Archlinux template Qubes 4.0 cannot satisfy dependencies

[fosslinux]

Qubes OS version:

R4.0

Affected component(s):

The Archlinux template build in Qubes 4.0.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Exactly same instructions as #3185:
Try to build the archlinux template:

1. Install and set up the needed prerequisites for building QubesOS
2. Clone qubes-builder
3. Copy example-configs/qubes-os-master.conf as builder.conf
4. Set DISTS_VM to archlinux and add builder-archlinux to COMPONENTS and BUILDER_PLUGINS
5. Run make get-sources, make qubes-vm, make template

Expected behavior:

The template should successfully build.

Actual behavior:

At the end of make template, I get this error:

  --> Finishing installation of qubes packages...
resolving dependencies...
warning: cannot resolve "xorg-server<1.20.0", a dependency of "qubes-vm-gui"
:: The following package cannot be upgraded due to unresolvable dependencies:
      qubes-vm-gui

:: Do you want to skip the above package for this upgrade? [y/N] error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)

:: qubes-vm-gui: requires xorg-server<1.20.0
make[1]: *** [Makefile:59: rootimg-build] Error 1

General notes:

This stems from #3185. There have been some (slightly) similar issues in the past related, but the solutions don't work/don't work on Qubes R4.0.

What I can make from the error is that qubes-vm-gui requires xorg-server under version 1.20.0. The current version on Archlinux repositories is 1.20.0-2. Should the PKGBUILD be edited so it works, or just can't we have this? If 1.20.0 is impossible, how can I get around this error?

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Related issues:

#3185

[fosslinux]

cc @na-- @andrewdavidwong @mannp
Any thoughts?

[fosslinux]

Related: #2585

[marmarek]

Pull requests fixing this:
QubesOS/qubes-gui-agent-linux#41
QubesOS/qubes-gui-agent-linux#40

[fosslinux]

Fixed with QubesOS/qubes-gui-agent-linux#42.

[dadigi]

arch now updates to xorg-server 1.20.4-1 which breaks again the dependency in qubes-gui-agent-linux/archlinux/PKGBUILD

[zaoqi]

now archlinux template can build without errors

[ejose19]

@marmarek
I've installed latest qubes-gui-agent-linux (running pacman -Q qubes-vm-gui returns 4.0.27-9) yet I still get the dependency issue when doing pacman -Syu (:: installing xorg-server (1.20.6-1) breaks dependency 'xorg-server<1.20.6' required by qubes-vm-gui) any ideas what I could be missing?

[ejose19]

I see the latest version on https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-gui-agent-linux is 4.1.5 yet when following the steps from https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/building-archlinux-template/ I get a pkg with 4.0.27. Can you guide me where is a tutorial so I can build latest qubes-vm-gui using only its corresponding repository?

[marmarek]

I've installed latest qubes-gui-agent-linux (running pacman -Q qubes-vm-gui returns 4.0.27-9) yet I still get the dependency issue when doing pacman -Syu (:: installing xorg-server (1.20.6-1) breaks dependency 'xorg-server<1.20.6' required by qubes-vm-gui) any ideas what I could be missing?

Again the xorg-server was updated in Archlinux, and qubes-gui-agent-linux needs to be checked if it's compatible with the new version (there is input and video xorg driver). It would be much better, if qubes-gui-agent-linux would depend on on a specific xorg-server package version, but on ABI version (like we do for every other distribution). I see xorg-server provides it. Anyone knowing Arch packaging can confirm it can be used in a normal dependency?

see the latest version on https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-gui-agent-linux is 4.1.5 yet when following the steps from https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/building-archlinux-template/ I get a pkg with 4.0.27

You should look at release4.0 branch for R4.0. 4.1.x packages are for Qubes R4.1 (in development).

[ejose19]

@marmarek Thanks for pointing me that, I applied QubesOS/qubes-gui-agent-linux#79 manually to branch 4.0 (since it's the one that uses qubes-builder but that branch doesn't have the patch) and now could install qubes-vm-gui without giving dependency issues.

[zaoqi]

I get this error:

error: failed to commit transaction (unexpected error)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
==> ERROR: 'pacman' failed to install missing dependencies.
==> Missing dependencies:
  -> pulseaudio
  -> xorg-server-devel
  -> xorg-util-macros
  -> libxcomposite
  -> libxt
  -> qubes-vm-gui-common
==> ERROR: Could not resolve all dependencies.
make[2]: *** [/home/user/qubes-builder/qubes-src/builder-archlinux/Makefile.archlinux:121: dist-package] Error 8
make[1]: *** [Makefile.generic:180: packages] Error 1
make: *** [Makefile:226: gui-agent-linux-vm] Error 1

[ejose19]

@zaoqi can you give context on which step you got that error?

[zaoqi]

@ejose19

$ make install-deps && make get-sources && make qubes-vm && make template

[ptitdoc]

Hello @marmarek. I followed your proposal from last year (sorry for getting there only now) to update archlinux package based on ABI version instead of xorg-server version.
I'm not sure however if we need to check all the ABI versions for XEXTENSION, XINPUT and XVIDEO. I put all of them as dependency in the commit above.

[Qiyamah]

I am getting another failure:
``
qubes/qubes-vm-networking 4.0.58-15
Qubes OS tools allowing to use a Qubes VM as a NetVM/ProxyVM
qubes/qubes-vm-pulseaudio 4.0.31-10
Pulseaudio support for Qubes VM
qubes/qubes-vm-utils 4.0.31-10
Common Linux files for Qubes VM.
qubes/qubes-vm-xen 4.8.5-26
Xen is a virtual machine monitor
--> Installing mandatory qubes packages...
error: target not found: qubes-vm-dependencies
make[1]: *** [Makefile:66: rootimg-build] Error 1

``

It still needs fixing.

[icequbes1]

@Qiyamah This issue is due to the work in R4.1 that hasn't yet been backported to R4.0.

ref: QubesOS/qubes-meta-packages#27

[unman]

@andrewdavidwong @fosslinux
As a result of changes merged and updated packages, the Arch template for 4.0 builds correctly with no dependency errors.
Please close this issue.