Re: [gentoo-user] sys-apps/init-system-helpers fails. Trying to install needrestart.

[Michael <confabulate@kintzios.com>]

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On Sunday, 21 July 2024 02:38:46 BST Dale wrote:
> Dale wrote:
> > Howdy,
> > 
> > I did my weekly update the other day a little early.  Anyway, I need to
> > install needrestart but a package fails to build that it depends on. 
> > This is the short error message. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > root@Gentoo-1 / # cat
> > /var/log/portage/sys-apps\:init-system-helpers-1.66\:20240720-133504.log
> >  * Package:    sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66:0
> >  * Repository: gentoo
> >  * USE:        abi_x86_64 amd64 elibc_glibc kernel_linux
> >  * FEATURES:   network-sandbox preserve-libs sandbox userpriv usersandbox
> > 
> >>>> Unpacking source...
> >>>> Unpacking init-system-helpers_1.66.tar.xz to
> > 
> > /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/work
> > 
> >>>> Source unpacked in
> > 
> > /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/work
> > 
> >>>> Preparing source in
> > 
> > /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/work/init-system-helper
> > s
> > ...
> >  * Applying revert-openrc-management.patch
> > ...                                                                       
> >                                                                        [
> > ok ]
> > 
> >>>> Source prepared.
> >>>> Configuring source in
> > 
> > /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/work/init-system-helper
> > s
> > ...
> > 
> >>>> Source configured.
> >>>> Compiling source in
> > 
> > /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/work/init-system-helper
> > s
> > ...
> > 
> >>>> Source compiled.
> >>>> Test phase [not enabled]: sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66
> >>>> Install sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66 into
> > 
> > /var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/image
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "/usr/lib/python-exec/python3.12/rst2man", line 8, in <module>
> >     sys.exit(rst2man())
> >              ^^^^^^^^^
> >   File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/docutils/core.py", line 760,
> > in rst2man
> >     rst2something('manpage', 'Unix manual (troff)', 'user/manpage.html')
> >   File "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/docutils/core.py", line 739,
> > in rst2something
> >     locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
> >   File "/usr/lib/python3.12/locale.py", line 615, in setlocale
> >     return _setlocale(category, locale)
> >            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > locale.Error: unsupported locale setting
> >  * ERROR: sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66::gentoo failed (install
> > phase):
> >  *   Failed to generate man page
> >  *
> >  * Call stack:
> >  *     ebuild.sh, line 136:  Called src_install
> >  *   environment, line 541:  Called die
> >  * The specific snippet of code:
> >  *       rst2man man8/service.rst > man8/service.8 || die "Failed to
> > generate man page";
> >  *
> >  * If you need support, post the output of `emerge --info
> > '=sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66::gentoo'`,
> >  * the complete build log and the output of `emerge -pqv
> > '=sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66::gentoo'`.
> >  * The complete build log is located at
> > '/var/log/portage/sys-apps:init-system-helpers-1.66:20240720-133504.log'.
> >  * For convenience, a symlink to the build log is located at
> > '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/temp/build.log'.
> >  * The ebuild environment file is located at
> > '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/temp/environment'.
> >  * Working directory:
> > '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/work/init-system-helpe
> > rs' * S:
> > '/var/tmp/portage/sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66/work/init-system-helpe
> > rs' root@Gentoo-1 / #
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > It seems to be complaining about rst2man so I thought maybe there was a
> > linking problem or something and reinstalling the package would help.  I
> > reinstalled dev-python/docutils but it still fails with the same error. 
> > I searched forums, BGO and such but no help that I could find.  I also
> > tried a newer version of init-system-helpers in case the older version
> > has a flu. 
> > 
> > On the locale setting.  This is what I have set.  My understanding,
> > LC_ALL shouldn't be set. 
> > 
> > 
> > root@Gentoo-1 / # locale
> > LANG=en_US.utf8
> > LC_CTYPE="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_NUMERIC="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_TIME="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_COLLATE="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_MONETARY="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_MESSAGES="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_PAPER="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_NAME="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_ADDRESS="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.utf8"
> > LC_ALL=
> > root@Gentoo-1 / #
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Anyone have a idea how to fix this?  This is the new rig with merged
> > /usr and openrc.  In case that matters.  Yes, still named Gentoo-1.  It
> > needs a better name but just not high on my list right now.  ;-) 
> > 
> > Dale
> > 
> > :-)  :-) 
> > 
> > P. S.  I also got a little thing to put the case on that has wheels. 
> > It's a tight fit but the case fits on there.  Just gotta be careful when
> > moving it.  It sits on carpet and mostly wanted to get the case off the
> > floor for air flow.  Still trying to get used to this smaller keyboard. 
> 
> Well, no one else seemed to have a better idea so I tried something.  I
> set LC_ALL in make.conf.  Guess what, it installed without error with
> that set.  During the install, the install guide and I'm pretty sure
> someone on this list said it shouldn't be set because it can override
> other settings.  It seems tho, this one package wants it set for some
> reason. 
> 
> So, if anyone runs up on this problem, set LC_ALL in make.conf, at least
> while this one package is being emerged anyway. 
> 
> Hope this helps someone else one day. 
> 
> Dale
> 
> :-)  :-) 

The error points to not liking an empty LC_ALL locale:

========================================
    locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
  File "/usr/lib/python3.12/locale.py", line 615, in setlocale
    return _setlocale(category, locale)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
locale.Error: unsupported locale setting
 * ERROR: sys-apps/init-system-helpers-1.66::gentoo failed (install phase):
==================

This explains why your workaround allowed it to install.

The line 615 in locale.py the error refers to states:

    615     return _setlocale(category, locale)
    616 
    617 def resetlocale(category=LC_ALL):
    618 
    619     """ Sets the locale for category to the default setting.
    620 
    621         The default setting is determined by calling
    622         getdefaultlocale(). category defaults to LC_ALL.
    623 
    624     """

From a quick look I don't know, or understand, why it defaults to LC_ALL, when 
further up it is looking for language and encoding, as provided by LC_CTYPE, 
which is set correctly in your system.  Is this the first time you install 
this package?

Unless someone can offer an explanation for this, you may want to file a bug 
report.

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