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Bug 589990 - dev-lang/python-exec does not work on kernels with CONFIG_BINFMT_SCRIPT=n
Summary: dev-lang/python-exec does not work on kernels with CONFIG_BINFMT_SCRIPT=n
Status: RESOLVED CANTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Python Gentoo Team
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Reported: 2016-07-29 13:09 UTC by jostein.lima
Modified: 2016-08-02 11:25 UTC (History)
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emerge --info (emergeInfo.txt,4.91 KB, text/plain)
2016-07-29 13:09 UTC, jostein.lima
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Description jostein.lima 2016-07-29 13:09:31 UTC
Created attachment 441888 [details]
emerge --info

Hello!

This problem happens to me when I first boot my new system. Everything works great except for python based scripts, e.g. emerge. Example below.

If I go boot from the installation media and enter my system via chroot, the wrapper script works fine. So does everything else.

If I bypass the wrapper script and use python with full path, then everything works fine after booting the new system and running systemd. Example below.

I have tried to re-emerge python-exec and portage. Both command runs as expected and reinstall their respective software. But it does not solve the problem.

# emerge

generates the following output:


/usr/bin/emerge: line 11: from: command not found
/usr/bin/emerge: line 12: import: command not found
/usr/bin/emerge: line 14: try:: command not found
/usr/bin/emerge: line 15: from: command not found
/usr/bin/emerge: line 16: except: command not found
/usr/bin/emerge: line 17: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/usr/bin/emerge: line 17: `	EPYTHON = os.path.basename(sys.executable)'
erika ~ # 


Workaround to avoid using the wrapper script:

# /usr/bin/python3.4 /usr/bin/emerge 

generates the expected output:


emerge: command-line interface to the Portage system
Usage:
   emerge [ options ] [ action ] [ ebuild | tbz2 | file | @set | atom ] [ ... ]
   emerge [ options ] [ action ] < @system | @world >
   emerge < --sync | --metadata | --info >
   emerge --resume [ --pretend | --ask | --skipfirst ]
   emerge --help
Options: -[abBcCdDefgGhjkKlnNoOpPqrsStuvVw]
          [ --color < y | n >            ] [ --columns    ]
          [ --complete-graph             ] [ --deep       ]
          [ --jobs JOBS ] [ --keep-going ] [ --load-average LOAD            ]
          [ --newrepo   ] [ --newuse     ] [ --noconfmem  ] [ --nospinner   ]
          [ --oneshot   ] [ --onlydeps   ] [ --quiet-build [ y | n ]        ]
          [ --reinstall changed-use      ] [ --with-bdeps < y | n >         ]
Actions:  [ --depclean | --list-sets | --search | --sync | --version        ]

   For more help consult the man page.


The latter also works fine to emerge any software.


python-exec dependencies are like this:


# /usr/bin/python3.4 /usr/bin/emerge -pv python-exec

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R    ] dev-lang/python-exec-2.0.2:2::gentoo  PYTHON_TARGETS="(jython2_7) (pypy) (pypy3) (python2_7) (python3_3) (python3_4) (python3_5)" 0 KiB

Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 KiB

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Comment 1 Michał Górny archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2016-07-29 13:42:50 UTC
$ head /usr/bin/emerge

please.

I don't see how systemd could change anything here. Unless they magically break shebang support somehow.
Comment 2 jostein.lima 2016-08-01 05:25:59 UTC
# head /usr/bin/emerge
#!/usr/lib/python-exec/python-exec2-c
# vim:fileencoding=utf-8:ft=python
# (c) 2012 Michał Górny
# Released under the terms of the 2-clause BSD license.
#
# This is not the script you are looking for. This is just a wrapper.
# The actual scripts of this application were installed
# in subdirectories of /usr/lib/python-exec.
# You are most likely looking for one of those

Agree that it's strange, but that the difference. When I boot using systemd, the wrapper scripts gives the error.

Regards

Jostein
Comment 3 Michał Górny archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2016-08-01 14:28:01 UTC
This one's really weird. Could you try booting e.g. via init=/bin/bash and running the scripts? Note that you may need to do some mounts manually.
Comment 4 jostein.lima 2016-08-02 06:12:13 UTC
(In reply to Michał Górny from comment #3)
> This one's really weird. Could you try booting e.g. via init=/bin/bash and
> running the scripts? Note that you may need to do some mounts manually.

Perhaps getting closer.

Booting with init=/bin/bash as suggested recreated the problem. So that basically rules out systemd I will assume.

I booted with the install media and chrooted into the environment, and the problem is gone.

I'm still puzzled though, are there any kernel parameters that could cause python-exec to go wrong?

Any other differences from the chroot environment than the kernel I should check?


Regards,

Jostein
Comment 5 Mike Gilbert gentoo-dev 2016-08-02 08:29:57 UTC
I think something is wrong with your kernel.

Did you accidentally disable CONFIG_BINFMT_SCRIPT?
Comment 6 jostein.lima 2016-08-02 08:47:00 UTC
(In reply to Mike Gilbert from comment #5)
> I think something is wrong with your kernel.
> 
> Did you accidentally disable CONFIG_BINFMT_SCRIPT?

Yes, I did..

Sorry, enabled that and now everything works perfect. Please close.

Thanks a lot for the help!


Regards,

Jostein
Comment 7 Michał Górny archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2016-08-02 11:25:48 UTC
Just to be clear, Python scripts seemingly worked on your system because bash has its own, fallback shebang parsing. Theoretically we could establish something similar in python-exec but I don't think there's a point.

We could also add the kernel check -- but then, shebang support is elementary to the point of random scripture randomly not working.