresh copy of
> >>>> portage, and this as my spec file:
> >>>
> >>> How many times do we have to say this? :P
> >>>
> >>> If you're going to build your own CD, you also need to build your own
> >>> set of stages with the same snapshot. This is the *only* way to
> >>> completely avoid the various upgrade blockers that occur in the tree.
> >
> > is there a catalyst/stages FAQ ?  if not, there should be ...
>
> Are you volunteering? :)

give me a list of questions/answers and i can do the XML.  i dont watch this 
list/irc channel though so i dont know what the FAQs
-mike

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Re: [gentoo-catalyst] setarch blocked by util-linux

[Chris Gianelloni]

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On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 14:26 -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > > is there a catalyst/stages FAQ ?  if not, there should be ...
> >
> > Are you volunteering? :)
> 
> give me a list of questions/answers and i can do the XML.  i dont watch this 
> list/irc channel though so i dont know what the FAQs

http://releng.gentoo.org/catalyst/faq.xml

Also, this has been around for *years* as it was written by my
predecessor.

There's no much you can do if people don't read the documentation that's
already out there.  I have considered making catalyst do some checking
to ensure that the seed stage3 used by stage4/livecd-stage1 is built
with the same snapshot (version, anyway) as you're about to use for the
build, and bail out if it doesn't.  This should resolve this "problem"
with catalyst and will keep people from doing stupid things.

-- 
Chris Gianelloni
Release Engineering Strategic Lead
Games Developer

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