Failing to build pygobject==3.52.3 on weblate-dev image

[m-aciek]

I've merged main's HEAD into my development branch, and a restart of my docker compose failed (start-dev) [2]. I've seen the gobject comments in installation docs.

I've build a new dev image from Dockerfile locally, but it is failing the startup with [1].

Would it be possible for you to publish/push a new docker-dev image or suggest a fix/workaround for my issue? Thank you.

[1]

Installing gobject...
2025-06-16T23:46:37.135992096Z E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
2025-06-16T23:46:37.136015929Z E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
2025-06-16T23:46:37.330366596Z 

[2]

Exporting Weblate requirements...
2025-06-16T23:13:48.089524878Z Using CPython 3.12.8 interpreter at: /usr/local/bin/python
2025-06-16T23:13:48.142055545Z Resolved 295 packages in 3ms
2025-06-16T23:13:48.145234295Z Checking /app/venv...
2025-06-16T23:13:48.159005795Z Using CPython 3.12.8 interpreter at: /usr/local/bin/python3
2025-06-16T23:13:48.159034587Z Creating virtual environment at: /app/venv
2025-06-16T23:13:48.161881337Z Installing Weblate requirements...
2025-06-16T23:13:48.172109587Z Using Python 3.12.8 environment at: /app/venv
2025-06-16T23:13:48.377666753Z Resolved 292 packages in 203ms
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206364131Z   × Failed to download and build `pygobject==3.52.3`
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206449715Z   ╰─▶ Build backend failed to build wheel through `build_wheel` (exit status:
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206468006Z       1)
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206469465Z 
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206470423Z       [stdout]
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206471340Z       + meson setup
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206472256Z       /app/data/uv-cache/sdists-v6/pypi/pygobject/3.52.3/p4GDhUykns9o9fS-GTujH/src
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206473548Z       /app/data/uv-cache/sdists-v6/pypi/pygobject/3.52.3/p4GDhUykns9o9fS-GTujH/src/.mesonpy-e6_c34qv
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206474590Z       -Dbuildtype=release -Db_ndebug=if-release -Db_vscrt=md
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206475506Z       -Dtests=false -Dwheel=true --wrap-mode=nofallback
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206476465Z       --native-file=/app/data/uv-cache/sdists-v6/pypi/pygobject/3.52.3/p4GDhUykns9o9fS-GTujH/src/.mesonpy-e6_c34qv/meson-python-native-file.ini
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206477548Z       The Meson build system
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206478631Z       Version: 1.8.2
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206479756Z       Source dir:
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206480590Z       /app/data/uv-cache/sdists-v6/pypi/pygobject/3.52.3/p4GDhUykns9o9fS-GTujH/src
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206481673Z       Build dir:
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206482548Z       /app/data/uv-cache/sdists-v6/pypi/pygobject/3.52.3/p4GDhUykns9o9fS-GTujH/src/.mesonpy-e6_c34qv
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206483548Z       Build type: native build
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206484506Z       Project name: pygobject
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206485381Z       Project version: 3.52.3
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206486215Z       C compiler for the host machine: cc (gcc 12.2.0 "cc (Debian 12.2.0-14)
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206487256Z       12.2.0")
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206490673Z       C linker for the host machine: cc ld.bfd 2.40
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206492590Z       Host machine cpu family: aarch64
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206495423Z       Host machine cpu: aarch64
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206496256Z       Program python3 found: YES
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206497173Z       (/app/data/uv-cache/builds-v0/.tmpyjk7OP/bin/python)
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206532965Z       Found pkg-config: YES (/usr/bin/pkg-config) 1.8.1
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206537798Z       Run-time dependency python found: YES 3.12
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206540840Z       Did not find CMake 'cmake'
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206541715Z       Found CMake: NO
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206542673Z       Run-time dependency girepository-2.0 found: NO (tried pkgconfig and
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206543590Z       cmake)
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206544465Z       Not looking for a fallback subproject for the dependency
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206545381Z       girepository-2.0 because:
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206546256Z       Use of fallback dependencies is disabled.
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206557090Z 
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206558048Z       ../meson.build:31:9: ERROR: Dependency 'girepository-2.0' is required
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206558965Z       but not found.
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206559840Z 
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206560673Z       A full log can be found at
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206561590Z       /app/data/uv-cache/sdists-v6/pypi/pygobject/3.52.3/p4GDhUykns9o9fS-GTujH/src/.mesonpy-e6_c34qv/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
2025-06-16T23:13:54.206562590Z 
2025-06-16T23:13:54.463466881Z 

[nijel]

The dev-docker is based on the latest production image and it has correct girepository package. Does running ./rundev.sh build fail as well?

[m-aciek]

Running using ./rundev.sh solved my issue. Thank you!