Unable to satisfy constraints on package due to solution constraint

[ghost]

I have an issue with Berkshelf that I just cannot resolve.

I have a wrapper cookbook, acmecorp_consul with the following solution constraints in metadata.rb (I've renamed the prefix to the placeholder acmecorp for the posting of posting this issue):

depends 'consul', '~> 1.4.3'
depends 'consul-template', '~> 0.9.4'
depends 'sudo', '~> 2.7.2'

whose versions are defined in the Berksfile:

cookbook 'consul', '~> 1.4.3', git: 'git@github.com:johnbellone/consul-cookbook.git'
cookbook 'consul-template', '~> 0.9.4', git: 'git@github.com:adamkrone/chef-consul-template.git'

In addition, I have a second cookbook whose sole dependency is acmecorp_consul:

depends 'acmecorp_consul', '~> 0.1.15'

with the following definition in the Berksfile:

cookbook 'acmecorp_consul', '~> 0.1.15', :git => 'git@github.com:acmecorp/consul-cookbook.git'

However, when I run berks install I get the following error:

Unable to satisfy constraints on package consul-template due to solution constraint (acmecorp_consul = 0.1.15). Solution constraints that may result in a constraint on consul-template: [(acmecorp_consul = 0.1.15) -> (consul-template ~> 0.9.4)], [(test_cookbook = 0.0.1) -> (acmecorp_consul = 0.1.15) -> (consul-template ~> 0.9.4)]
Demand that cannot be met: (acmecorp_consul = 0.1.15)
Artifacts for which there are conflicting dependencies: consul-template = 0.7.0 -> [(ark >= 0.0.0), (golang ~> 1.4.0), (runit >= 0.0.0)]Unable to find a solution for demands: acmecorp_consul (0.1.15), test_cookbook (0.0.1)

However, I see no dependency on consul-template 0.7.0 in any of the Berksfile.lock files. What could be the issue here?

[Sauraus]

Looks like you are looking for this: chef/dep-selector-libgecode#43

[nozpheratu]

I'm running into this precise issue... it's driving me nuts!

[nozpheratu]

The "fix" that worked for me was to be as explicit as possible with version dependencies and to mirror the failing dependency in the 2nd cookbook. E.g., in the second cookbook you would have:

cookbook 'consul-template', '~> 0.9.4', git: 'git@github.com:adamkrone/chef-consul-template.git'
cookbook 'acmecorp_consul', '~> 0.1.15', :git => 'git@github.com:acmecorp/consul-cookbook.git'

The dependency solver needs to be spoon fed.

[lamont-granquist]

this is the transitive deps issue, it will likely never be fixed in berkshelf