# Test-kitchen cookbook dependencies

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/test-kitchen-cookbook-dependencies/6493>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [April 17, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/test-kitchen-cookbook-dependencies/6493 "2015-04-17T18:44:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Morgan\_Blackthorne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/morgan_blackthorne/32/100_2.png) [@Morgan\_Blackthorne](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Morgan_Blackthorne)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/test-kitchen-cookbook-dependencies/6493/1 "2015-04-17T18:44:12Z")

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ashdcsbamboo00:~/git/RS-DCS-Base$ kitchen test  
.  
.  
.  
Thank you for installing Chef!  
Transferring files to   
Starting Chef Client, version 12.2.1  
Compiling Cookbooks...

```
   Running handlers:
   [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
   Running handlers complete
   [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
   [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to

```

/tmp/kitchen/cache/chef-stacktrace.out  
Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 1.315520495 seconds  
[2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] ERROR: Cookbook RS-DCS-Chef not found.  
If you're loading RS-DCS-Chef from another cookbook, make sure you  
configure the dependency in your metadata  
[2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] FATAL:  
Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process exited  
unsuccessfully (exit code 1)

> > > > > > ## Converge failed on instance . Please see .kitchen/logs/default-ubuntu-1404.log for more details ------Exception------- Class: Kitchen::ActionFailed Message: SSH exited (1) for command: [sh -c ' sudo -E /opt/chef/bin/chef-solo --config /tmp/kitchen/solo.rb --log\_level auto --force-formatter --no-color --json-attributes /tmp/kitchen/dna.json ']

ashdcsbamboo00:~/git/RS-DCS-Base$ more metadata.rb  
.  
.  
.

%w(sudo apt sssd\_ldap RS-DCS-Inventory RS-DCS-Chef RS-DCS-Postfix).each do  
|cb|  
depends cb  
end

supports 'ubuntu', '\>= 10.04'  
supports 'debian', '\>= 6.0'  
supports 'centos', '\>= 6.0'  
supports 'oracle', '\>= 5.0'  
supports 'amazon', '\>= 2014.03'  
supports 'redhat', '\>= 5.0'  
ashdcsbamboo00:~/git/RS-DCS-Base$ cat .kitchen.yml  
driver\_plugin: docker  
driver\_config:  
socket: tcp://localhost:5000  
require\_chef\_omnibus: true  
customize:  
memory: 1024

platforms:

- name: ubuntu-14.04
- name: ubuntu-12.04
- name: ubuntu-10.04
- name: centos-6.5
- name: centos-5.10
- name: centos-7.0

suites:

- name: default  
run\_list:
  - recipe[RS-DCS-Base]

Any ideas about what I need to do to make chef-solo copy over cookbook  
dependencies when using test-kitchen?

--  
~_~ StormeRider ~_~

"Every world needs its heroes [...] They inspire us to be better than we  
are. And they protect from the darkness that's just around the corner."

(from Smallville Season 6x1: "Zod")

On why I hate the phrase "that's so lame"... [http://bit.ly/Ps3uSS](http://bit.ly/Ps3uSS)

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**Author:** ![James\_Erickson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@James\_Erickson](https://discourse.chef.io/u/James_Erickson)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2015, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/test-kitchen-cookbook-dependencies/6493/2 "2015-04-17T19:13:29Z")

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Using Berkshelf/Berksfile should be able to solve the issue you are seeing.  
Example (stolen):  
cookbook 'application', git: 'git@github.com:company-cookbook/application.git'  
cookbook 'nginx', git: 'git@github.com:company-cookbook/nginx.git'  
cookbook 'unicorn', git: 'git@github.com:company-cookbook/unicorn.git'

Basically, it needs a way to know where to find the cookbooks, if that’s a supermarket, berks api, git, local path, etc.

--  
James

From: Morgan Blackthorne [[mailto:stormerider@gmail.com](mailto:stormerider@gmail.com)]  
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 1:44 PM  
To: [chef@lists.opscode.com](mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com)  
Subject: [chef] Test-kitchen cookbook dependencies

ashdcsbamboo00:~/git/RS-DCS-Base$ kitchen test  
.  
.  
.  
Thank you for installing Chef!  
Transferring files to   
Starting Chef Client, version 12.2.1  
Compiling Cookbooks...

```
   Running handlers:
   [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
   Running handlers complete
   [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
   [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to /tmp/kitchen/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
   Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 1.315520495 seconds
   [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] ERROR: Cookbook RS-DCS-Chef not found. If you're loading RS-DCS-Chef from another cookbook, make sure you configure the dependency in your metadata
   [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] FATAL: Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process exited unsuccessfully (exit code 1)

```

> > > > > > ## Converge failed on instance . Please see .kitchen/logs/default-ubuntu-1404.log for more details ------Exception------- Class: Kitchen::ActionFailed Message: SSH exited (1) for command: [sh -c ' sudo -E /opt/chef/bin/chef-solo --config /tmp/kitchen/solo.rb --log\_level auto --force-formatter --no-color --json-attributes /tmp/kitchen/dna.json ']

ashdcsbamboo00:~/git/RS-DCS-Base$ more metadata.rb  
.  
.  
.

%w(sudo apt sssd\_ldap RS-DCS-Inventory RS-DCS-Chef RS-DCS-Postfix).each do |cb|  
depends cb  
end

supports 'ubuntu', '\>= 10.04'  
supports 'debian', '\>= 6.0'  
supports 'centos', '\>= 6.0'  
supports 'oracle', '\>= 5.0'  
supports 'amazon', '\>= 2014.03'  
supports 'redhat', '\>= 5.0'  
ashdcsbamboo00:~/git/RS-DCS-Base$ cat .kitchen.yml  
driver\_plugin: docker  
driver\_config:  
socket: tcp://localhost:5000  
require\_chef\_omnibus: true  
customize:  
memory: 1024

platforms:

- name: ubuntu-14.04
- name: ubuntu-12.04
- name: ubuntu-10.04
- name: centos-6.5
- name: centos-5.10
- name: centos-7.0

suites:

- name: default  
run\_list:
  - recipe[RS-DCS-Base]

Any ideas about what I need to do to make chef-solo copy over cookbook dependencies when using test-kitchen?

--  
~_~ StormeRider ~_~  
"Every world needs its heroes [...] They inspire us to be better than we are. And they protect from the darkness that's just around the corner."

(from Smallville Season 6x1: "Zod")

On why I hate the phrase "that's so lame"... [http://bit.ly/Ps3uSS](http://bit.ly/Ps3uSS)

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**Author:** ![Morgan\_Blackthorne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.chef.io/morgan_blackthorne/32/100_2.png) [@Morgan\_Blackthorne](https://discourse.chef.io/u/Morgan_Blackthorne)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/test-kitchen-cookbook-dependencies/6493/3 "2015-04-17T19:43:28Z")

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Aha, thanks. I forgot that I needed to render my Berksfile.erb into a real  
Berksfile(.lock) first.

--  
~_~ StormeRider ~_~

"Every world needs its heroes [...] They inspire us to be better than we  
are. And they protect from the darkness that's just around the corner."

(from Smallville Season 6x1: "Zod")

On why I hate the phrase "that's so lame"... [http://bit.ly/Ps3uSS](http://bit.ly/Ps3uSS)

On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 12:13 PM, James Erickson [James.Erickson@wnco.com](mailto:James.Erickson@wnco.com)  
wrote:

> Using Berkshelf/Berksfile should be able to solve the issue you are  
> seeing.
> 
> Example (stolen):
> 
> cookbook 'application', git: 'git@github.com:  
> company-cookbook/application.git'
> 
> cookbook 'nginx', git: 'git@github.com:company-cookbook/nginx.git'
> 
> cookbook 'unicorn', git: 'git@github.com:company-cookbook/unicorn.git'
> 
> Basically, it needs a way to know where to find the cookbooks, if that’s a  
> supermarket, berks api, git, local path, etc.
> 
> --
> 
> James
> 
> _From:_ Morgan Blackthorne [[mailto:stormerider@gmail.com](mailto:stormerider@gmail.com)]  
> _Sent:_ Friday, April 17, 2015 1:44 PM  
> _To:_ [chef@lists.opscode.com](mailto:chef@lists.opscode.com)  
> _Subject:_ [chef] Test-kitchen cookbook dependencies
> 
> ashdcsbamboo00:~/git/RS-DCS-Base$ kitchen test
> 
> .
> 
> .
> 
> .
> 
> Thank you for installing Chef!
> 
> ```
> Transferring files to <default-ubuntu-1404>
> 
> Starting Chef Client, version 12.2.1
> 
> Compiling Cookbooks...
> 
> Running handlers:
> 
> [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] ERROR: Running exception handlers
> 
> Running handlers complete
> 
> [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] ERROR: Exception handlers complete
> 
> [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] FATAL: Stacktrace dumped to
> 
> ```
> 
> /tmp/kitchen/cache/chef-stacktrace.out
> 
> ```
> Chef Client failed. 0 resources updated in 1.315520495 seconds
> 
> [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] ERROR: Cookbook RS-DCS-Chef not found.
> 
> ```
> 
> If you're loading RS-DCS-Chef from another cookbook, make sure you  
> configure the dependency in your metadata
> 
> ```
> [2015-04-17T18:39:48+00:00] FATAL:
> 
> ```
> 
> Chef::Exceptions::ChildConvergeError: Chef run process exited  
> unsuccessfully (exit code 1)
> 
> > > > > > > Converge failed on instance .
> 
> > > > > > > Please see .kitchen/logs/default-ubuntu-1404.log for more details
> 
> > > > > > > ------Exception-------
> 
> > > > > > > Class: Kitchen::ActionFailed
> 
> > > > > > > Message: SSH exited (1) for command: [sh -c '
> 
> sudo -E /opt/chef/bin/chef-solo --config /tmp/kitchen/solo.rb --log\_level  
> auto --force-formatter --no-color --json-attributes /tmp/kitchen/dna.json
> 
> ']
> 
> > > > > > > * * *
> 
> ashdcsbamboo00:~/git/RS-DCS-Base$ more metadata.rb
> 
> .
> 
> .
> 
> .
> 
> %w(sudo apt sssd\_ldap RS-DCS-Inventory RS-DCS-Chef RS-DCS-Postfix).each do  
> |cb|
> 
> depends cb
> 
> end
> 
> supports 'ubuntu', '\>= 10.04'
> 
> supports 'debian', '\>= 6.0'
> 
> supports 'centos', '\>= 6.0'
> 
> supports 'oracle', '\>= 5.0'
> 
> supports 'amazon', '\>= 2014.03'
> 
> supports 'redhat', '\>= 5.0'
> 
> ashdcsbamboo00:~/git/RS-DCS-Base$ cat .kitchen.yml
> 
> driver\_plugin: docker
> 
> driver\_config:
> 
> socket: tcp://localhost:5000
> 
> require\_chef\_omnibus: true
> 
> customize:
> 
> ```
> memory: 1024
> 
> ```
> 
> platforms:
> 
> - name: ubuntu-14.04
> 
> - name: ubuntu-12.04
> 
> - name: ubuntu-10.04
> 
> - name: centos-6.5
> 
> - name: centos-5.10
> 
> - name: centos-7.0
> 
> suites:
> 
> - name: default
> 
> Any ideas about what I need to do to make chef-solo copy over cookbook  
> dependencies when using test-kitchen?
> 
> --
> 
> ~_~ StormeRider ~_~
> 
> "Every world needs its heroes [...] They inspire us to be better than we  
> are. And they protect from the darkness that's just around the corner."
> 
> (from Smallville Season 6x1: "Zod")
> 
> On why I hate the phrase "that's so lame"... [http://bit.ly/Ps3uSS](http://bit.ly/Ps3uSS)
> 
> * * *
> 
> * * *
> 
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