Maemo SDK+ installation; "couldn't download debian repository file" - maemo.org

jgombos | # 1 | 2009-09-12, 20:41 | Report

After setting up a 32 bit chrooted environment, I installed Maemo SDK+ and then ran "sudo maemo-sdk --mirror ftp.be.debian.org install tools etch-2008" (using a mirror). The downloads were successful, but in the end this was output:

Code:

Running as user root... yes
Not running as user root inside fakeroot... yes
Running outside of scratchbox... yes
Running on Linux kernel... yes
curl tool in path... /usr/bin/curl
debootstrap tool in path... /usr/sbin/debootstrap
Install path is sane... yes
Debian Release is found... no
E: Couldn't download Debian Repository file
Please, run this operation as root.

I was in fact running as root.

[EDIT] I just removed the use of a mirror, and it worked. At least, it made more progress.

This is the next problem:

Code:

texhash: Done.

Setting up linuxdoc-tools-info (0.9.21-0.5) ...

Setting up sgmltools-lite (3.0.3.0.cvs.20010909-13) ...

Setting up texi2html (1.76-4) ...

Setting up texlive-generic-recommended (2005.dfsg.3-1) ...
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.

Setting up xmlto (0.0.18-5.1) ...
Setting up debmake (3.8.3) ...
Setting up dh-consoledata (0.7.69) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 texlive-latex-base
 texlive-latex-recommended
 tipa
 jadetex
 docbook-utils
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up texlive-latex-base (2005.dfsg.3-1) ...
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
Building format(s) --byfmt latex. This may take some time...
fmtutil-sys failed. Output has been stored in
/tmp/texlive.fmtutil.leO26550
Please include this file if you report a bug.

dpkg: error processing texlive-latex-base (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of jadetex:
 jadetex depends on tetex-bin | texlive-latex-base; however:
  Package tetex-bin is not installed.
  Package texlive-latex-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing jadetex (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-latex-recommended:
 texlive-latex-recommended depends on texlive-latex-base | tetex-bin; however:
  Package texlive-latex-base is not configured yet.
  Package tetex-bin is not installed.
dpkg: error processing texlive-latex-recommended (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of tipa:
 tipa depends on tetex-base (>= 3) | texlive-latex-base; however:
  Package tetex-base is not installed.
  Package texlive-latex-base is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing tipa (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of docbook-utils:
 docbook-utils depends on jadetex; however:
  Package jadetex is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing docbook-utils (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 texlive-latex-base
 jadetex
 texlive-latex-recommended
 tipa
 docbook-utils
E: Additional packages couldn't be installed. Sorry.
E: You may remove '/opt/maemo/dists/etch-2008' directory
Please, run this operation as root.

Strange that tex live is being installed. Why would the Maemo SDK+ require LaTeX?

Last edited by jgombos; 2009-09-12 at 21:43. Reason: actually not solved

mwerle | # 2 | 2009-12-03, 15:58 | Report

Hi jgombos,

Did you resolve this further?

I'm getting the same error as you "E: Couldn't download Debian Repository file" and cannot get past this. Running as root, no mirror. I am, however, behind a proxy which I have set with 'maemo-sdk set proxy'.

Trying to install on debian sid.

Code:

viper:~# sudo maemo-sdk install tools lenny-2009-1
Using proxy 'http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080/'...
--2009-12-03 15:53:56--  http://maemo-sdk.garage.maemo.org/do...-2009-1.config
Connecting to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080... connected.
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1522 (1.5K) [text/plain]
Saving to: `lenny-2009-1.config'

100%[======================================>] 1,522       --.-K/s   in 0s      

2009-12-03 15:53:56 (89.6 MB/s) - `lenny-2009-1.config' saved [1522/1522]

Using proxy 'http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080/'...
--2009-12-03 15:53:56--  http://maemo-sdk.garage.maemo.org/do...9-1.postconfig
Connecting to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080... connected.
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 0 [text/plain]
Saving to: `lenny-2009-1.postconfig'

    [ <=>                                   ] 0           --.-K/s   in 0s      

2009-12-03 15:53:56 (0.00 B/s) - `lenny-2009-1.postconfig' saved [0/0]

This script will Installs Debian 'lenny' tools distribution in target path.

Install options
---------------

Install options
Debian release          lenny
Debian source           http://ftp.debian.org/debian
Extra packages:         
Distribution root:      /opt/maemo/dists/lenny-2009-1

Checking for prerequisites
--------------------------

Running as user root... yes
Not running as user root inside fakeroot... yes
Running outside of scratchbox... yes
Running on Linux kernel... yes
curl tool in path... /usr/bin/curl
debootstrap tool in path... /usr/sbin/debootstrap
Install path is sane... yes
Debian Release is found... no
E: Couldn't download Debian Repository file
Please, run this operation as root.
viper:~#

Cheers,
- Micha.

jgombos | # 3 | 2009-12-03, 17:29 | Report

I wrote a detailed wiki on this:

http://wiki.maemo.org/Maemo_SDK%2B_i...an_%28AMD64%29

Essentially the issue is that SDK+ only works on 32bit platforms.

Last edited by jgombos; 2009-12-03 at 17:37.

mwerle | # 4 | 2009-12-03, 18:39 | Report

Bummer re your missing Wiki entry. Ended up finding the missing ingredient (hidden inside the maemo-sdk script):

Originally Posted by

Note that when installing behind HTTP proxy, make sure that sudo propagates 'http_proxy' environment variable to super-user shell. At least sudo in debian is configured so that it doesn't do this so you might want to do following:

% sudo env http_proxy="http://myproxy:myport" maemo-sdk install ..

or something similar.

Kindof odd it didn't work in my root shell when I already had that environment variable configured..

Another thing missing when following the instructions (http://maemo-sdk.garage.maemo.org/install-debian.html) is that the dependencies for maemopad first need to be installed into the scratchbox2 environment before it can be compiled. Ah well, early days I suppose

jgombos | # 5 | 2009-12-03, 20:06 | Report

Originally Posted by mwerle View Post

Bummer re your missing Wiki entry.

I found my wiki article, and revised my post above.

The wiki was there all along, it's just not straight forward to navigate to it on this site.

Anyway, looks like your issue was totally different. My issue turned out being that SDK+ is 32 bit only, and I was on a 64 bit arch.

Last edited by jgombos; 2009-12-03 at 20:08.