metadata.rb is missing in erlang version 1.5.7

[mffrench]

Hello,

I just tried to install rabbitmq 3.11.0 cookbook but it fails as erlang 1.5.7 is failing to install :

knife cookbook site install rabbitmq                                                                                                                                                                                              100 ↵
Installing rabbitmq to /CC.mffrench/DEV/ariane.master/ariane.community.environment/Chef/cookbooks
Checking out the master branch.
Pristine copy branch (chef-vendor-rabbitmq) exists, switching to it.
Downloading rabbitmq from the cookbooks site at version 3.11.0 to /CC.mffrench/DEV/ariane.master/ariane.community.environment/Chef/cookbooks/rabbitmq.tar.gz
Cookbook saved: /CC.mffrench/DEV/ariane.master/ariane.community.environment/Chef/cookbooks/rabbitmq.tar.gz
Removing pre-existing version.
Uncompressing rabbitmq version 3.11.0.

...

Checking out the master branch.
Installing erlang to /CC.mffrench/DEV/ariane.master/ariane.community.environment/Chef/cookbooks
Checking out the master branch.
Pristine copy branch (chef-vendor-erlang) exists, switching to it.
Downloading erlang from the cookbooks site at version 1.5.7 to /CC.mffrench/DEV/ariane.master/ariane.community.environment/Chef/cookbooks/erlang.tar.gz
Cookbook saved: /CC.mffrench/DEV/ariane.master/ariane.community.environment/Chef/cookbooks/erlang.tar.gz
Removing pre-existing version.
Uncompressing erlang version 1.5.7.

...

 9 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 Chef/cookbooks/erlang/metadata.rb
Cookbook erlang version 1.5.7 successfully installed
ERROR: IOError: Cannot open or read /CC.mffrench/DEV/ariane.master/ariane.community.environment/Chef/cookbooks/erlang/metadata.rb!

This error looks like the same as the one I raised on the rabbitmq 3.10.0 chef cookbook (rabbitmq/chef-cookbook#233).

Tell me what you think.

Regards,

Mathilde

P.S : my chef versions :

chef -v                                                                                                                                                                                                                           100 ↵
Chef Development Kit Version: 0.2.1

knife -v
Chef: 11.14.6

[cmluciano]

Hey @mffrench I just checked with someone and I believe this was a problem with an earlier version of berkshelf and then released with chefdk. Can you try updating your chefdk and try this again?

[jtimberman]

This is probably due to the erlang cookbook being released with stove. Since version 3.2.3, Stove no longer publishes a metadata.rb only the compiled version (metadata.json). This is the the proper behavior for the producer but the consumer (knife cookbook site install) is broken in this case because it has a dependency on the metadata.rb file.

You need to upgrade your version of Chef to 11.18.0, or 12.1.0.

chef/chef#2345