Debian Bug report logs - #738927
mcelog: fails to install when CPU unsupported

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: mcelog: fails to install when CPU unsupported

Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 23:18:07 +0100

Package: mcelog
Version: 1.0~pre3-72-gcbd4da4-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


Hi.

It seems that when the CPU is unsupported, the package
fails to install/upgrade:

Setting up mcelog (100-1) ...
/run/udev or .udevdb or .udev presence implies active udev.  Aborting MAKEDEV invocation.
insserv: warning: current stop runlevel(s) (empty) of script `mcelog' overrides LSB defaults (0 1 6).
Starting Machine Check Exceptions decoder: CPU is unsupported
invoke-rc.d: initscript mcelog, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing package mcelog (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 mcelog


Cheers,
Chris.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.12-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_DE.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_DE.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages mcelog depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.52
ii  libc6                  2.17-97
ii  makedev                2.3.1-93
ii  udev                   204-7

mcelog recommends no packages.

mcelog suggests no packages.

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Message #14 received at 738927-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@debian.org>

To: Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net>, 738927-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#738927: mcelog: fails to install when CPU unsupported

Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 20:29:01 +0600

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I've added a note to the package description mentioning which CPUs are
supported. I'll gladly apply a patch allowing the package to install on
unsupported CPUs without the error described here.

-- 
WBR, wRAR

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Message #19 received at 738927@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net>

To: 738927@bugs.debian.org

Cc: control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#738927: mcelog: fails to install when CPU unsupported

Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 19:41:45 +0200

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reopen 738927
stop


On Sun, 2014-08-31 at 20:29 +0600, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote: 
> I've added a note to the package description mentioning which CPUs are
> supported.
Sorry, but I don't think this is an adequate way to solve this bug
(therefore re-opening until a proper solution has been found)...

I mean there is of course no guarantee that programs from a package for
arch XYZ that has been installed on arch XYZ can actually be used...
e.g. qemu-kvm might not be used if VT technology in the CPU is
missing...
But I think, that the package itself must install... not sure if this is
really strictly mandated by the Debian policy,.. but I guess it's what
everyone expect.


>  I'll gladly apply a patch allowing the package to install on
> unsupported CPUs without the error described here.
Isn't it as simple as to change the postinst to ignore any failure of
invoke-rc.d mcelog start ?

i.e. replacing the line
        invoke-rc.d mcelog start || exit $?
with
        invoke-rc.d mcelog start


Cheers,
Chris.

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Message #26 received at 738927@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Sergio Gelato <Sergio.Gelato@astro.su.se>

To: 738927@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#738927: mcelog: fails to install when CPU unsupported

Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:35:47 +0200

I've just tested a patch and uploaded it to the corresponding Launchpad bug,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/mcelog/+bug/1279293 .

No, I don't think it's as simple as ignoring the failure in postinst.
For one thing, that part of the postinst is generated automatically
by debhelper. For another, if mcelog won't work as a trigger or daemon
there is no point in the init script trying to start it at system boot
time either.

Message #31 received at 738927-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@debian.org>

To: 738927-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#738927: fixed in mcelog 104-1

Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:19:28 +0000

Source: mcelog
Source-Version: 104-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
mcelog, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 738927@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@debian.org> (supplier of updated mcelog package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:54:26 +0600
Source: mcelog
Binary: mcelog
Architecture: source
Version: 104-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@debian.org>
Changed-By: Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@debian.org>
Description:
 mcelog     - x86 Machine Check Exceptions collector and decoder
Closes: 738927
Changes:
 mcelog (104-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * New upstream version
   * Drop MAKEDEV invocation from postinst and the alternative dependency on it.
   * Add --is-cpu-supported option and use it in the initscript to not fail on
     unsupported hardware (Closes: #738927)
   * Bump Standards-Version to 3.9.6 (no change needed)
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