Setup script in Qubes-builder still fails to find dependencies when building template

[murlengleckeen]

Trying to build an Ubuntu-template, I followed the instructions given here except for choosing builder-debian as builder plugin and zesty+desktop as template.

Qubes OS version (e.g., R3.2):

R3.2

Expected behavior:

• resolve dependencies by running make install-deps
• run ./setup
• start building by running make vmm-xen-vm

Actual behavior:

• running make vmm-xen-vm fails stating:

[user@devel qubes-builder]$ make vmm-xen-vm
Currently installed dependencies:
git-2.9.5-1.fc25.x86_64
rpmdevtools-8.9-1.fc25.noarch
rpm-build-4.13.0.1-1.fc25.x86_64
createrepo-0.10.3-10.fc25.noarch
debootstrap-1.0.87-1.fc25.noarch
dpkg-dev-1.17.27-1.fc25.noarch
package python-sh is not installed
dialog-1.3-5.20160828.fc25.x86_64
dpkg-dev-1.17.27-1.fc25.noarch
debootstrap-1.0.87-1.fc25.noarch
ERROR: call 'make install-deps' to install missing dependencies
Makefile:202: recipe for target 'check-depend.rpm' failed
make: *** [check-depend.rpm] Error 1

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

• see above

General notes:

a very similar issue has been reported here. The problem was that make install-deps installs python2-sh whereas the Makefile expected python-sh. However the given solution didn't work for me as the Makefile already contained the needed change.

Solution

On building a template it seems that Qubes-builder uses the /example-configs/templates.conf as builder.conf which still contains python-sh instead of python2-sh.
Changing the line DEPENDENCIES += python-sh dialog to DEPENDENCIES += python2-sh dialog in builder.conf solved the problem.

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Related issues:

#2910

[yitjob]

Since python2-sh as such, was not installed (neither found to install) when installing dependencies, I had to edit https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-builder/blob/d85b004e9f375acd8aa104f30e1166ca1c7d2b7b/Makefile#L36 and remove the 2.

[yitjob]

Since python2-sh as such, was not installed (neither found to install) when installing dependencies, I had to edit https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-builder/blob/d85b004e9f375acd8aa104f30e1166ca1c7d2b7b/Makefile#L36 and remove the 2.

[unman]

@yitjob You must be using an outdated release of Fedora. Try using a Fedora25 template in your build qube.

@andrewdavidwong After merger of QubesOS/qubes-builder#28 this can be closed.

[unman]

@yitjob You must be using an outdated release of Fedora. Try using a Fedora25 template in your build qube.

@andrewdavidwong After merger of QubesOS/qubes-builder#28 this can be closed.