Build environment with buildx failing while setting up Frappe for ARM64

[harshith-ashok]

Issue with uv and buildx resulting in failed build for ARM64

I want a frappe setup with docker and I followed the newly updated README for ARM64 and I ran into the issue where we are to build multi-architectural image using buildx

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. git clone https://github.com/frappe/frappe_docker && cd frappe_docker
2. docker buildx bake --no-cache --set "*.platform=linux/arm64"

Versions

1. Rancher desktop - v1.21.0
2. Host machine - macOS Tahoe

Error Stacktrace

=> ERROR [erpnext builder 1/1] RUN bench init   --frappe-branch=develop   --frappe-path=https://github.com/frappe/frappe   --no-procfile   --no-backups   --skip-redis-config-generation   --ver  4.0s
 => CANCELED [build] exporting to image                                                                                                                                                            4.0s
 => => exporting layers                                                                                                                                                                            4.0s
------
 > [erpnext builder 1/1] RUN bench init   --frappe-branch=develop   --frappe-path=https://github.com/frappe/frappe   --no-procfile   --no-backups   --skip-redis-config-generation   --verbose   /home/frappe/frappe-bench &&   cd /home/frappe/frappe-bench &&   bench get-app --branch=develop --resolve-deps erpnext https://github.com/frappe/erpnext &&   echo "{}" > sites/common_site_config.json &&   find apps -mindepth 1 -path "*/.git" | xargs rm -fr:
0.350 Setting Up Environment
0.350 $ uv venv env --seed --python python3
0.402 Using CPython 3.11.6 interpreter at: /usr/local/bin/python3
0.402 Creating virtual environment with seed packages at: env
0.772  + packaging==26.0
0.773  + pip==26.0.1
0.774  + setuptools==82.0.0
0.775  + wheel==0.46.3
1.434 Getting frappe
1.434 $ git clone https://github.com/frappe/frappe --branch develop --depth 1 --origin upstream
1.436 Cloning into 'frappe'...
3.630 Installing frappe
3.630 $ uv pip install  --upgrade -e /home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe  --python /home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/bin/python
3.655 Using Python 3.11.6 environment at: env
3.802   × Failed to build `frappe @ file:///home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe`
3.802   ├─▶ The build backend returned an error
3.802   ╰─▶ Call to `flit_core.buildapi.build_editable` failed (exit status: 1)
3.802
3.802       [stderr]
3.802       Traceback (most recent call last):
3.802         File "<string>", line 14, in <module>
3.802         File
3.802       "/home/frappe/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmp5nhGVU/lib/python3.11/site-packages/flit_core/buildapi.py",
3.802       line 32, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
3.802           docstring, version = get_docstring_and_version_via_ast(module)
3.802                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
3.802         File
3.802       "/home/frappe/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmp5nhGVU/lib/python3.11/site-packages/flit_core/common.py",
3.802       line 149, in get_docstring_and_version_via_ast
3.802           node = ast.parse(f.read())
3.802                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
3.802         File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/ast.py", line 50, in parse
3.802           return compile(source, filename, mode, flags,
3.802                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
3.802         File "<unknown>", line 91
3.802           type ConfType = _dict[str, Any]  # type: ignore[no-any-explicit]
3.802                ^^^^^^^^
3.802       SyntaxError: invalid syntax
3.802
3.802       hint: This usually indicates a problem with the package or the build
3.802       environment.
3.803 Error occured during app install: uv pip install  --upgrade -e /home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe  --python /home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/bin/python
------
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
Containerfile:110
--------------------
 109 |     ARG ERPNEXT_BRANCH=version-16
 110 | >>> RUN bench init \
 111 | >>>   --frappe-branch=${FRAPPE_BRANCH} \
 112 | >>>   --frappe-path=${FRAPPE_PATH} \
 113 | >>>   --no-procfile \
 114 | >>>   --no-backups \
 115 | >>>   --skip-redis-config-generation \
 116 | >>>   --verbose \
 117 | >>>   /home/frappe/frappe-bench && \
 118 | >>>   cd /home/frappe/frappe-bench && \
 119 | >>>   bench get-app --branch=${ERPNEXT_BRANCH} --resolve-deps erpnext ${ERPNEXT_REPO} && \
 120 | >>>   echo "{}" > sites/common_site_config.json && \
 121 | >>>   find apps -mindepth 1 -path "*/.git" | xargs rm -fr
 122 |
--------------------
ERROR: target erpnext: failed to solve: process "/bin/sh -c bench init   --frappe-branch=${FRAPPE_BRANCH}   --frappe-path=${FRAPPE_PATH}   --no-procfile   --no-backups   --skip-redis-config-generation   --verbose   /home/frappe/frappe-bench &&   cd /home/frappe/frappe-bench &&   bench get-app --branch=${ERPNEXT_BRANCH} --resolve-deps erpnext ${ERPNEXT_REPO} &&   echo \"{}\" > sites/common_site_config.json &&   find apps -mindepth 1 -path \"*/.git\" | xargs rm -fr" did not complete successfully: exit code: 167

View build details: docker-desktop://dashboard/build/rancher-desktop/rancher-desktop/mx71gxnwzqbv5rwxb9sdvrrce

Full Stacktrace

[+] Building 62.0s (15/17)                                                                                                                                                       docker:rancher-desktop
 => [internal] load local bake definitions                                                                                                                                                         0.0s
 => => reading compose.yaml 2.89kB / 2.89kB                                                                                                                                                        0.0s
 => => reading docker-bake.hcl 2.81kB / 2.81kB                                                                                                                                                     0.0s
 => [base internal] load build definition from Containerfile                                                                                                                                       0.0s
 => => transferring dockerfile: 4.67kB                                                                                                                                                             0.0s
 => [erpnext internal] load metadata for docker.io/library/python:3.11.6-slim-bookworm                                                                                                             3.7s
 => [auth] library/python:pull token for registry-1.docker.io                                                                                                                                      0.0s
 => [erpnext internal] load .dockerignore                                                                                                                                                          0.0s
 => => transferring context: 83B                                                                                                                                                                   0.0s
 => [base base 1/4] FROM docker.io/library/python:3.11.6-slim-bookworm@sha256:cc758519481092eb5a4a5ab0c1b303e288880d59afc601958d19e95b300bc86b                                                     3.9s
 => => resolve docker.io/library/python:3.11.6-slim-bookworm@sha256:cc758519481092eb5a4a5ab0c1b303e288880d59afc601958d19e95b300bc86b                                                               0.0s
 => => sha256:17496c2ae7ce111358b5e4e67e0021e8dac8ac474451fd97b5a40863e9ba1767 233B / 233B                                                                                                         0.9s
 => => sha256:6f493a7a71cbd9cead45e76196db4cd738fa331e33881e7e19ab215a8a9b6a09 12.81MB / 12.81MB                                                                                                   2.0s
 => => sha256:baaf5fcd558cda1b51379fb0568366cf1de9f1c59240daa09ca163dcaad590ab 3.19MB / 3.19MB                                                                                                     1.2s
 => => sha256:59f2d5a72edf611dea7729627f20616bddc71a961e6f104cc6b3c5d62cfe3122 3.13MB / 3.13MB                                                                                                     1.2s
 => => sha256:2c6d21737d8318aa15c4cc838475029a5efc36c0429e3d8da80d97d0b96d9aaf 29.18MB / 29.18MB                                                                                                   2.1s
 => => extracting sha256:2c6d21737d8318aa15c4cc838475029a5efc36c0429e3d8da80d97d0b96d9aaf                                                                                                          0.5s
 => => extracting sha256:59f2d5a72edf611dea7729627f20616bddc71a961e6f104cc6b3c5d62cfe3122                                                                                                          0.1s
 => => extracting sha256:6f493a7a71cbd9cead45e76196db4cd738fa331e33881e7e19ab215a8a9b6a09                                                                                                          0.2s
 => => extracting sha256:17496c2ae7ce111358b5e4e67e0021e8dac8ac474451fd97b5a40863e9ba1767                                                                                                          0.0s
 => => extracting sha256:baaf5fcd558cda1b51379fb0568366cf1de9f1c59240daa09ca163dcaad590ab                                                                                                          0.1s
 => [build internal] load build context                                                                                                                                                            0.0s
 => => transferring context: 4.52kB                                                                                                                                                                0.0s
 => [erpnext base 2/4] RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash frappe     && apt-get update     && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y     curl     git     vim     nginx     gettext-base     file      30.6s
 => [erpnext base 3/4] COPY resources/core/nginx/nginx-template.conf /templates/nginx/frappe.conf.template                                                                                         0.1s
 => [build base 4/4] COPY resources/core/nginx/nginx-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/nginx-entrypoint.sh                                                                                              0.0s
 => [erpnext erpnext 1/3] RUN echo "echo "Commands restricted in prodution container, Read FAQ before you proceed: https://frappe.io/ctr-faq"" >> ~/.bashrc                                        0.3s
 => [erpnext build 1/1] RUN apt-get update     && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y     wget     libpq-dev     libffi-dev     liblcms2-dev     libldap2-  19.4s
 => [base] exporting to image                                                                                                                                                                     20.4s
 => => exporting layers                                                                                                                                                                           15.2s
 => => exporting manifest sha256:77fef7554d39d8ad7bfcdd1d06eb27e187774a1ac5d71624b397e7c68b285cdd                                                                                                  0.0s
 => => exporting config sha256:d19d15331fafea71d9b9e2c003a8f2fb4bf401084beb95717562bbe851c9a7c0                                                                                                    0.0s
 => => exporting attestation manifest sha256:ddcd4b22bcf208f3aced1945cfbaadfb9c3d68f3b5df74ca667b91a9f7cbb172                                                                                      0.0s
 => => exporting manifest list sha256:30fb7595f601ef89ad1af34aef041ae0136e271f3f5f2ed3c47a7a8c8f76ab26                                                                                             0.0s
 => => naming to docker.io/frappe/base:develop                                                                                                                                                     0.0s
 => => unpacking to docker.io/frappe/base:develop                                                                                                                                                  5.1s
 => => naming to docker.io/frappe/base:latest                                                                                                                                                      0.0s
 => => unpacking to docker.io/frappe/base:latest                                                                                                                                                   0.0s
 => ERROR [erpnext builder 1/1] RUN bench init   --frappe-branch=develop   --frappe-path=https://github.com/frappe/frappe   --no-procfile   --no-backups   --skip-redis-config-generation   --ver  4.0s
 => CANCELED [build] exporting to image                                                                                                                                                            4.0s
 => => exporting layers                                                                                                                                                                            4.0s
------
 > [erpnext builder 1/1] RUN bench init   --frappe-branch=develop   --frappe-path=https://github.com/frappe/frappe   --no-procfile   --no-backups   --skip-redis-config-generation   --verbose   /home/frappe/frappe-bench &&   cd /home/frappe/frappe-bench &&   bench get-app --branch=develop --resolve-deps erpnext https://github.com/frappe/erpnext &&   echo "{}" > sites/common_site_config.json &&   find apps -mindepth 1 -path "*/.git" | xargs rm -fr:
0.350 Setting Up Environment
0.350 $ uv venv env --seed --python python3
0.402 Using CPython 3.11.6 interpreter at: /usr/local/bin/python3
0.402 Creating virtual environment with seed packages at: env
0.772  + packaging==26.0
0.773  + pip==26.0.1
0.774  + setuptools==82.0.0
0.775  + wheel==0.46.3
1.434 Getting frappe
1.434 $ git clone https://github.com/frappe/frappe --branch develop --depth 1 --origin upstream
1.436 Cloning into 'frappe'...
3.630 Installing frappe
3.630 $ uv pip install  --upgrade -e /home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe  --python /home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/bin/python
3.655 Using Python 3.11.6 environment at: env
3.802   × Failed to build `frappe @ file:///home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe`
3.802   ├─▶ The build backend returned an error
3.802   ╰─▶ Call to `flit_core.buildapi.build_editable` failed (exit status: 1)
3.802
3.802       [stderr]
3.802       Traceback (most recent call last):
3.802         File "<string>", line 14, in <module>
3.802         File
3.802       "/home/frappe/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmp5nhGVU/lib/python3.11/site-packages/flit_core/buildapi.py",
3.802       line 32, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
3.802           docstring, version = get_docstring_and_version_via_ast(module)
3.802                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
3.802         File
3.802       "/home/frappe/.cache/uv/builds-v0/.tmp5nhGVU/lib/python3.11/site-packages/flit_core/common.py",
3.802       line 149, in get_docstring_and_version_via_ast
3.802           node = ast.parse(f.read())
3.802                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
3.802         File "/usr/local/lib/python3.11/ast.py", line 50, in parse
3.802           return compile(source, filename, mode, flags,
3.802                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
3.802         File "<unknown>", line 91
3.802           type ConfType = _dict[str, Any]  # type: ignore[no-any-explicit]
3.802                ^^^^^^^^
3.802       SyntaxError: invalid syntax
3.802
3.802       hint: This usually indicates a problem with the package or the build
3.802       environment.
3.803 Error occured during app install: uv pip install  --upgrade -e /home/frappe/frappe-bench/apps/frappe  --python /home/frappe/frappe-bench/env/bin/python
------
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
WARNING: The "ERPNEXT_VERSION" variable is not set. Defaulting to a blank string.
Containerfile:110
--------------------
 109 |     ARG ERPNEXT_BRANCH=version-16
 110 | >>> RUN bench init \
 111 | >>>   --frappe-branch=${FRAPPE_BRANCH} \
 112 | >>>   --frappe-path=${FRAPPE_PATH} \
 113 | >>>   --no-procfile \
 114 | >>>   --no-backups \
 115 | >>>   --skip-redis-config-generation \
 116 | >>>   --verbose \
 117 | >>>   /home/frappe/frappe-bench && \
 118 | >>>   cd /home/frappe/frappe-bench && \
 119 | >>>   bench get-app --branch=${ERPNEXT_BRANCH} --resolve-deps erpnext ${ERPNEXT_REPO} && \
 120 | >>>   echo "{}" > sites/common_site_config.json && \
 121 | >>>   find apps -mindepth 1 -path "*/.git" | xargs rm -fr
 122 |
--------------------
ERROR: target erpnext: failed to solve: process "/bin/sh -c bench init   --frappe-branch=${FRAPPE_BRANCH}   --frappe-path=${FRAPPE_PATH}   --no-procfile   --no-backups   --skip-redis-config-generation   --verbose   /home/frappe/frappe-bench &&   cd /home/frappe/frappe-bench &&   bench get-app --branch=${ERPNEXT_BRANCH} --resolve-deps erpnext ${ERPNEXT_REPO} &&   echo \"{}\" > sites/common_site_config.json &&   find apps -mindepth 1 -path \"*/.git\" | xargs rm -fr" did not complete successfully: exit code: 167

View build details: docker-desktop://dashboard/build/rancher-desktop/rancher-desktop/mx71gxnwzqbv5rwxb9sdvrrce

[DanielRadlAMR]

docker-bake.hcl has some unusual default dependencies, which I believe are causing the error.

For frappe and erpnext, it defaults to the develop branch (which represents the very latest development state), while at the same time defaulting to the v15 Python and Node versions.

---

For quick testing or troubleshooting, you could manually set these variables:

• Either set frappe and erpnext to v15
• Or update the Python and Node versions to the latest minimal versions required by develop

---

If this is indeed the issue, I’d appreciate seeing one or two PRs that include:

• Updated dependencies in docker-bake.hcl
• Updated ARM64 documentation, so others don’t run into the same issue

[harshith-ashok]

Oh, okay, this is new to me. I will look into this and update this thread in a little while. Thanks in advance.

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