shadow/4.17.0 package update

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Gen AI suggestions to solve the build error:

Based on the error output, I'll analyze and provide a solution:

• Detected Error: "can't find file to patch at input line 3... The text leading up to this was: |--- a/lib/alloc.h"

• Error Category: Configuration/Patch

• Failure Point: During the patch step in the pipeline, specifically when trying to apply fix-undefined-reference.patch

• Root Cause Analysis: The patch is failing because the path specified in the patch file doesn't match the source tree structure, or the patch file is trying to modify a file that doesn't exist at the expected location.

• Suggested Fix:

1. Update the patch section in the YAML to include the -p1 strip option:

  - uses: patch
    with:
      patches: |
        fix-undefined-reference.patch \
        useradd-defaults.patch
      strip-components: 1

2. Alternatively, verify the patch file paths match the source tree by:

  - uses: patch
    with:
      patches: |
        fix-undefined-reference.patch \
        useradd-defaults.patch
      use-git: true

• Explanation: The patch is failing because the path prefixes don't match. The -p1 strip option removes one level of directory prefix from the patch paths, which is commonly needed when patches are created from git repositories. Using use-git: true lets git handle the patch application which can be more forgiving with path matching.

• Additional Notes:

• The source code is being extracted from a .tar.xz file which might have a different directory structure than what the patch expects
• The patch appears to be trying to modify lib/alloc.h but can't find the correct path
• Using git-style patch application can help handle path differences automatically

• References:

• https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/tree/community/shadow/APKBUILD (Original reference for patches)
• https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/patch.1.html (patch command documentation)

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Gen AI suggestions to solve the build error:

Based on the build error output, I'll analyze and provide a solution:

• Detected Error: rm: can't remove '/home/build/melange-out/shadow/usr/share/man/man1/groups.*': No such file or directory

• Error Category: Configuration

• Failure Point: Final cleanup step in the pipeline trying to remove man pages

• Root Cause Analysis: The build is failing because it's trying to remove a man page that doesn't exist. This is happening in the pipeline step that removes the groups man page to avoid conflicts with coreutils-doc package.

• Suggested Fix: Modify the pipeline step to make the rm command non-failing by adding the -f flag and checking if the file exists. Change this line:

From:

rm ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/share/man/man1/groups.*

To:

rm -f ${{targets.destdir}}/usr/share/man/man1/groups.* || true

• Explanation: The -f flag makes rm continue even if files don't exist, and the || true ensures the command succeeds even if rm returns a non-zero exit status. This is a common pattern in build systems when dealing with cleanup operations that may or may not need to happen.

• Additional Notes:

• This is a non-critical error since it's just trying to clean up documentation files
• The actual package functionality is not affected
• The error occurs because the man page is already handled differently in the build process

• References:

• Similar issue in Alpine Linux APKBUILD: https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/tree/community/shadow/APKBUILD

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superseded by #38566