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[arch-general] makechrootpkg and multiple sources, a bug?
by Magnus Therning 20 Feb '11

20 Feb '11

I just tried building a package with more than one source file using makechrootpkg. It failed with this message: ==> ERROR: Integrity checks (md5) differ in size from the source array. After a bit of poking around in the makechrootpkg script I made the following change: --- makechrootpkg.orig 2011-02-20 09:22:30.130744179 +0000 +++ makechrootpkg 2011-02-20 09:22:44.494796349 +0000 @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ for f in ${source[@]}; do basef=$(echo $f | sed 's|::.*||' | sed 's|^.*://.*/||g') if [ -f "$basef" ]; then - cp "$basef" "$copydir/srcdest/" + cp "$basef" "$copydir/build/" elif [ -f "$SRCDEST/$basef" ]; then cp "$SRCDEST/$basef" "$copydir/srcdest/" fi After this the package built just fine. I'm doubting myself in this though, because it seems like such an obvious bug, especially since the PKGBUILD is copied into $copydir/build/ just a few lines above this change. Also, should the copy in the elif-branch be changed too? /M -- Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4 email: magnus(a)therning.org jabber: magnus(a)therning.org twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus I invented the term Object-Oriented, and I can tell you I did not have C++ in mind. -- Alan Kay

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[arch-general] who wants to write me a relatively simple webapp?
by Dieter Plaetinck 20 Feb '11

20 Feb '11

Hi, for Arch releng, we have recently started automatically building test builds (http://releng.archlinux.org/isos/) These images are built from the archiso and aif git repositories, and the current state of the repos. The idea is that people can test these images, and once in a while, I will promote a set of testbuilds and make them the officially supported media. Because everything evolves all the time, a lot of different things can cause regressions or new bugs, but at the same time it would be too much work to try to test all possible scenarios for each specific testbuild version. So I would like a web application that gives me "a pretty good idea" of the quality of current/recent images. I request someone other then me to make this app for me, I do not have the time. (I do have time for feedback or making adjustments to the codebase you provide) I'm not sure which is best, php or python, or whatever. I think both will be fine (Dan? Pierre?) Basically it would have 2 modes: 1) the "input" mode (after logging in with your wiki or forum account, not sure what's best here. Dan?): the user would select a version (maintain a cached list of the directories at http://releng.archlinux.org/isos/ the format will always be YYYY.MM.DD[suffix]) and select a list of options which are verified to be working fine. that is: (between braces are additional instructions for the user) = image arch = * dual, option i686 * dual, option x86_64 * i686 * x86_64 = image type = * core * net = image boot = * optical * usb * pxe = hardware type = * virtualbox * qemu * physical intel i686 * physical intel x86_64 * physical amd i686 * physical amd x86_64 = install type = * automatic install generic example * automatic install fancy example * automatic install custom config (specify in comments) * interactive install = source selection = * net install manual networking config (check that it works + rc.conf, resolv.conf, mirrorlist) * net install dhcp (check that it works + rc.conf) * core = clock = * left as is * reconfigured manually * reconfigured ntp = partitioning/filesystems = * autoprepare (check the installed system, incl fstab) * manual * from config file = fancy stuff (checklist, not selection) = * lvm2 * dm_crypt * softraid * nilfs2 * btrfs (check also fstab, menu.lst, initcpio.conf and crypttab if appropriate) = rollback tested = * yes * no = if rollback done, another partitioning/filesystems list and another "fancy stuff" list (same options as before) for after the rollback = = bootloader = * grub * syslinux * other/manual = result = * everything works fine * something failed (elaborate in comments) = comments = <textarea> Then, a second interface would need to represent the "current state of things.. (sort of)" that is, for every important thing (like, all image arches, image types, image boots, install types, source selections, clock, partitioning/filesystems, fancy stuff, rollback tested, grub/syslinux bootloader) it needs to show the last recent tests (or the last images for which it worked), along with which user tested it. (note: not all combinations of all variables, just any test with the given variable). if there was any failed test for a specific feature for an as recent (or more recent) image then the last successful one, there should be a warning about that. I'm not sure yet how exactly this page would look like, but basically I need to know all important features are tested with recent images, and that they all performed well. other factors (like hardware type, bootloader other/manual bootloader option) are not very important, they are more for reference. Thanks, Dieter

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[arch-general] [signoff] kernel26-lts 2.6.32.29-2
by Tobias Powalowski 20 Feb '11

20 Feb '11

Latest LTS kernel is in testing, please signoff for both arches greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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[arch-general] chrooting / LiveCD
by Jorge Almeida 19 Feb '11

19 Feb '11

I've been reading several pieces of documentation about making a custom LiveCD, in particular the documentation for Archiso. Makefiles and bash are not my strong suit, so I may have misunderstood something. Among other things, we need to create a directory, say "prov", and populate it with an arch system. I tried this: mkdir -p prov/var/lib/pacman pacman -r prov -Sy pacman -r prov -S base This seems to work, although it had a complain about the directory "sys". My question is: to populate a directory with a base system plus some assorted stuff, can we do it with pacman -r? Or is it necessary to chroot into prov? (And if so, don't we need to use pacman -r to have a functional chroot dir to begin with?) I would understand the need for chroot if we were to compile software (I read LFS stuff...), to ensure correct library linking. But we're talking about binary packages... I'm just trying to get the big (and small) picture... TIA Jorge Almeida

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[arch-general] Quick & Dirty build script for Traditional Trinity PKGBUILDs
by David C. Rankin 19 Feb '11

19 Feb '11

Guys, I have added a simple Quick & Dirty build script that will build all of Trinity that has been ported to cmake using the new Traditional set of PKGBUILDs. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Trinity#Quick_.26_Dirty_Build_for_Trad… Just download the PKGBUILD tarballs and unzip them to a temporary directory, then set 3 path variables in the script, change to the build directory you set in the script and run it. It also provides a brief log in the build dir: Feb 18 21:54:42 building: trinity-tqtinterface resolving dependencies... looking for inter-conflicts... Targets (1): trinity-tqtinterface-1221148-1 Total Download Size: 0.00 MB Total Installed Size: 2.47 MB Proceed with installation? [Y/n] checking package integrity... checking for file conflicts... upgrading trinity-tqtinterface... `trinity-tqtinterface-1221148-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' -> `/home/david/alc-home/arch/tpkg/x86_64/trinity-tqtinterface-1221148-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' removed `trinity-tqtinterface-1221148-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' Feb 18 21:57:25 building: trinity-arts <snip> Feb 18 22:02:56 building: trinity-kdelibs <snip> Feb 18 22:57:07 building: trinity-kdebase <snip> Feb 18 23:54:30 building: trinity-kdevelop <snip> It should build all the way through. All you have to do is hit Y to accept dependencies. See the wiki link above for details. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] [signoff] kernel26-lts 2.6.32.29-1
by Andreas Radke 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Upstream update. Please signoff. -Andy http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/longterm/v2.6.32/ChangeLog-2.6.…

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[arch-general] Trinity - traditional PKGBUILD set done
by David C. Rankin 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Guys, I have completed a set of traditional PKGBUILD scripts for Trinity that download the needed svn source and build the Trinity packages as usual rather than you needing to put the PKGBUILD script in the svn tree. The are normal tarballs that contain the PKGBUILDs and any patches needed. Note: you must build in a clean environment without kde4/Qt4 or kdemod3 present. A clean Arch install in a Virtualbox VM works fine. For those wanting to give them a try, here is the build order with links: trinity-qt3: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/arch/src/trinity-qt3.tar.gz trinity-pyqt3: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/arch/src/trinity-pyqt3.tar.gz trinity-tqtinterface: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/arch/src/trinity-tqtinterface.tar.… trinity-arts: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/arch/src/trinity-arts.tar.gz trinity-kdelibs: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/arch/src/trinity-kdelibs.tar.gz trinity-kdebase: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/arch/src/trinity-kdebase.tar.gz NOTE: you can start Trinity after you build and install trinity-kdebase trinity-kdevelop: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/arch/src/trinity-kdevelop.tar.gz trinity-kdewebdev: http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/arch/src/trinity-kdewebdev.tar.gz I have also updated the wiki with links: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Trinity If you experience any problems -- let me know :) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[arch-general] [signoff] kernel26-2.6.37-6
by Tobias Powalowski 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Hi guys, - rebuild against latest binutils/glibc greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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[arch-general] makechrootpkg -d and corrupted repos
by Magnus Therning 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Over the last few weeks I've noticed that the repository created by 'makechrootpkg -d' regularly becomes corrupted. Subsequent builds result in something like resolving dependencies... looking for inter-conflicts... Targets (2): haskell-boolean-0.0.1-1 haskell-memotrie-0.4.9-1 Total Download Size: 0.00 MB Total Installed Size: 1.36 MB Proceed with installation? [Y/n] checking package integrity... :: File haskell-boolean-0.0.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz is corrupted. Do you want to delete it? [Y/n] :: File haskell-memotrie-0.4.9-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz is corrupted. Do you want to delete it? [Y/n] error: failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package) haskell-boolean-0.0.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz is invalid or corrupted haskell-memotrie-0.4.9-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz is invalid or corrupted Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. I then have to jump into the chroot and manually re-build the repo DB using repo-add. After that I can re-issue the command and everything is fine. I've not done any research into this issue, but when I've asked around in the ArchHaskell group no one recognises this issue. However, I seem to be the only one building on x86_64, but I'm nonplused why that would play any role. So I thought I'd ask a little wider, has anyone else seen this behaviour when using 'makechrootpkg -d'? /M -- Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4 email: magnus(a)therning.org jabber: magnus(a)therning.org twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus

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[arch-general] 2011.02-1 archboot "2k11-R1" ISO hybrid image released
by Tobias Powalowski 18 Feb '11

18 Feb '11

Hi Arch community, Arch Linux (archboot creation tool) 2011.02-1, "2k11-R1" has been released. To avoid confusion, this is not an official arch linux iso release! Homepage and for more information on archboot: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Archboot Forum: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=113741 Summary: - bump to latest kernels - introduce full UEFI bootloader support with new grub2 packages. Hybrid image file and torrent is provided, which include i686 and x86_64 core repository. Please check md5sum before using it. Hybrid image file is a standard CD-burnable image and also a raw disk image. - Can be burned to CD(RW) media using most CD-burning utilities. - Can be raw-written to a drive using 'dd' or similar utilities. This method is intended for use with USB thumb drives. Please get it from your favorite arch linux mirror: - https://downloads.archlinux.de/iso/archboot/2011.02/ - <yourmirror>/iso/archboot/2010.12/ Have fun, greetings tpowa -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa(a)archlinux.org

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