yum provider claims to install nonexistent versions if specified

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 0.9.12
  • Fix Version/s: 0.9.14, 0.10.0
  • Component/s: Chef Client
  • Labels:
    None
  • Environment:

    CentOS 5.5 x86_64

Description

package "ice" do
  version "lolcats"
end

# chef-client
[Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:43:26 -0800] INFO: Starting Chef Run (Version 0.9.14.beta.1)
[Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:43:28 -0800] INFO: Storing updated cookbooks/yum/recipes/default.rb in the cache.
[Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:43:31 -0800] INFO: Installing package[ice] version lolcats
[Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:43:33 -0800] INFO: Chef Run complete in 6.841169 seconds
[Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:43:33 -0800] INFO: cleaning the checksum cache
[Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:43:33 -0800] INFO: Running report handlers
[Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:43:33 -0800] INFO: Report handlers complete

This should never try to install that version of the package, because of course it doesn't exist. It should also probably fail to install as well.

Note that the yum provider appears to use both version and release as specified by rpm to differentiate versions.

# rpm -qi ice
Name        : ice                          Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 3.3.1                             Vendor: ZeroC, Inc.
Release     : 1.rhel5                       Build Date: Fri 20 Mar 2009 01:21:09 PM PDT

package "ice" do
  version "3.3.1-1.rhel5"
end

Consequently if you're trying to install a specific version, you have to get it right, or it will keep trying to install the version you told it to and succeed even if it is failing.

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Tom Thomas (Inactive) added a comment -

See http://help.opscode.com/discussions/questions/217-install-specific-package-version-chef-re-installs-over-and-over-again for background on this bug.

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Tom Thomas (Inactive) added a comment - See http://help.opscode.com/discussions/questions/217-install-specific-package-version-chef-re-installs-over-and-over-again for background on this bug.
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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment - 
[root@btm-mbp-centos5 ~]# yum install crap ; echo $?
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * addons: mirror.5ninesolutions.com
 * base: mirror.san.fastserv.com
 * epel: linux.mirrors.es.net
 * extras: linux.mirrors.es.net
 * updates: mirrors.easynews.com
Setting up Install Process
No package crap available.
Nothing to do
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yum pretends it was useful when it does nothing. I will patch the yum provider to catch this situation and in the future we will try to find a more general fix in CHEF-2075.

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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment - [root@btm-mbp-centos5 ~]# yum install crap ; echo $? Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * addons: mirror.5ninesolutions.com * base: mirror.san.fastserv.com * epel: linux.mirrors.es.net * extras: linux.mirrors.es.net * updates: mirrors.easynews.com Setting up Install Process No package crap available. Nothing to do 0 yum pretends it was useful when it does nothing. I will patch the yum provider to catch this situation and in the future we will try to find a more general fix in CHEF-2075 .
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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment -

https://github.com/btm/chef/commits/CHEF-2062

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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment - https://github.com/btm/chef/commits/CHEF-2062
Bryan McLellan [Opscode] made changes -
Field Original Value New Value
Status Open [ 1 ] Resolved [ 5 ]
Assignee Bryan McLellan [ btm ]
Fix Version/s 0.9.14 [ 10083 ]
Fix Version/s 0.10.0 [ 10081 ]
Resolution Fixed [ 1 ]
Bryan McLellan [Opscode] made changes -
Affects Version/s 0.9.12 [ 10082 ]
Affects Version/s 0.10.0 [ 10081 ]
Affects Version/s 0.9.14 [ 10083 ]
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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment -

Merged to 0.9-stable + master.

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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment - Merged to 0.9-stable + master.
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Status Resolved [ 5 ] Closed [ 6 ]
Bryan McLellan [Opscode] made changes -
Workflow jira [ 12857 ] New OSS [ 19891 ]
Bryan McLellan [Opscode] made changes -
Workflow New OSS [ 19891 ] OSS: Product Management [ 27802 ]
Transition Time In Source Status Execution Times Last Executer Last Execution Date
Open Open Resolved Resolved
8d 20h 33m 1 Bryan McLellan [Opscode] 25/Feb/11 9:41 PM
Resolved Resolved Closed Closed
1m 44s 1 Bryan McLellan [Opscode] 25/Feb/11 9:43 PM

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  • Assignee:
    Bryan McLellan [Opscode]
    Reporter:
    Bryan McLellan [Opscode]
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