moby / moby/hyperkit

Failure to install following the instructions: qcow dependencies could not be met

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Description

I am following instructions here:

https://github.com/moby/hyperkit#building

and get this error:

$ opam install uri qcow.0.10.3 conduit.1.0.0 lwt.3.1.0 qcow-tool mirage-block-unix.2.9.0 conf-libev logs fmt mirage-unix prometheus-app
The following dependencies couldn't be met:
  - qcow-tool → qcow >= 0.10.4
  - qcow-tool → sha = 1.9 → ocaml < 4.06.0
      base of this switch (use `--unlock-base' to force)
Your request can't be satisfied:
  - No available version of qcow satisfies the constraints

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Research direction

Start with the Building instructions at the linked hyperkit README and reproduce the reported opam install command. Investigate the qcow and qcow-tool version constraints shown in the error; done means the documented dependency installation succeeds and the build can proceed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ocaml
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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