Error Running localshop upgrade - django.db.utils.DatabaseError: near "*": syntax error

[victorhooi]

Hi,

I'm installing LocalShop on RHEL 5 with Python 2.6.

It seems to install fine, and I've run localshop init.

However, when I try to create the database and run the migrations:

./localshop upgrade
Syncing...
Creating tables ...
Installing custom SQL ...
Installing indexes ...
Installed 0 object(s) from 0 fixture(s)

Synced:
> django.contrib.auth
> django.contrib.contenttypes
> django.contrib.sessions
> django.contrib.sites
> django.contrib.messages
> django.contrib.staticfiles
> django.contrib.admin
> djkombu
> south

Not synced (use migrations):
- djcelery
- userena
- guardian
- localshop.apps.packages
- localshop.apps.permissions
(use ./manage.py migrate to migrate these)
Running migrations for djcelery:
- Migrating forwards to 0004_v30_changes.
> djcelery:0003_v26_changes
FATAL ERROR - The following SQL query failed: CREATE TABLE "_south_new_djcelery_crontabschedule" ("hour" varchar(64) NOT NULL, "day_of_month" varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT *, "day_of_week" varchar(64) NOT NULL, "month_of_year" varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT '*', "id" integer PRIMARY KEY, "minute" varchar(64) NOT NULL)
The error was: near "*": syntax error
! Error found during real run of migration! Aborting.

! Since you have a database that does not support running
! schema-altering statements in transactions, we have had 
 ! to leave it in an interim state between migrations.

! You *might* be able to recover with:
! The South developers regret this has happened, and would
! like to gently persuade you to consider a slightly
! easier-to-deal-with DBMS (one that supports DDL transactions)
! NOTE: The error which caused the migration to fail is further up.
Error in migration: djcelery:0003_v26_changes
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./localshop", line 9, in <module>
    load_entry_point('localshop==0.3', 'console_scripts', 'localshop')()
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/localshop-0.3-py2.6.egg/localshop/runner.py", line 53, in main
    settings_envvar='LOCALSHOP_CONF',
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/logan-0.5.0-py2.6.egg/logan/runner.py", line 135, in run_app
    management.execute_from_command_line([runner_name, command] + command_args)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Django-1.4.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 443, in execute_from_command_line
    utility.execute()
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Django-1.4.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 382, in execute
    self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Django-1.4.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/base.py", line 196, in run_from_argv
    self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Django-1.4.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/base.py", line 232, in execute
    output = self.handle(*args, **options)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/localshop-0.3-py2.6.egg/localshop/management/commands/upgrade.py", line 13, in handle
    delete_ghosts=True)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Django-1.4.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 150, in call_command
    return klass.execute(*args, **defaults)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Django-1.4.1-py2.6.egg/django/core/management/base.py", line 232, in execute
    output = self.handle(*args, **options)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/management/commands/migrate.py", line 108, in handle
    ignore_ghosts = ignore_ghosts,
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/migration/__init__.py", line 213, in migrate_app
    success = migrator.migrate_many(target, workplan, database)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/migration/migrators.py", line 235, in migrate_many
    result = migrator.__class__.migrate_many(migrator, target, migrations, database)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/migration/migrators.py", line 310, in migrate_many
    result = self.migrate(migration, database)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/migration/migrators.py", line 133, in migrate
    result = self.run(migration)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/migration/migrators.py", line 107, in run
    return self.run_migration(migration)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/migration/migrators.py", line 81, in run_migration
    migration_function()
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/migration/migrators.py", line 57, in <lambda>
    return (lambda: direction(orm))
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/django_celery-3.0.9-py2.6.egg/djcelery/migrations/0003_v26_changes.py", line 16, in forwards
    db.add_column('djcelery_crontabschedule', 'month_of_year', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.CharField')(default='*', max_length=64), keep_default=False)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/db/sqlite3.py", line 31, in add_column
    field.column: self._column_sql_for_create(table_name, name, field, False),
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/db/generic.py", line 44, in _cache_clear
    return func(self, table, *args, **opts)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/db/sqlite3.py", line 103, in _remake_table
    ", ".join(["%s %s" % (self.quote_name(cname), ctype) for cname, ctype in definitions.items()]),
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/south/db/generic.py", line 273, in execute
    cursor.execute(sql, params)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Django-1.4.1-py2.6.egg/django/db/backends/util.py", line 40, in execute
    return self.cursor.execute(sql, params)
  File "/u01/pypi/localshop/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Django-1.4.1-py2.6.egg/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py", line 337, in execute
    return Database.Cursor.execute(self, query, params)
django.db.utils.DatabaseError: near "*": syntax error

Any thoughts?

Cheers,
Victor

[mvantellingen]

Could you check if you still have these problems in the develop branch?

[victorhooi]

Hi,

I can confirm I am still getting this error with the develop branch =(.

Cheers,
Victor

[mvantellingen]

After some more experimenting: the trick is to pass --no-execv to celery. As done by the procfile.

[victorhooi]

heya,

Wait, is this for this issue?

I thought the issue was with South, and the migrate command?

I can give it a shot on the problematic box at work, though.

Cheers,
Victor

[mvantellingen]

Nope sorry, responded to the wrong issue :-)

[victorhooi]

heya,

Hmm, this seems to be an Sqlite version issue.

Using Sqlite 3.3.6 - we get the error above.

When we upgraded to 3.5.9, it worked fine.

(Due to an oversight, the Python we were using was compiled against 3.5.9 in both cases, but I assume it was just using the system-installed library either way).

I'm sure we could bisect to figure out which version exactly it broke in, but maybe just adding a note that a modern version of Sqlite is required?

We're using RHEL, hence the incredibly ancient version of Sqlite - but I'm sure there's quite a few other places that are also on old versions as well.

Cheers,
Victor

[mvantellingen]

Ok. Also after looking more at the issue I'm pretty sure this is a problem with either south or django. So i'm closing it :-)