Tar problem while installing meteorjs to docker container

[rsercano]

Hello @jshimko

unfortunately there's a tar problem while installing METEORJS to container which randomly works. What I mean is, I've two repositories that one of them is the fork of another. Both are identical. And one of them is being built successfully and the another throws following errors during meteor install:
.meteor/release file: [email protected]

error:

tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/node_modules/http-signature/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/request/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-fetch/node_modules/cordova-common/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-fetch/node_modules/cordova-common/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-fetch/node_modules/cordova-common: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-fetch/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-fetch/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-fetch: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-create/node_modules/cordova-common/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-create/node_modules/cordova-common/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-create/node_modules/cordova-common: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-create/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-create/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-create: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-common/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-common/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/cordova-common: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/browser-launcher2/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/browser-launcher2/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/browser-launcher2: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/babel-plugin-minify-constant-folding/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/babel-plugin-minify-constant-folding/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/babel-plugin-minify-constant-folding: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/astw/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/astw/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/astw: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/lib/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/meteor-tool/.1.4.4_1.1t9hste++os.linux.x86_64+web.browser+web.cordova/mt-os.linux.x86_64/dev_bundle/bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/modules/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/modules/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/compileLessBatch/node_modules/less/node_modules/request/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/compileLessBatch/node_modules/less/node_modules/request/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/compileLessBatch/node_modules/less/node_modules/request: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/compileLessBatch/node_modules/less/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/compileLessBatch/node_modules/less/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/compileLessBatch/node_modules/less: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/compileLessBatch/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/compileLessBatch/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/compileLessBatch: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/babel-compiler/node_modules/regjsparser/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/babel-compiler/node_modules/regjsparser/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/babel-compiler/node_modules/regjsparser: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/babel-compiler/node_modules/.bin: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/babel-compiler/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor/babel-compiler: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules/meteor: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm/node_modules: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os/npm: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova/plugin.compileLessBatch.os: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less/.2.7.9.1b514af++os+web.browser+web.cordova: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted
tar: .meteor/packages/less: Directory renamed before its status could be extracted

Dockerfile contains FROM directive with your base image. Do you have an idea what can be the root cause ?

Maybe it would be a better option to build meteor application instead of installing meteor to docker container to build application, what do you think ?

Thanks in advance

[andiempettJISC]

I have the same issue. docker 17.03.1-ce. on ubuntu 16.04 works fine, on centos 7 same docker version it makes that tar error. Others get it when using tar in their images. see: moby/moby#19647 for example

[rsercano]

Okay as I've read a CentOS bug report by following the link @androidwiltron provided, I've found out bsdtar is capable of doing the work on overlayfs. So I've changed tar with bsdtar after downloading install meteor script and magically it started to work.

Here's the file for the details

And I'm closing this since it's not really related with this project.

[jshimko]

Good catch @rsercano. I think it is actually related to this project since the same thing appears to happen with my installer script. I haven't personally seen this error for about 6 months, but it shouldn't hurt anything to switch to the other tar utility until they work out the Overlay file system stuff.

I've added bsdtar to v1.1.8 of this project. @androidwiltron, would you mind testing the latest release (v1.1.8) to confirm it fixes the issue for you?

FROM jshimko/meteor-launchpad:v1.1.8  

# (or pull jshimko/meteor-launchpad:latest again)

@rsercano, thanks again for the debugging work and for reporting your findings back here!

[andiempettJISC]

@jshimko I've attempted to do a docker-compose build and no more tar errors. i'm getting some new errors now not sure it it relates. sorry i cant definitively say if its working properly yet, i suspect it is.

[jshimko]

What are the errors you're seeing?

[jshimko]

I'm going to assume this was fixed by this commit. If anyone still sees issues related to unpacking the Meteor installer tar file, please feel free to reopen this issue (or file a new one).