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wp-env: Compatibility issue with Docker Desktop v4.67.0 (MacOS Intel)

WordPress/gutenberg 0 comments 10h ago
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Issue involves compatibility with a specific Docker Desktop version.

AI Summary

The issue arises from a compatibility problem between `wp-env` and Docker Desktop v4.67.0 on MacOS Intel, causing themes and plugins to fail linking and downloading. The problem is reproducible and stops occurring when reverting to Docker Desktop v4.66.1. The fix likely requires investigating Docker Desktop changes and ensuring compatibility with `wp-env`.

Issue Description

Description

wp-env recently starting throwing errors when running wp-env start --update.

Issue started after updating Docker Desktop from v4.66.1 to v4.67.0.

Issue stopped occurring after manually reverting Docker Desktop back to v4.66.1, downloaded from the Docker Desktop release notes page.


On Docker Desktop v4.67.0, wp-env doesn't seem to download any external themes or plugins, or correctly link local themes or plugins. Linking a local theme results in a "Stylesheet is missing." error, when the theme does in fact have a style.css file containing the theme metadata.

Here's the CLI Log when running wp-env start --update:

> [email protected] up
> wp-env start --update

✖ afterStart Error:
ℹ Starting 'wp theme activate lab-kit' on the cli container.

Error: Stylesheet is missing.
✖ Command failed with exit code 1
Command failed with exit code 1

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

  1. Install Docker Desktop v4.67.0.
  2. Place a generic .wp-env.json & package.json config file, try linking external plugins, and a locally linked theme.
  3. Run wp-env start --update

Screenshots, screen recording, code snippet

CLI screenshot:

Image


Example wp-env config file:

{
  "themes": [ "./site/wp-content/themes/lab-kit" ],
  "plugins": [
    "./site/wp-content/plugins/lab-kit-blocks",
    "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/redirection.latest-stable.zip",
    "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/updraftplus.latest-stable.zip",
    "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-comments.latest-stable.zip",
    "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-seo.latest-stable.zip",
    "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/intuitive-custom-post-order.latest-stable.zip",
    "https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/query-monitor.latest-stable.zip"
  ],
  "config": {
    "WP_DEBUG": true,
    "WP_UPLOAD_MAX_FILESI

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  • dependency version compatibility
  • Docker Desktop integration
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