cf-sketch unable to generate parameter set

[hubert-krause]

I've got a problem to use cf-sketch on debian jessie. I am unable to generate parameter set. Exact OS-Version:

cat /etc/debian_version 
8.1

I am using the newest cf-engine version installed from:

cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cfengine-community.list 
deb http://cfengine.com/pub/apt/packages stable main

I try to remove traces from old design-center install at first, by removing Files not tracked by my git-repository I use on /var/cfengine/masterfiles. I have followed this guide to install:

https://docs.cfengine.com/docs/master/guide-design-center-configure-sketches-community.html

I put the right values into http_proxy and https_proxy for my environmen and Installed: libjson-perl, libjson-pp-perl, libjson-multivalueordered-perl, libterm-readline-gnu-perl, wget and curl.

First strange thing appeared after calling ./cf-sketch.pl:

Possible precedence issue with control flow operator at /root/source/design-center/tools/cf-sketch/perl-lib/JSON-2.53/lib/JSON/backportPP.pm line 1570.

Everything else is as expected. From that poin I have installed System::motd as discribed in documentation the list command gives different output to what is described in documentation:

list

The following sketches are installed:

CFEngine::sketch_template Standard template for Design Center sketches
System::motd Configure the Message of the Day

Then I start to set the Parameter. I use the default name for the parameter set (System::motd-entry-000). The first value is 'Hello there!' but entering the motd_path ends in

Error: Invalid validate command: unknown validation key

Only rescue is the use of STOP and return which gives:

Use of uninitialized value $ret in string eq at /root/source/design-center/tools/cf-sketch/perl-lib/Parser/Commands/17define.pl line 264.
Cancelling configuration.

If you need aditional information, please ask.

[tzz]

Hi,

the "precedence issue" is not a problem, just Perl being too cautious.

The interactive mode of cf-sketch is not maintained and currently not usable (I am not working on it, but maybe @nickanderson or others can comment). Right now, you can either:

• use the Enterprise Mission Portal (free up to 25 hosts) which has a full GUI for all of this, or
• use the non-interactive cf-sketch mode described at https://docs.cfengine.com/docs/master/guide-design-center-configure-sketches-community-design-center-advanced.html (you put the parameters in a JSON file and run the activation --expert command as described there).