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chore: fix devcontainer build failures in github codespaces

Open sayantan007pal opened this issue 1 month ago • 7 comments

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Resolves #7558.

Description

What is the purpose of this pull request?

This pull request:

  • Fixes persistent devcontainer build failures in GitHub Codespaces caused by disk space exhaustion and broken feature dependencies
  • Optimizes the base Docker image from mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal (~10GB+) to mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:1-22-bookworm for reduced footprint
  • Updates broken ShellCheck feature dependency from unmaintained ghcr.io/marcozac/devcontainer-features/shellcheck to maintained ghcr.io/devcontainers-extra/features/shellcheck:1
  • Restores Python support by explicitly adding ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1 feature

The Issues Resolved

1. Disk Space Exhaustion:

  • Build failed with write error: no space left on device (specifically when unpacking libtorch)
  • Caused by massive universal base image consuming nearly all available storage on standard 32GB Codespaces instances

2. Broken Feature Dependency:

  • The ShellCheck feature was unmaintained and referenced deprecated dependencies, causing build interruptions

Impact

  • Reliability: Container now builds successfully on standard Codespaces without disk space issues
  • Performance: Faster container startup and rebuild times due to smaller image size
  • Maintenance: All dependencies now point to actively maintained sources

Related Issues

Does this pull request have any related issues?

This pull request has the following related issues:

  • #7558

Questions

Any questions for reviewers of this pull request?

No.

Other

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Verification

The fix has been verified by rebuilding the container in a fresh Codespace environment. The build completes successfully, and all required languages (Node.js, Python, R, Julia) are installed and accessible.

Screenshot 2025-11-26 at 2 01 29 AM

Technical Details

Changes to .devcontainer/devcontainer.json:

  • Base image: mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/universal → mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/javascript-node:1-22-bookworm
  • ShellCheck feature: ghcr.io/marcozac/devcontainer-features/shellcheck → ghcr.io/devcontainers-extra/features/shellcheck:1
  • Added explicit Python feature: ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/python:1

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stdlib-bot avatar Nov 25 '25 21:11 stdlib-bot

hi @Planeshifter / @kgryte can you please review and give me some feedback. it would be much helpfull as this pr is stale for over a week.

sayantan007pal avatar Nov 28 '25 08:11 sayantan007pal

LGTM. I got a high CPU usage warning at one point, but build succeeds without a write error.

Thanks for this fix!

you are most welcome @batpigandme , now what i need to do to merge this??? do i need @Planeshifter 's approval sir??

sayantan007pal avatar Dec 16 '25 18:12 sayantan007pal

PR Commit Message

build: fix devcontainer build failures in GitHub Codespaces

PR-URL: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/pull/8600
Closes: https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/issues/7558

Reviewed-by: Mara Averick <[email protected]>

Please review the above commit message and make any necessary adjustments.

stdlib-bot avatar Dec 17 '25 01:12 stdlib-bot

Thank you @sayantan007pal for this PR; much appreciated!

Planeshifter avatar Dec 17 '25 01:12 Planeshifter