Build failed for weeks and weeks now.

[Michael Schwendt]

On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:55:23 -0500, Jarod wrote:

> On Jan 23, 2011, at 11:42 PM, Ryan Rix wrote:
> 
> > Hey,
> > 
> > http://buildsys.rpmfusion.org/logs/fedora-14-rpmfusion_free/8963-
> > mlt-0.5.4-2.fc14/x86_64/root.log
> > 
> > http://buildsys.rpmfusion.org/build-status/job.psp?uid=8963
> > 
> > Does anyone know why this won't work? I can't get this to build for months 
> > now, blocking Kdenlive from the repositories. Builder misconfiguration or Ryan 
> > misconfiguration?
> 
> Not builder misconfiguration or Ryan misconfiguration:
> 
> DEBUG util.py:267:  http://buildsys.rpmfusion.org/plague-results/fedora-14-rpmfusion_free/xvidcore/1.2.2-2.fc14/i686/xvidcore-1.2.2-2.fc14.i686.rpm: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 : http://buildsys.rpmfusion.org/plague-results/fedora-14-rpmfusion_free/xvidcore/1.2.2-2.fc14/i686/xvidcore-1.2.2-2.fc14.i686.rpm 
> DEBUG util.py:267:  Trying other mirror.
> DEBUG util.py:267:  Error Downloading Packages:
> DEBUG util.py:267:    xvidcore-1.2.2-2.fc14.i686: failure: xvidcore/1.2.2-2.fc14/i686/xvidcore-1.2.2-2.fc14.i686.rpm from rpmfusion-free-needsign: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
> 
> Something's wonky with the plague-results repo. If you look here:
> 
> http://buildsys.rpmfusion.org/plague-results/fedora-14-rpmfusion_free/
> 
> There's obviously no xvidcore sub-directory.
> 
> Now we just need someone with the power to fix it. Same problem is currently
> blocking mythtv builds as well.

Whether I could help here depends on the people who run RPM Fusion and
whether they are willing to fight stagnation.
 
It would be interesting to understand what has happened here.

First of all, I see  xvidcore-1.2.2-2.fc14  in yesterday's build report,
so prior to that, it must have been in the plague-results repo.

Second, I see it was built on Jan 10th,
http://buildsys.rpmfusion.org/build-status/job.psp?uid=8899
so what Ryan claims to have seen "for months now" (quote), simply cannot
refer to this same problem.

Third, build directories from the plague-results repo are not deleted
immediately after pushing the packages. Certainly not with the Fedora
Extras pushscripts, which wait for 48 hours before pruning pushed
plague-results. I wonder why xvidcore is gone already? I also wonder
whether something deleted xvidcore without rebuilding the repodata?
Perhaps some tmpwatch running wild?

e.g. vlc pushed on the same day is still available,
http://buildsys.rpmfusion.org/plague-results/fedora-14-rpmfusion_free/vlc/1.1.5-2.fc14/
http://buildsys.rpmfusion.org/plague-results/fedora-14-rpmfusion_free/vlc/1.1.5-2.fc14/PUSHED
but close to two days old and may be gone with the next push, I guess.

With default metadata_expire values in Yum repo definitions, Mock builders
should refresh the plague-results repodata frequently enough, so that any
odd problem would only be seen for less than 2 hours. Not "months".