Add devcontainer troubleshooting steps to development_environment.mdx #2281
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WalkthroughWalkthroughThe changes introduce a new "Troubleshooting" section in the documentation, which provides guidance for users facing issues with building development containers. This section outlines common problems, such as outdated dependencies and stale repository forks, and provides actionable steps to help resolve these issues. Changes
Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant GitHub
participant Docker
User->>GitHub: Check for updates
GitHub-->>User: Provide updated repository
User->>Docker: Clean local build files
User->>Docker: Execute rebuild commands
Docker-->>User: Development container rebuilt
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52-61: Ensure clarity and conciseness in troubleshooting steps.The troubleshooting steps should follow a direct and authoritative tone. Front the goal in each instructional sentence.
Apply this diff to improve clarity and conciseness:
- If your container fails to build due to possibly out-dated dependencies or if you've previously built the devcontainer, it's possible that the devcontainer is trying to build with a stale fork of your repo. Some steps that may help are: - Ensure your github fork you used in Step 2 above is up to date with the main Home Assistant core repository - Clean your local docker build files with the terminal command `docker buildx prune` - If the build still fails: - choose "Open configuration in recovery devcontainer" - open a terminal (if one is not already open) - run the command `git pull upstream dev` and ensure it succeeds in applying the current version - Open the command palette in Visual Studio Code - `Shift`+`Command`+`P`(Mac) / `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P` (Windows/Linux). - Select (or search for) "Dev Containers: Rebuild Container" + If your container fails to build due to outdated dependencies or a previously built devcontainer, it might be using a stale fork of your repository. Follow these steps: + Ensure your GitHub fork is up-to-date with the main Home Assistant core repository. + Clean local Docker build files by running `docker buildx prune` in the terminal. + If the build still fails: + Select "Open configuration in recovery devcontainer." + Open a terminal (if not already open). + Run `git pull upstream dev` and ensure it applies the current version. + Open the command palette in Visual Studio Code - `Shift`+`Command`+`P` (Mac) / `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`P` (Windows/Linux). + Select "Dev Containers: Rebuild Container."Tools
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[uncategorized] ~53-~53: It appears that hyphens are missing in the adjective “up-to-date”.
Context: ...github fork you used in Step 2 above is up to date with the main Home Assistant core repos...(UP_TO_DATE_HYPHEN)
Added troubleshooting steps that may help with devcontainer build failures causes by stale caches.
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Added troubleshooting steps that may help with devcontainer build failures causes by stale caches.
My particular issue was that my fork was out of date, but even after bringing it up to date and clearing the buildx cache, the build still pulled / referred to the older commit.
Doing a pull from upstream manually in the recovery container resolved the issue in my case.
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I think the only required element of the process that I needed to do was to perform the
git pull upstream devcommand in the recovery container. As such, I'd understand if the other steps should be excluded.I also understand if this PR is a bit too niche to include in general instructions, but given that the builder link thingy makes the docker build process pretty opaque, I think it is probably still very worthwhile to have some basic troubleshooting steps, at least so that someone can get their system back to a known/clean state in order to start again if something goes (half)wrong.
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