487232 – sys-apps/systemd-204-r1 fails to build unless rebooted

Bug 487232 - sys-apps/systemd-204-r1 fails to build unless rebooted

Summary: sys-apps/systemd-204-r1 fails to build unless rebooted

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo systemd Team

URL:	http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Systemd/u...
Whiteboard:
Keywords:	PATCH

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Blocks:

Reported:	2013-10-07 19:54 UTC by Łukasz Stelmach
Modified:	2013-10-18 19:07 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Runtime testing required:	---

Attachments
Allow users to override the check (systemd-204-r1.diff,661 bytes, patch) 2013-10-07 20:01 UTC, Łukasz Stelmach	Details \| Diff
Allow users to override the check (fixed operator) (systemd-204-r1.diff,661 bytes, patch) 2013-10-07 20:02 UTC, Łukasz Stelmach	Details \| Diff
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Description Łukasz Stelmach 2013-10-07 19:54:06 UTC

systemd-204-r1 fails to build saying

 * You are using a compatibility symlink to run systemd. The symlink
 * has been removed. Please update your bootloader to use:
 * 
 *      init=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd
 * 
 * and reboot your system. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
 * ERROR: sys-apps/systemd-204-r1::gentoo failed (pretend phase):
 *   Compatibility symlink used to boot systemd.

There is currently no way to override the check that leads to this error. The the attached patch introduces a way for users to confirm their intentions to build the package. The build process is not going to die if user removes the symlink manually.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Łukasz Stelmach 2013-10-07 20:01:40 UTC

Created attachment 360342 [details, diff]
Allow users to override the check

Comment 2 Łukasz Stelmach 2013-10-07 20:02:34 UTC

Created attachment 360344 [details, diff]
Allow users to override the check (fixed operator)

Comment 3 Mike Gilbert gentoo-dev

2013-10-07 21:40:05 UTC

Seems sane to me. Or possibly we could abuse the old I_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING flag.

Comment 4 Michał Górny archtester

2013-10-18 18:34:37 UTC

I'd prefer the '-e' hack since people may be thoughtlessly setting I_KNOW... globally and with the compatibility symlink removed people wouldn't be able to reboot anyway :).

Comment 5 Mike Gilbert gentoo-dev

2013-10-18 19:07:40 UTC

+  18 Oct 2013; Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> systemd-204-r1.ebuild,
+  systemd-204-r2.ebuild:
+  Don't die in pkg_pretend if the user has manually removed the systemd
+  compatibility symlink. Patch by Łukasz Stelmach. Bug 487232.