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fix: make clang tool install logs say what actually happened - #572
A user on cpp-linter/cpp-linter-action#283 asked why the install log says apt "does not have a version" and then "Successfully installed ... using Apt". The messages print the requested minimum version and use one sentence for several cases, so they can contradict what happened. A later report there shows the same thing with version: 18.1.7: "Successfully installed clang-format v18.1.7" followed by "Using clang-format version 18.1.8". The order of sources is unchanged, except that system package managers are now skipped for an exact version (see below).
Before (Ubuntu 24.04 with clang-format-18 18.1.3 preinstalled, like GitHub's runner; --mod-sys --version=18.1.8, rc.25)
[ INFO]: Trying to install clang-format v18.1.8 using Apt package manager.
[ INFO]: Apt package manager does not have a version of clang-format matching ^18.1.8 installed.
[ INFO]: Successfully installed clang-format v18.1.8 using Apt package manager.
[ERROR]: Installed clang-format version 18.1.3 does not match the requirement ^18.1.8.
[ INFO]: Fetching PyPI info for clang-format from https://pypi.org/pypi/clang-format/json
...
[ INFO]: Using clang-format version 18.1.8
After (same machine and command)
[ INFO]: Found clang-format version 18.1.3 at path: "/usr/bin/clang-format", which does not match the requirement ^18.1.8.
[ INFO]: Installing clang-format ^18.1.8 using Apt package manager.
[ WARN]: Apt package manager provides clang-format version 18.1.3, which does not match the requirement ^18.1.8.
[ INFO]: Fetching PyPI info for clang-format from https://pypi.org/pypi/clang-format/json
...
[ INFO]: Using clang-format version 18.1.8
With --version=17 the old log said "Trying to install clang-format v17.0.0", and an apt miss was logged as [ERROR]: Failed to install clang-format-17 via apt: before the LLVM apt repository was even tried, so most default runs on ubuntu-latest showed an error that wasn't one. Now:
[ INFO]: Installing clang-format ^17 using Apt package manager.
[ INFO]: `apt install clang-format-17` failed; trying the official LLVM apt repository.
With an exact version (--mod-sys --version==18.1.7), package managers are skipped:
[ INFO]: Found clang-format version 18.1.3 at path: "/usr/bin/clang-format", which does not match the requirement =18.1.7.
[ INFO]: Skipping system package managers: they only install clang-format by major version, but =18.1.7 requires an exact version.
[ INFO]: Fetching PyPI info for clang-format from https://pypi.org/pypi/clang-format/json
...
[ INFO]: Using clang-format version 18.1.7
Changes
Log the version that was found or installed, never the computed minimum (v17.0.0 for 17).
Drop " does not have a version of matching installed", which was printed for three different reasons.
Log a found binary that does not satisfy the requirement (version.rs).
A step that falls back to another source logs at INFO/WARN; ERROR stays for when every source fails. apt's stderr before trying LLVM's apt repository moved to a debug log, and the INFO line no longer guesses why apt install failed.
is_installed_package() for apt uses dpkg-query --show --showformat=${db:Status-Status}: apt list --installed <pkg> exits with 0 even when the package is not installed, so the check was always true.
Skip system package managers when any comparator is = with a minor version (=18.1.8, =18.1, or =17.0.6, >=17). They install by major version only, so they could install and leave behind another release before moving on to PyPI or the static binaries. >=17 alone still uses them, and a matching tool that is already installed is still used.
--version docs: 18.1.8 means 18.1.8 or a newer 18.x release; =18.1.8 means exactly that version and skips system package managers.
Tests
cargo nextest run -p clang-tools-manager --all-features: 113 passed. New tests: is_installed_apt_package (installed, known-but-not-installed with exit 0, unknown package), exact_version_requirements (including =17.0.6, >=17 and >=18.1, <18.2), and eval_exact_requirement_skips_package_manager (a fake brew is never asked to install). cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- -D warnings and cargo fmt --check are clean.
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Bug Fixes
Package installation now continues across available package managers when a package is missing, incompatible, or an installation attempt fails.
Apt package detection now confirms the package is installed before treating it as available.
Installation failures and installed versions that do not meet the requested requirement are reported as warnings.
Exact-version requests skip system package managers, and a warning is shown when no supported package manager is available.
Documentation
Clarified version matching, including minimum-version and exact-version formats.
- Log the version that was found or installed, not the requested
minimum ("v17.0.0" for "17", "v18.1.8" for "18.1.8").
- Drop "<mgr> does not have a version ... installed", which was
printed for three different reasons and read like "not available".
- Log a found binary that does not match the requirement.
- Use INFO/WARN for steps that fall back to another source; ERROR is
left for when every source fails. apt's stderr before trying LLVM's
apt repository is now a debug log.
- Check installed apt packages with dpkg-query: `apt list --installed`
exits with 0 even when the package is not installed.
- Explain in `--version` docs that `18.1.8` means 18.1.8 or a newer
18.x release, and `=18.1.8` means exactly that version.
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Walkthrough
Native package selection now checks version requirements and continues across managers after installation failures or mismatches. APT detection uses dpkg-query. Version fallback failures use warning logs, and the --version documentation explains minimum and exact matching.
Package-manager attempts continue after installation failures or version mismatches. APT detection requires successful dpkg-query execution and exact installed output. APT fallback logs identify the official LLVM repository and record command stderr at debug level. Tests cover APT detection outcomes.
Version matching and fallback clang-tools-manager/src/version.rs, cpp-linter/src/cli/mod.rs
eval_tool skips package-manager installation for requirements containing an exact comparator with a minor version. Package-manager and PyPI failures are logged as warnings. Tests cover exact-version classification and package-manager skipping. The --version documentation describes minimum-within-major and exact matching.
This change makes clang-tool installation logs reflect the version actually found or installed, and it skips system package managers when an exact minor version is requested. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains in the reviewed changes.
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- Line 159: Update the apt-install failure branch’s message so it does not imply
the package is unavailable; use cause-neutral wording that says installation of
the package failed and that the official LLVM apt repository will be tried.
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If the only comparator is exact version comparison, then maybe we should skip the package managers that only accept a major version as install params? Because when we can only specify a major version, the version that gets installed may be incorrect/undesirable. On a local setup with --mod-sys (or in CI) the undesirable version would still be installed (not uninstalled) after moving on to PyPI or static binaries.
They install a tool by major version only, so for `=18.1.8` they could
install (and leave behind) another 18.x release before cpp-linter moves
on to PyPI or the static binaries.
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Review comments at @clang-tools-manager/src/version.rs:
- Line 223: Update the comparator check in the version requirement logic to
detect whether any comparator is exact and specifies a minor version, rather
than requiring all comparators to meet that condition. Add a regression case for
a compound requirement such as an exact version combined with a range, verifying
that it is recognized as exact.
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A user on cpp-linter/cpp-linter-action#283 asked why the install log says apt "does not have a version" and then "Successfully installed ... using Apt". The messages print the requested minimum version and use one sentence for several cases, so they can contradict what happened. A later report there shows the same thing with
version: 18.1.7: "Successfully installed clang-format v18.1.7" followed by "Using clang-format version 18.1.8". The order of sources is unchanged, except that system package managers are now skipped for an exact version (see below).Before (Ubuntu 24.04 with
clang-format-1818.1.3 preinstalled, like GitHub's runner;--mod-sys --version=18.1.8, rc.25)After (same machine and command)
With
--version=17the old log said "Trying to install clang-format v17.0.0", and an apt miss was logged as[ERROR]: Failed to install clang-format-17 via apt:before the LLVM apt repository was even tried, so most default runs onubuntu-latestshowed an error that wasn't one. Now:With an exact version (
--mod-sys --version==18.1.7), package managers are skipped:Changes
v17.0.0for17).version.rs).apt installfailed.is_installed_package()for apt usesdpkg-query --show --showformat=${db:Status-Status}:apt list --installed <pkg>exits with 0 even when the package is not installed, so the check was always true.=with a minor version (=18.1.8,=18.1, or=17.0.6, >=17). They install by major version only, so they could install and leave behind another release before moving on to PyPI or the static binaries.>=17alone still uses them, and a matching tool that is already installed is still used.--versiondocs:18.1.8means 18.1.8 or a newer 18.x release;=18.1.8means exactly that version and skips system package managers.Tests
cargo nextest run -p clang-tools-manager --all-features: 113 passed. New tests:is_installed_apt_package(installed, known-but-not-installed with exit 0, unknown package),exact_version_requirements(including=17.0.6, >=17and>=18.1, <18.2), andeval_exact_requirement_skips_package_manager(a fakebrewis never asked to install).cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- -D warningsandcargo fmt --checkare clean.Summary by CodeRabbit
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