Re: Unending item build

[Michael Tremer <michael.tremer@ipfire.org>]

Hello Matthias,

You can run the build like this: ./make.sh build < /dev/null

The script will then think that it is not talking to a console and just print the default output instead of the timer.

Best,
-Michael

> On 9 Jun 2026, at 18:47, Matthias Fischer <matthias.fischer@ipfire.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Okay, I got my hopes up too soon — after about ten rounds with 'next'
> and several builds the build got stuck again today. This time it stopped
> while compiling a firmware update which needs about four seconds. Timer
> disappeared and nothing happens...
> 
> So my 'sleep 2' fix looked good at first sight, worked for a few days,
> but didn't help, sorry.
> 
> @Michael:
> How do I get rid of this d**** counter the fastest and easiest way...!? ;-)
> 
> Best
> Matthias
> 
> On 08.06.2026 18:55, Stefan Schantl wrote:
>> 
>> Hi @all,
>> 
>> I've also stumbled over this issue from time to time.
>> 
>> So let's give the fix a try.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> -Stefan
>> Am 8. Juni 2026 18:14:30 schrieb Adolf Belka <adolf.belka@ipfire.org>:
>> 
>>> Hi Michael and Matthias,
>>> 
>>> On 08/06/2026 16:09, Matthias Fischer wrote:
>>>> On 08.06.2026 16:03, Michael Tremer wrote:
>>>>> Hello Matthias,
>>>> Hi Michael,
>>>> 
>>>>>> On 8 Jun 2026, at 12:58, Matthias Fischer <matthias.fischer@ipfire.org> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'd like to warm up an old problem...perhaps I found something like a
>>>>>> solution.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The original problem is rather old - it dates from 2025-01-15. It still
>>>>>> can be found here:
>>>>>> https://marc.info/?l=ipfire-development&m=173691503411708
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Once in a while I experienced the same problem like Jon - building
>>>>>> stopped suddenly: "./make.sh build  goes into a loop and builds an item
>>>>>> forever." And it doesn't matter which item. Either the counter kept
>>>>>> running indefinitely, or it stopped displaying anything at all.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> That was pretty annoying. No errors, nothing in the logs. After stopping
>>>>>> the build with CTRL-C and restarting the whole build, usually everything
>>>>>> ran through and worked again as if nothing had happened.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> The last message often was just "make: Leaving directory '/usr/src/lfs'"
>>>>>> and that was all.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Lastly I was thinking it might have something to do with counters.
>>>>>> So I changed "while sleep 1" to "while sleep 2" in 'make.sh'. Nothing more.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Since then buildings are running without stopping anymore...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Did anyone had similar problems?
>>>>> Very rarely. I think I have seen it before, but I cannot reproduce it at all.
>>>> Yep. It happens just now and then, you never know when and why...
>>> 
>>> I also very occasionally get the same problem. I have also had it when
>>> doing a build on the IPFire aarch64 and riscv64 builder.
>>>>> I am happy to remove the timer entirely because it would be sufficient to 
>>>>> see the build time after the package has finished building.
>>>> +1. You got my vote. The simpler, the better.
>>>>> Would anyone be opposed to that?
>>>> No. ;-)
>>> 
>>> I have no problems with that.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Adolf.
>>>> Best
>>>> Matthias
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Sent from my laptop
>> 
>> 
> 
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