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Bug 831742 - dev-util/meson: update can break installation if version changes while building other packages (emerge --jobs)
Summary: dev-util/meson: update can break installation if version changes while buildi...
Status: RESOLVED CANTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Mike Gilbert
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Reported: 2022-01-21 16:27 UTC by Pacho Ramos
Modified: 2022-07-04 23:31 UTC (History)
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Description Pacho Ramos gentoo-dev 2022-01-21 16:27:32 UTC
I was updating my system and it died with:
>>> Install x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3 into /var/tmp/portage/x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3/image
meson install -C /var/tmp/portage/x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3/work/xorg-server-21.1.3-build --destdir /var/tmp/portage/x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3/image
ninja: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3/work/xorg-server-21.1.3-build'
ninja: no work to do.

ERROR: Build directory has been generated with Meson version 0.59.4, which is incompatible with the current version 0.60.3.
 * ERROR: x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3::gentoo failed (install phase):
 *   install failed
 * 
 * Call stack:
 *     ebuild.sh, line  127:  Called src_install
 *   environment, line 3404:  Called meson_src_install
 *   environment, line 2656:  Called meson_install
 *   environment, line 2595:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *       "$@" || die "install failed"
 * 
 * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info '=x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3::gentoo'`,
 * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv '=x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3::gentoo'`.
 * The complete build log is located at '/var/log/portage/x11-base:xorg-server-21.1.3:20220121-161822.log'.
 * For convenience, a symlink to the build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3/temp/build.log'.
 * The ebuild environment file is located at '/var/tmp/portage/x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3/temp/environment'.
 * Working directory: '/var/tmp/portage/x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3/work/xorg-server-21.1.3'
 * S: '/var/tmp/portage/x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3/work/xorg-server-21.1.3'
 * One or more packages are either masked or have missing dependencies:
 * 
 *   >=x11-base/xorg-server-21.1[udev] pulled in by:
 *     (x11-base/xorg-drivers-21.1:0/0::gentoo, installed)
 * 
 * The resume list contains packages that are either masked or have
 * unsatisfied dependencies. Please restart/continue the operation
 * manually, or use --skipfirst to skip the first package in the list and
 * any other packages that may be masked or have missing dependencies.
 * 
 * The following package has failed to build, install, or execute postinst:
 * 
 *  (x11-base/xorg-server-21.1.3:0/21.1.3::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge), Log file:
 *   '/var/log/portage/x11-base:xorg-server-21.1.3:20220121-161822.log'
 * 

I am unsure about how could we tell portage to wait until updating and installing newer meson before trying to use it to build other packages :/

But I open it for the case other people hit it

Thanks
Comment 1 Sam James archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2022-01-21 16:37:17 UTC
A hack would be to crank up the >= in the eclass every time a new version comes out.
Comment 2 Ionen Wolkens gentoo-dev 2022-01-27 07:54:45 UTC
Ran into the same updating a stable VM just now, was also xorg.

(In reply to Sam James from comment #1)
> A hack would be to crank up the >= in the eclass every time a new version
> comes out.
Always happy to see that bumped ASAP not to have to worry about build systems starting to use newer meson features (and needing to >= BDEPEND manually). But sounds that could realistically only be done for stable users (i.e. bump when it's stabled), still better than nothing.