Does not install

[jtgd]

It fails for me:

==> Starting build()...
Resolving dependencies
Fetching https://github.com/erdnaxeli/clip.git
Fetching https://github.com/crystal-ameba/ameba.git
Installing clip (0.2.4)
Installing ameba (1.6.3)
Postinstall of ameba: shards build -Dpreview_mt
Failed postinstall of ameba on shards build -Dpreview_mt:
I: Dependencies are satisfied
I: Building: ameba
E: Error target ameba failed to compile:
Error: while requiring "./ameba/cli/cmd"
Error: while requiring "../../ameba"
Error: while requiring "./ameba/rule/**"
Error: Error executing process: '/home/jay/.cache/crystal/var-cache-yay-castblock-git-src-castblock-lib-ameba-src-contrib-read_type_doc.cr/macro_run': Permission denied
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
Aborting...
-> error making: castblock-git-exit status 4
-> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required:
castblock-git - exit status 4

I tried installing ameba separately, which also fails:

==> Starting package()...
shards build --release
Dependencies are satisfied
Building: ameba
Error target ameba failed to compile:
Error: while requiring "./ameba/cli/cmd"
Error: while requiring "../../ameba"
Error: while requiring "./ameba/rule/**"
Error: Error executing process: '/home/jay/.cache/crystal/var-cache-yay-ameba-src-ameba-1.6.4-src-contrib-read_type_doc.cr/macro_run': Permission denied

make: *** [Makefile:42: bin/ameba] Error 1
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in package().
Aborting...
-> error making: ameba-exit status 4
-> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required:
ameba - exit status 4

Any clues as to how to make this work?

[HeadedBranch]

ameba seems to be a linter, so not needed to run, I would guess something is weird with shards, as it is listed as a development dependency in the shard.yml file, you can just remove those lines and it will compile fine

[jtgd]

Thank you, but can you tell me what lines to delete from what file?

I deleted these lines:

development_dependencies:
ameba:
github: crystal-ameba/ameba

from castblock-git/src/castblock/shard.yml

and did makepkg -i but still got the error.

[HeadedBranch]

I can't fully remember what I did, but is it still trying to install ameba? as far as I remember, I removed the ameba dependency and it worked fine

[jtgd]

On 2026, Isaac Hesslegrave wrote: HeadedBranch left a comment (erdnaxeli/castblock#68) I can't fully remember what I did, but is it still trying to install ameba? as far as I remember, I removed the ameba dependency and it worked fine -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #68 (comment) You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Message ID: ***@***.***>

531 ***@***.*** 19:49:17 : yay castblock 1 aur/castblock-git 101.9f9b57c-1 (+0 0.00) CastBlock skips integrated youtube sponsors on all chromecasts on the network. ==> Packages to install (eg: 1 2 3, 1-3 or ^4) ==> 1 AUR Explicit (1): castblock-git-101.9f9b57c-1 :: PKGBUILD up to date, skipping download: castblock-git 1 castblock-git (Build Files Exist) ==> Packages to cleanBuild? ==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4) ==> 1 :: Deleting (1/1): /var/cache/yay/castblock-git HEAD is now at a1871bc fix: Add ameba update patch to fix build Removing castblock/ Removing pkg/ Skipping repository src/castblock Removing src/update-ameba.patch 1 castblock-git (Build Files Exist) ==> Diffs to show? ==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4) ==> N ==> Making package: castblock-git 101.9f9b57c-1 (Fri 06 Feb 2026 07:49:43 PM PST) ==> Retrieving sources... -> Cloning castblock git repo... Cloning into bare repository '/var/cache/yay/castblock-git/castblock'... remote: Enumerating objects: 434, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (121/121), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (25/25), done. remote: Total 434 (delta 101), reused 96 (delta 96), pack-reused 313 (from 1) Receiving objects: 100% (434/434), 75.72 KiB | 542.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (267/267), done. -> Found update-ameba.patch ==> WARNING: Skipping verification of source file PGP signatures. ==> Validating source files with sha512sums... castblock ... Skipped update-ameba.patch ... Passed :: (1/1) Parsing SRCINFO: castblock-git ==> Making package: castblock-git 101.9f9b57c-1 (Fri 06 Feb 2026 07:49:44 PM PST) ==> Checking runtime dependencies... ==> Checking buildtime dependencies... ==> Retrieving sources... -> Updating castblock git repo... -> Found update-ameba.patch ==> Validating source files with sha512sums... castblock ... Skipped update-ameba.patch ... Passed ==> Removing existing $srcdir/ directory... ==> Extracting sources... -> Creating working copy of castblock git repo... Cloning into 'castblock'... done. Switched to a new branch 'makepkg' ==> Starting prepare()... patching file shard.lock ==> Starting pkgver()... ==> Sources are ready. ==> Making package: castblock-git 101.9f9b57c-1 (Fri 06 Feb 2026 07:49:46 PM PST) ==> Checking runtime dependencies... ==> Checking buildtime dependencies... ==> WARNING: Using existing $srcdir/ tree ==> Starting pkgver()... ==> Starting build()... Resolving dependencies Fetching https://github.com/erdnaxeli/clip.git Fetching https://github.com/crystal-ameba/ameba.git Installing clip (0.2.4) Installing ameba (1.6.3) Postinstall of ameba: shards build -Dpreview_mt Failed postinstall of ameba on shards build -Dpreview_mt: I: Dependencies are satisfied I: Building: ameba E: Error target ameba failed to compile: Error: while requiring "./ameba/cli/cmd" Error: while requiring "../../ameba" Error: while requiring "./ameba/rule/**" Error: Error executing process: '/home/jay/.cache/crystal/var-cache-yay-castblock-git-src-castblock-lib-ameba-src-contrib-read_type_doc.cr/macro_run': Permission denied ==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build(). Aborting... -> error making: castblock-git-exit status 4 -> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required: castblock-git - exit status 4 It looks like it's still trying to install ameba.

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-- Jay Dresser