Error in compile.

huffton

I followed the instructions on the github readme and got an error. Have I missed a step or something? I downloaded a virtualbox image of centos, ran the two yum steps, and the two git steps, created the OpenPetra.build.config file, then nant as follows:

$ nant generateSolution
NAnt 0.92 (Build 0.92.4543.0; release; 6/9/2012)
Copyright (C) 2001-2012 Gerry Shaw
http://nant.sourceforge.net

Buildfile: file:///home/vagrant/openpetra/OpenPetra.build
Target framework: Mono 4.5 Profile
Target(s) specified: generateSolution 

     [echo] operating system=Unix 3.10.0.957
     [echo] platform=unix
    [mkdir] Creating directory '/home/vagrant/openpetra/tmp'.
  [include] Including file /home/vagrant/openpetra/OpenPetra.build.config.
    [mkdir] Creating directory '/home/vagrant/openpetra/log'.
    [mkdir] Creating directory '/home/vagrant/openpetra/var'.
     [echo] Running on Unix
    [mkdir] Creating directory '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/db'.

minimalGenerateSolution:

     [echo] Target minimalGenerateSolution started at: 11/23/2019 21:25:47

generateTools:

     [echo] Target generateTools started at: 11/23/2019 21:25:47

nanttasks:

     [echo] Target nanttasks started at: 11/23/2019 21:25:47
     [nant] /home/vagrant/openpetra/inc/nanttasks/nanttasks.build compile
            Buildfile: file:///home/vagrant/openpetra/inc/nanttasks/nanttasks.build
            Target framework: Mono 4.5 Profile
            Target(s) specified: compile 
            
              [include] Including file /home/vagrant/openpetra/OpenPetra.build.config.
            
            custdepend:
            
                  [csc] Compiling 9 files to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin/Ict.Tools.NAntTasks.dll'.
            
            compile:
            
            
            BUILD SUCCEEDED
            
            Total time: 1 seconds.
            
     [echo] Target nanttasks finished at: 11/23/2019 21:25:48
     [echo] Starting GenerateNamespaceMap at 9:25:48 PM
     [echo] Completed parsing 491 files at 9:25:49 PM
     [echo] Completed NamespaceMap (232 items) and DllMap (11 items) at 9:25:49 PM
     [echo] Finished GenerateNamespaceMap at 9:25:49 PM
     [nant] /home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ThirdParty/ThirdParty.build compile
            Buildfile: file:///home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ThirdParty/ThirdParty.build
            Target framework: Mono 4.5 Profile
            Target(s) specified: compile 
            
              [include] Including file /home/vagrant/openpetra/OpenPetra.build.config.
            
            compile:
            
                 [echo] Target ThirdParty compile started at: 11/23/2019 21:25:49
                 [copy] Copying 1 file to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 1 file to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 1 file to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 2 files to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 1 file to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 2 files to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 1 file to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 1 file to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 1 file to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 5 files to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 1 file to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 1 file to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 2 files to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [copy] Copying 3 files to '/home/vagrant/openpetra/delivery/bin'.
                 [echo] Target ThirdParty compile finished at: 11/23/2019 21:25:49
            
            BUILD SUCCEEDED
            
            Total time: 0.5 seconds.
            

generateProjectFilesInternal:

     [echo] Target generateProjectFilesInternal started at: 11/23/2019 21:25:49
     [echo] Target generateProjectFilesInternal finished at: 11/23/2019 21:25:49

quickCompile:

     [echo] Target quickCompile started at: 11/23/2019 21:25:49
compiling OpenPetra.Tools
Compiling /home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ICT/Common/Ict.Common.csproj
Compiling /home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ICT/Common/IO/Ict.Common.IO.csproj
/home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ICT/Common/IO/Csv2Xml.cs(380,47) : error CS1502: The best overloaded method match for `string.Split(params char[])' has some invalid arguments
/home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ICT/Common/IO/Csv2Xml.cs(380,65) : error CS1503: Argument `#1' cannot convert `string' expression to type `char[]'
/home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ICT/Common/IO/TextFile.cs(258,37) : error CS1502: The best overloaded method match for `string.Split(params char[])' has some invalid arguments
/home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ICT/Common/IO/TextFile.cs(258,43) : error CS1503: Argument `#1' cannot convert `string' expression to type `char[]'
/home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ICT/Common/IO/TextFile.cs(259,37) : error CS1502: The best overloaded method match for `string.Split(params char[])' has some invalid arguments
/home/vagrant/openpetra/csharp/ICT/Common/IO/TextFile.cs(259,43) : error CS1503: Argument `#1' cannot convert `string' expression to type `char[]'

BUILD FAILED

/home/vagrant/openpetra/OpenPetra.build(354,4):
compiler error(s)

Total time: 5.2 seconds.

pokorra

I have to admit, that error

error CS1502: The best overloaded method match for `string.Split(params char[])' has some invalid arguments

does not ring a bell at all.

I am actually working on a new script, that should install and compile everything:

Please check https://getopenpetra.com

It is work in progress though, and it currently does not work yet... I will post here when it is working for CentOS.

pokorra

I now understand: the reason for the compiler error is that the instructions in the README referenced to outdated Mono 4.6 in EPEL. We require Mono 5.18 by now. I have updated the README to refer to https://getopenpetra.com

The script at https://getopenpetra.com is now working again, and is now the recommended method of setting up your development environment. The script will soon support Debian as development environment as well. And it will in a few weeks also support installing a test environment.

huffton

Thanks, that looks pretty good. However I get an error at the step
nant install.js. I looked at the bug referenced and tried to alter the permissions on the cache file, but no joy.

I am just being nosy, so I hope this is not taking you away from important work!


NAnt 0.92 (Build 0.92.4543.0; release; 6/9/2012)
Copyright (C) 2001-2012 Gerry Shaw
http://nant.sourceforge.net

Buildfile: file:///home/op_dev/openpetra/OpenPetra.build
Target framework: Mono 4.5 Profile
Target(s) specified: install.js 

     [echo] operating system=Unix 3.10.0.957
     [echo] platform=unix
  [include] Including file /home/op_dev/openpetra/OpenPetra.build.config.
     [echo] Running on Unix

install.js:

     [exec] 
     [exec] > cypress@3.4.1 postinstall /home/op_dev/openpetra/js-client/node_modules/cypress
     [exec] > node index.js --exec install
     [exec] 
     [exec] Cypress cannot write to the cache directory due to file permissions
     [exec] 
     [exec] See discussion and possible solutions at
     [exec] https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/1281
     [exec] 
     [exec] ----------
     [exec] 
     [exec] Failed to access /root/.cache/Cypress:
     [exec] 
     [exec] EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/root/.cache/Cypress'
     [exec] 
     [exec] ----------
     [exec] 
     [exec] Platform: linux (Centos - 7.6.1810)
     [exec] Cypress Version: 3.4.1
     [exec] npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
     [exec] npm ERR! errno 1
     [exec] npm ERR! cypress@3.4.1 postinstall: `node index.js --exec install`
     [exec] npm ERR! Exit status 1
     [exec] npm ERR! 
     [exec] npm ERR! Failed at the cypress@3.4.1 postinstall script.
     [exec] npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
     [exec] 
     [exec] npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
     [exec] npm ERR!     /root/.npm/_logs/2019-11-25T22_01_05_843Z-debug.log

BUILD FAILED - 0 non-fatal error(s), 10 warning(s)

External Program Failed: bash (return code was 1)

Total time: 9.7 seconds.

pokorra

This is important work 🙂 You are preparing the way for other people to join OpenPetra, and it will be easier for them to get started! Thank you so much for being nosy!

EACCES: permission denied, mkdir '/root/.cache/Cypress'

Does this happen when you execute the script from https://getopenpetra.com as root user?
Or does it happen later, as user op_dev, when you run nant install.js in the folder /home/op_dev/openpetra?

You could try this as root user: chown -R op_dev:op_dev /home/op_dev,
and then as user op_dev:

cd ~/openpetra
nant install.js

I am considering, if I should turn the getopenpetra script around, so that it is run as unprivileged user, and uses sudo for installing the packages and system configuration, but installing openpetra in the user's home directory, to avoid such hiccups.

huffton

I'm glad your find this helpful. I don't understand mono/C# and I realise it can be frustrating when people don't understand the basics ask obvious questions!

I am running the getopenpetra script as root, it is the line

nant install.net || exit -1

line 383 or thereabouts which was failing. I am using the Centos 7 vagrant box, so a very minimal starting position. It is really nice the way you install all the required packages, and lots of things compile nicely. So far as I can see it creates the database and the required schema as well. I am confused as to what is going wrong because I assume it is running as root, but it says failed to access /root/.cache/Cypress. I tried creating /root/.cache with open permissions, and also /root/.cache/Cypress, but no joy.
Your suggestion of chown followed by nant as the unprivileged user worked.

I will play a bit more this evening, it seems like there is not much more to do before I can test it out.

huffton

I altered the script like this:

--- getop_orig.sh	2019-11-26 22:17:49.629125071 +0000
+++ getop.sh	2019-11-26 07:10:40.197515501 +0000
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@
 		nant generateSolution || exit -1
 
 		nant install.net || exit -1
-		nant install.js || exit -1
 
 		chown -R $OPENPETRA_USER:$OPENPETRA_USER $OPENPETRA_HOME
 
+		su $OPENPETRA_USER -c "cd $SRC_PATH && nant install.js"
 		su $OPENPETRA_USER -c "cd js-client && CI=1 npm install cypress --quiet"
 
 		# download and restore demo database

Now it gets further (Running with set -x...)

+ demodbfile=/home/op_dev/demoWith1ledger.yml.gz
+ curl --silent --location https://github.com/openpetra/demo-databases/raw/master/demoWith1ledger.yml.gz
+ OP_CUSTOMER=op_dev
+ /home/op_dev/openpetra-server.sh loadYmlGz /home/op_dev/demoWith1ledger.yml.gz
07:16:46  backup has been restored from /home/op_dev/demoWith1ledger.yml.gz
07:16:46  SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE INITIATED
07:16:46    SHUTDOWN: Executing step 1 of 2...
07:16:46    SHUTDOWN: Executing step 2 of 2...
Please press Enter to continue...
07:16:47  SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE FINISHED

Then it hangs. Pressing enter does nothing. I am not sure whether it has finished the import or not. The database has data in, so presumably it does. The webserver is running, but I am getting permission denied errors in the logs.
I disabled SELinux, and now get the login page for openpetra and also phpmyadmin.
I will have a look around!