Lix build is broken with mdbook 0.5.* #1051

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opened 2025-11-26 12:45:28 +00:00 by nikstur · 2 comments

nikstur commented

2025-11-26 12:45:28 +00:00

Describe the bug

After updating mdbook to 0.5.1 the Lix build fails with:

lix>  INFO Book building has started
lix> python3: can't open file '/build/source/doc/manual/doc/manual/substitute.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory
lix> jq: Could not open doc/manual/anchors.jq: No such file or directory
lix>  WARN Error writing the RenderContext to the backend, Broken pipe (os error 32)
lix> ERROR The "anchors" preprocessor exited unsuccessfully with exit status: 2 status

because substitute.py relies on an interface of mdbook that has been changed.

Most notably, sections is now called items.

See the changelog for more details: https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#changed-3

See the Nix issue: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/14628

## Describe the bug After updating mdbook to 0.5.1 the Lix build fails with: ``` lix> INFO Book building has started lix> python3: can't open file '/build/source/doc/manual/doc/manual/substitute.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory lix> jq: Could not open doc/manual/anchors.jq: No such file or directory lix> WARN Error writing the RenderContext to the backend, Broken pipe (os error 32) lix> ERROR The "anchors" preprocessor exited unsuccessfully with exit status: 2 status ``` because `substitute.py` relies on an interface of mdbook that has been changed. Most notably, `sections` is now called `items`. See the changelog for more details: https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#changed-3 See the Nix issue: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/14628

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2025-11-26 13:05:09 +00:00

helle commented

2025-11-26 13:05:35 +00:00

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I will see if I can quickly fix this, I have poked around this area extensively, though without any permanent fixes

lix-bot commented

2025-11-26 20:33:17 +00:00

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This issue was mentioned on Gerrit on the following CLs:

commit message in cl/4653 ("docs build system: Fixed manual to be compatible with mdbook 0.5.x")

This issue was mentioned on Gerrit on the following CLs: * commit message in [cl/4653](https://gerrit.lix.systems/c/lix/+/4653) ("docs build system: Fixed manual to be compatible with mdbook 0.5.x")