package resource fails to install local package specified with source attribute

[causton81]

Trying to install a local package with package resource and source attribute fails with No candidate version available for ...

Version 12.0.3 works fine. 12.1.0 does not.

[jaym]

What OS?
Also, any stack trace that you have would be useful

[causton81]

CentOS release 6.6 (Final)

On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Jay Mundrawala notifications@github.com
wrote:

What OS?

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#3008 (comment).

-ca

[causton81]

The problem appears to be here, where :install was added in 12.1.0:
https://github.com/chef/chef/blob/master/lib/chef/provider/package.rb#L57-L60

[lamont-granquist]

We're probably going to need the full stack trace, the -ldebug output and the RPM that you're trying to install and if a prior version of the RPM is installed or not.

[lamont-granquist]

Can't replicate this one either. For apt_package I just get:

"apt package provider cannot handle source attribute. Use dpkg provider instead"

Changing to dpkg_package works fine:

#!/usr/bin/env chef-apply

dpkg_package "chef" do
  source "/home/lamont/chef.deb"
end

[causton81]

I am installing an Oracle jdk7 rpm. If the package does not already exist
in yum metadata then you should see the issue.
On Mar 3, 2015 2:40 PM, "Lamont Granquist" notifications@github.com wrote:

Can't replicate this one either. For apt_package I just get:

"apt package provider cannot handle source attribute. Use dpkg provider
instead"

Changing to dpkg_package works fine:

#!/usr/bin/env chef-apply

dpkg_package "chef" do
source "/home/lamont/chef.deb"end

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[jaymzh]

@lamont-granquist yeah, it's because chef is in your apt metadata. If you do:

package 'balbal' do
  source "/home/lamont/chef.deb"
end

You'll repro this. I'm unclear how it broke though the old assertions seem to enforce the same thing.

[jaymzh]

Something like this seems to to suffice:

--- a/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Chef
         end

         requirements.assert(:upgrade, :install) do |a|
-          a.assertion  { candidates_exist_for_all_uninstalled? }
+          a.assertion  { candidates_exist_for_all_uninstalled? || new_resource.source }
           a.failure_message(Chef::Exceptions::Package, "No candidate version available for #{packages_missing_candidates.join(", ")}")
           a.whyrun("Assuming a repository that offers #{packages_missing_candidates.join(", ")} would have been configured")
         end

I'm not entirely certain I'm not missing something though.