[Pkg-libvirt-maintainers] Bug#898103: Bug#898103: missing dmidecode runtime depends

[Thomas Goirand]

On 05/07/2018 05:28 PM, Guido Günther wrote:
> control: -1 severity wishlist
> retitle: -1 Please depend on dmidecode
> 
> On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 02:19:09PM +0200, Thomas Goirand wrote:
>> On 05/07/2018 01:44 PM, Guido Günther wrote:
>>> On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 10:19:06AM +0200, Thomas Goirand wrote:
>>>> Package: libvirt-daemon-system
>>>> Version: 3.0.0-4+deb9u3+infomaniak+1
>>>> Severity: important
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Running puppet-openstack, I get the below output:
>>>>
>>>> 2018-05-04 14:31:34 +0000 /Stage[main]/Nova::Compute::Libvirt::Services/Service[libvirt] (err): Failed to call refresh: Systemd restart for libvirtd failed!
>>>> debian-stretch-rax-ord-0003871383 libvirtd[1071]: internal error: Failed to find path for dmidecode binary
>>>>
>>>> Please add dmidecode as runtime depends, as this is needed in some cases.
>>>
>>> It is in Recommends: since you can do without it.
>>>  -- Guido
>>
>> In what way would a Depends: hurt?
> 
> Pulling in more stuff that often isn't needed.
>  -- Guido

The issue is that, when it's needed, it simply refuses to restart.

Never mind, I'll add it to nova-compute.

Cheers,

Thomas Goirand (zigo)