[Solved] Yaourt + bash problem?

Raqua · 2011-03-05 17:25:46

Hello.

For couple of weeks I am occasionally seeing a strange problem.
When I use Yaourt I get some issues that I suspect might be caused by some bash configuration problem.

Here is the output:

$ yaourt -Syua
You are not allowed to launch pacman with sudonPlease enter root password
Password: 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core                                                 37.1K    3.6M/s 00:00:00 [############################################] 100%
 extra                                               466.7K  467.0K/s 00:00:01 [############################################] 100%
 community                                           430.5K  824.4K/s 00:00:01 [############################################] 100%
 archlinuxfr is up to date
aspell-sk: up to date 
bleachbit-svn: up to date 
argyllcms: up to date 
exfalso: up to date 
cairo-ubuntu: up to date 
eclipse-classic: not found on AUR
doublecmd-svn: (local=3050-1 aur=3047-1)
caffeine:  (ignoring package upgrade)
firefox4: up to date 
florence: up to date 
freetype2-ubuntu: up to date 
gnome-theme-bamboo-zen: up to date 
gnome-theme-eco: up to date 
gnome-theme-ellanna: up to date 
gnome-theme-exotic: up to date 
gnome-theme-industrial: up to date 
gnome-theme-infinity: up to date 
gnome-theme-orange: up to date 
gnome-theme-step-into-freedom: up to date 
gnome-theme-showtime: up to date 
gnome-theme-tropical: up to date 
gnome-theme-ubuntu-sunrise: up to date 
gnome-theme-wild-shine: up to date 
google-earth: up to date 
google-talkplugin: up to date 
gtk-candido-engine: up to date 
graveman: up to date 
gnome-theme-airlines: up to date 
ld-lsb: up to date 
gwget: up to date 
libjpeg: not found on AUR
libjpeg6: up to date 
fontconfig-ubuntu: up to date 
murrine-themes-collection: up to date 
packer: (local=20110305-1 aur=20110301-1)
openssl-compatibility: up to date 
phatch: up to date 
gnome-theme-split: up to date 
libxft-ubuntu: up to date 
pidgin-gtalksharedstatus: up to date 
qgtkstyle-svn: not found on AUR
rawtherapee-hg: (local=374-1 aur=201-1)
qshntoolsplit: up to date 
remobo: up to date 
remotedroid-server: up to date 
ttf-ms-fonts: up to date 
humanity-icons: up to date 
ttf-ubuntu-family-fonts: not found on AUR
virtualbox-ext-oracle: up to date 
util-linux-ng: not found on AUR
teamviewer: up to date 
xcalib: up to date 
gnome-color-manager: up to date 
gnome-theme-aquadreams: up to date 
xxe: up to date 

==> Package upgrade only (new release):
core/mkinitcpio                      0.6.8-1              1 -> 2
extra/krusader                       2.3.0beta1-2         2 -> 3
extra/mplayer                        32792-2              2 -> 3
extra/network-manager-applet         0.8.2-2              2 -> 3
community/jre                        6u24-1               1 -> 2
community/jdk                        6u24-1               1 -> 2
aur/android-sdk                      r10-1                1 -> 2

==> Software upgrade (new version) :
core/dhcpcd                          5.2.10-1             -> 5.2.11-1
core/iw                              0.9.20-1             -> 0.9.22-1
core/ncurses                         5.7-4                -> 5.8-1
core/kernel26                        2.6.37.1-1           -> 2.6.37.2-1
core/kernel26-headers                2.6.37.1-1           -> 2.6.37.2-1
core/libmpc                          0.8.2-3              -> 0.9-1
core/ppl                             0.11-1               -> 0.11.2-1
core/shadow                          4.1.4.2-4            -> 4.1.4.3-1
extra/libgl                          7.10.0.git20110215-1 -> 7.10.1-1
extra/ati-dri                        7.10.0.git20110215-1 -> 7.10.1-1
extra/kdelibs                        4.6.0-3              -> 4.6.1-1
extra/oxygen-icons                   4.6.0-1              -> 4.6.1-1
extra/kdebase-runtime                4.6.0-2              -> 4.6.1-1
extra/kdebase-workspace              4.6.0-3              -> 4.6.1-1
extra/kdepimlibs                     4.6.0-1              -> 4.6.1-1
extra/mesa                           7.10.0.git20110215-1 -> 7.10.1-1
extra/mobile-broadband-provider-info 20100510-1           -> 20110218-1
extra/thunderbird                    3.1.7-3              -> 3.1.9-1
community/wine                       1.3.14-1             -> 1.3.15-1
archlinuxfr/yaourt                   0.9.5.1-1            -> 0.9.5.2-1
aur/desktop-privileges               0.1-2                -> 0.2-2
aur/xulrunner-system-cairo           1.9.2.13-4           -> 1.9.2.15-1

==> New package :
/usr/bin/yaourt: eval: line 24: syntax error near unexpected token `required'
/usr/bin/yaourt: eval: line 24: `echo (required by $requiredbypkg)'
core/util-linux                      2.19-4               

==> Continue upgrade ? [Y/n]
==> [V]iew package detail   [M]anually select packages
==> --------------------------------------------------
==> n

Please note the first problem:
"You are not allowed to launch pacman with sudonPlease enter root password"

I checked the line of code and it reads:
"echo -e $(eval_gettext 'You are not allowed to launch $command with sudo\nPlease enter root password') 1>&2"

So obviously, the "\n" direction is not respected here. I tried to reproduce this problem in my bash prompt, but there everything seems to work as expected.

$ echo -e "aaaa\nbbbb"
aaaa
bbbb

After upgrade to the latest Yaourt version (0.9.5.2-1) this is gone and Yaourt only promps like this:

$ yaourt -S yaourt 
Password:

But there is second problem:

/usr/bin/yaourt: eval: line 24: syntax error near unexpected token `required'
/usr/bin/yaourt: eval: line 24: `echo (required by $requiredbypkg)'

Which is still persistent and was not solved by version upgrade. I have feeling in the gut, that it might have the same culprit.

I also have second Archlinux box (notebook) with installation that is very similar to this one. I have cloned it, but removed some packages. Most of the system is the same. This problem is not present there and Yaourt works fine.

I know that Yaourt is not officially supported and there are other frontends, but I prefer Yaourt.
Does anyone have idea what might be the problem?
Thanks.

Last edited by Raqua (2011-03-10 18:46:04)

ANOKNUSA · 2011-03-05 20:03:08

With regard to the sudo problem: sudo recently underwent an upgrade that featured a rewriting of its plugins, including /etc/sudoers; I noticed the same issues for a couple days. Add your user to the "wheel" group again, and it should clear things up.

Raqua · 2011-03-05 20:06:39

I do not use or have installed sudo.

Raqua · 2011-03-10 18:44:45

I got advice on yaourt buglist.
The problem was missing gettext package. I wonder, why the do not have it as a dependency.

anonymous_user · 2011-03-10 19:09:07

gettext is part of the base group. Generally packages in base and base-devel are not included in deps as you should have them installed.

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#1 2011-03-05 17:25:46

[Solved] Yaourt + bash problem?

#2 2011-03-05 20:03:08

Re: [Solved] Yaourt + bash problem?

#3 2011-03-05 20:06:39

Re: [Solved] Yaourt + bash problem?

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Re: [Solved] Yaourt + bash problem?

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Re: [Solved] Yaourt + bash problem?

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