Salt-bootstrap: No dependencies installation function found.

[ggmartins]

Description of Issue/Question

Sorry to bug you guys again. I was installing salt stack on raspbian stretch and got this. It was working for jessie.

sh bootstrap-salt.sh -r -P git v2016.11.5
INFO: Running version: 2017.05.24 (tested with 2017.08.17 too)
INFO: Executed by: sh
INFO: Command line: 'bootstrap-salt.sh -r -P git v2016.11.5'

INFO: System Information:
INFO: CPU: :
INFO: CPU Arch: armv7l
INFO: OS Name: Linux
INFO: OS Version: 4.9.41-v7+
INFO: Distribution: Raspbian 9.1

INFO: Installing minion
bootstrap-salt.sh: 1: eval: raspbian_9_debian_base: parameter not set
INFO: Found function config_salt
INFO: Found function preseed_master
INFO: Found function daemons_running
ERROR: No dependencies installation function found. Exiting...

Setup

rpi3 + internet

Steps to Reproduce Issue

sh bootstrap-salt.sh -r -P git v2016.11.5

Versions and Systems

./bootstrap-salt.sh -v
./bootstrap-salt.sh -- Version 2017.08.17
uname -a
Linux raspberrypi 4.9.41-v7+ #1023 SMP Tue Aug 8 16:00:15 BST 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux

[ggmartins]

tried it on jessie and didn't work. I don't know how the hell I got it working before.

[rallytime]

@ggmartins Support for Raspbian on a Debian 9/Stretch base hasn't been added yet. It was on my radar at some point, but since I hadn't filed an issue for it, I forgot. Thank you for filing this.

@vutny You might be interested in adding this initial support if you have some spare time. :)

[vutny]

@rallytime Hmm.. I don't have spare RPi to test at the moment... However, I might be able to emulate it.

Actually, this is a broader issue with generic support of various Debian derivatives. I will try to apply a quick fix to unblock @ggmartins for now. Stay tuned.

[ggmartins]

You guys are awesome! Thanks so much for considering fixing it. It's a big research project we are working on and it's only possible because of amazing tools like SS.

[dmurphy18]

@ggmartins @rallytime There are plans to support Raspbian on Stretch/Debian 9 as soon as it becomes available

[vutny]

@ggmartins I have added basic git-only installation support for Raspbian 9 in PR #1146 .
Please give it a try. Since it is based on latest develop branch it is also includes couple of prior fixes made for bootstrapping Debian.

[ggmartins]

it works! thanks a ton!

[rallytime]

Thanks for filing this issue @ggmartins and thank you to @vutny for fixing it so quickly.