id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	guest	host
18900	openSUSE Tumbleweed: cannot build RPM packages	Frank Batschulat (Oracle)	Frank Batschulat (Oracle)	"building RPM packages on openSUSE Tumbleweed fails because the VBOX logic to detect the OS version breaks on Tumbleweed, details below:

{{{
fbatschu@hpbox:/site/ws/vb/trunk> tools/env.sh
tools/env.sh: info: Spawning work shell...
VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox trunk $ kmk clean ; rm -rf out AutoConfig.kmk
 
VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox linux $ rpm/rules binary NOWINE=1 BUILD_TYPE=release KBUILD_TYPE=release
rpm/rules:94: *** failed to detect the release type.  Hack the detection..  Stop.

VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox trunk $ env|grep BUILD_TYPE
KBUILD_TYPE=debug
BUILD_TYPE=debug

VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox linux $ rpm/rules binary NOWINE=1 BUILD_TYPE=release
rpm/rules:94: *** failed to detect the release type.  Hack the detection..  Stop.

VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox linux $ rpm/rules binary NOWINE=1 KBUILD_TYPE=release

rpm/rules:94: *** failed to detect the release type.  Hack the detection..  Stop.
 
VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox trunk $ ./configure
 
VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox trunk $ source /site/ws/vb/trunk/env.sh

VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox trunk $ env |grep BUILD_TYPE
KBUILD_TYPE=debug
BUILD_TYPE=release
 
VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox trunk $ grep BUILD_TYPE env.sh
BUILD_TYPE=""release""
export BUILD_TYPE
 
VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox trunk $ cd src/VBox/Installer/linux
VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox linux $ rpm/rules binary NOWINE=1
rpm/rules:94: *** failed to detect the release type.  Hack the detection..  Stop.
 
VBox/Trunk fbatschu@hpbox linux $ rpm/rules binary NOWINE=1 BUILD_TYPE=release
rpm/rules:94: *** failed to detect the release type.  Hack the detection..  Stop.
}}} 
rpm/rules has this detection logic we fall over on Tumbleweed:
{{{
 89  ifeq ($(rpmrel),)
 90  # look for openSUSE
 91   rpmrel  := $(shell cat /etc/SUSE-brand 2> /dev/null | sed -ne 's/^VERSION *= *\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)/openSUSE\1\2/p')
 92  endif
 93  ifeq ($(rpmrel),)
 94   $(error failed to detect the release type.  Hack the detection.)
 95  endif
}}}
fbatschu@hpbox:~> cat /etc/os-release
NAME=""openSUSE Tumbleweed""
# VERSION=""20190828""
ID=""opensuse-tumbleweed""
ID_LIKE=""opensuse suse""
VERSION_ID=""20190828""
PRETTY_NAME=""openSUSE Tumbleweed""
ANSI_COLOR=""0;32""
CPE_NAME=""cpe:/o:opensuse:tumbleweed:20190828""

fbatschu@hpbox:~> ls -la  /etc/SUSE-brand
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Aug  8 14:00 /etc/SUSE-brand
fbatschu@hpbox:~> cat  /etc/SUSE-brand
openSUSE
VERSION = tumbleweed
 
fbatschu@hpbox:~> cat /etc/SUSE-brand 2> /dev/null | sed -ne 's/^VERSION *= *\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)/openSUSE\1\2/p'
fbatschu@hpbox:~> echo $?
0
}}}
"	defect	closed	other	VirtualBox 6.0.10	fixed	opensuse Tumbleweed rpm		all	Linux