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Cannot execute catkin_make in githook

asked 2017-08-21 11:55:49 -0500

felixd gravatar image

updated 2017-08-21 12:44:47 -0500

I have a pre-push githook that tries to execute catkin_make before pushing, to only allow pushes that (at least) can compile. It works by git invoking invoking a bash script and depending on the return code allowing or denying the push "request". The githook is invoked locally: nothing is run on the server. The script looks like this (only the important parts):

#!/bin/bash

# "This hook is called by git push and can be used to prevent a push from taking place.
#  If this hook exits with a non-zero status, git push will abort without pushing anything. 
#  Information about why the push is rejected may be sent to the user by writing to standard error."
# see: https://git-scm.com/docs/githooks

# make the script fail if any line fails, see: http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
set -euo pipefail

# go to the project root
# taken from here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/1571525/3753684
repo_root=$( git rev-parse --show-toplevel )
cd $repo_root

# build the project once
# this still prints output *on error*, which is what we want
build_output=$( catkin_make )
build_exit_status=$?

if [ $build_exit_status -eq 0 ];

    then # it worked, let git push it

        # log success message 
        echo "build succeeded, pushing is allowed"

        # exit successfully
        exit 0

    else # it failed, prevent git from pushing

        # log fail message
        echo -e "--------------------\n\n"
        echo "Failed to build the project. Not pushing."

        # exit non-successfully
        exit $build_exit_status

fi

When I execute it in the terminal by hand, everything works just fine. But when git invokes it, this error gets printed out: ".git/hooks/pre-push: line 19: catkin_make: command not found". Line 19 is the one containing build_output=$( catkin_make ). It strangely works on another machine having pretty much the same setup. We both have ROS Kinetic installed on Ubuntu LTS 16.04 and Kubuntu LTS 16.04.

What am I doing wrong?

I think catkin_make itself cannot be found. I have this in my ~/.bashrc:

source /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash
source /home/felix/sailing/bord-pc/devel/setup.bash
export BORD_PC_WORKSPACE=/home/felix/sailing/bord-pc # this is my workspace

And sourcing it in the script and/or in the subshell in line 19 did not work:

source ~/.bashrc
build_output=$( source ~/.bashrc && catkin_make )
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answered 2017-08-21 12:41:29 -0500

felixd gravatar image

updated 2017-08-21 12:44:35 -0500

I finally found the solution:

I had to add source /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash directly in the subshell, the indirect sourcing through the ~./bashrc did not work for some reason. Is that a bug?

Working solution:

build_output=$( source /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash && catkin_make )

Thanks @gvdhoorn for your support.

EDIT: This is why it didn't work:

This was the output of git invoking the githook script: /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.sh: line 47: TMPDIR: unbound variable. Which is usually not a problem, but the strict script rules enforced by set -euo pipefail caused it to crash.

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Could've solved this a lot sooner then. This is what I wrote in comment 4:

Try $(source .. && catkin_make).

Good to hear you got it to work.

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2017-08-21 14:12:45 -0500 )edit

Hm yeah, I thought you meant sourcing the ~/.bashrc ... which somehow didn't work. But thanks! :)

felixd gravatar image felixd  ( 2017-08-21 14:22:10 -0500 )edit
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the indirect sourcing through the ~./bashrc did not work for some reason. Is that a bug?

No, that is probably because the bash session that is running the hook is not interactive, as I wrote in my own answer. Check your .bashrc, you'll find the following lines at ..

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2017-08-21 14:53:58 -0500 )edit
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.. the top of the file (at least on Ubuntu):

# If not running interactively, don't do anything
case $- in
    *i*) ;;
      *) return;;
esac
gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2017-08-21 14:54:21 -0500 )edit
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answered 2017-08-21 11:59:15 -0500

gvdhoorn gravatar image

updated 2017-08-21 12:18:23 -0500

You don't tell us what doesn't work, but assuming that you're getting complaints from catkin_make that it can't find certain ROS pkgs or that catkin_make itself can't be found: do you source /path/to/the/catkin_ws/devel/setup.bash (or equivalent for /opt/ros/$distro/setup.bash) before invoking catkin_make?


Edit:

I think catkin_make itself cannot be found. I have this in my ~/.bashrc:

source /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash
source /home/felix/sailing/bord-pc/devel/setup.bash
export BOARD_PC_WORKSPACE=/home/felix/sailing/bord-pc

And is your $HOME/.bashrc used by whatever/who-ever is running the git server? If not, your .bashrc will not have any influence.


Edit2: So you have a pre-push hook that is run locally?

seems I missed that. Ignore all the server stuff then.

But the question remains: if the bash session this is run in is non-interactive, your .bashrc will not be seen.

Can you print the contents of $PATH in the hook?

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And if you were my server admin, I'd very quickly start complaining that my pushes to your server are taking on the order of 5 min+ with any decent ROS project/application. Pushes should be fast.

Would checking the state of your code not be the responsibility of CI infrastructure?

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2017-08-21 12:02:42 -0500 )edit

Sorry, I immediately edited the question bu you were to fast. ;)

felixd gravatar image felixd  ( 2017-08-21 12:05:50 -0500 )edit
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Please add additional information to your original question. Comments are not suited for that.

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2017-08-21 12:06:24 -0500 )edit

Try $(source .. && catkin_make).

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2017-08-21 12:09:29 -0500 )edit

exactly that didn't work either

felixd gravatar image felixd  ( 2017-08-21 12:10:47 -0500 )edit

Ohhh, now I get the comments about the server: The githook is invoked locally! Nothing is run on the server.

felixd gravatar image felixd  ( 2017-08-21 12:14:18 -0500 )edit

Additionally: if the bash session that runs your hook is non-interactive, your .bashrc (or the one from the user that runs the git server) will not be sourced.

You could try adding something like source /path/to/the/.bashrc at the top.

gvdhoorn gravatar image gvdhoorn  ( 2017-08-21 12:14:50 -0500 )edit

That didn't work either. See my edit in the question at the bottom.

felixd gravatar image felixd  ( 2017-08-21 12:17:45 -0500 )edit

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