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Build a ComplianceAsCode product

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  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/ComplianceAsCode/content/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/build-product/SKILL.md

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Build Product

Build a ComplianceAsCode product.

Product: $ARGUMENTS

Tool Strategy

This skill uses mcp__content-agent__* tools when available (preferred — deterministic, structured results). When the MCP server is not configured, fall back to filesystem-based alternatives noted as Fallback in each step. See .claude/skills/shared/mcp_fallbacks.md for detailed fallback procedures. The skill must complete successfully either way.

Phase 1: Validate Product

  1. Check if product is valid: Use mcp__content-agent__get_product_details with product_id=$ARGUMENTS to validate the product exists and get its metadata. Fallback: Read products/$ARGUMENTS/product.yml directly. If the file doesn't exist, the product is invalid.

  2. If product not found, list available products: Use mcp__content-agent__list_products to get all available products. Fallback: Run ls products/ to list available product directories.

  3. If no product specified, ask user using AskUserQuestion:

    • Use the product list to populate options
    • Allow "Other" for unlisted products

Phase 2: Build Product

Always use the build_product script. Do not use CMake, make, or ninja directly.

Parse user arguments for optional flags:

  • --datastream-only — skip guides, tables, playbooks (faster)
  • --rule-id <rule_id> — build only a specific rule (fastest, for testing)

Build command:

./build_product [flags] $PRODUCT

Examples:

./build_product rhel9                                          # Full build
./build_product --datastream-only rhel9                        # Data stream only
./build_product --datastream-only --rule-id sshd_set_idle_timeout rhel9  # Single rule

Build Output

Monitor build progress:

  • CMake configuration
  • Content resolution
  • OVAL generation
  • XCCDF generation
  • Data stream assembly

Expected artifacts in build/:

  • ssg-$ARGUMENTS-ds.xml - SCAP data stream
  • ssg-$ARGUMENTS-ds-1.2.xml - SCAP 1.2 data stream
  • ssg-$ARGUMENTS-xccdf.xml - XCCDF document
  • ssg-$ARGUMENTS-oval.xml - OVAL definitions
  • guides/ - HTML guides (skipped with --datastream-only)
  • ansible/ - Ansible playbooks (skipped with --datastream-only)
  • bash/ - Bash scripts (skipped with --datastream-only)

Phase 3: Verify Build Success

  1. Check build exit code:

    • Exit 0 = Success
    • Non-zero = Build failed

  2. Verify key artifacts exist: Use mcp__content-agent__get_datastream_info with product=$ARGUMENTS to verify the datastream was built successfully and get artifact details. Fallback: Check files directly:

    ls -la build/ssg-$ARGUMENTS-ds.xml
ls -la build/ssg-$ARGUMENTS-xccdf.xml
ls -la build/ssg-$ARGUMENTS-oval.xml

  3. Check for build warnings:

    • Look for deprecation warnings
    • Template processing warnings
    • Missing reference warnings

Phase 4: Report Results

Success Report

Build Complete
==============

Product: $ARGUMENTS

Build Status: SUCCESS
  Artifacts:
    - build/ssg-$ARGUMENTS-ds.xml
    - build/ssg-$ARGUMENTS-xccdf.xml
    - build/ssg-$ARGUMENTS-oval.xml

Ready for:
  - Validation tests: /run-tests
  - Automatus testing: /test-rule <rule_id>
  - OpenSCAP scanning: oscap xccdf eval --profile <profile> build/ssg-$ARGUMENTS-ds.xml
  - PR creation

Build Failure Report

Build Failed
============

Product: $ARGUMENTS

Error Output:
[error message from build]

Common Causes:
  1. Jinja2 template syntax error in rule.yml
  2. Missing macro or variable reference
  3. Invalid platform specification
  4. Circular dependency in profiles

Debugging Steps:
  1. Check the specific file mentioned in the error
  2. Validate YAML: python3 -c "import yaml; yaml.safe_load(open('path/to/file.yml'))"
  3. Check Jinja2: Look for unclosed tags, missing macros
  4. Review recent changes: git diff HEAD~1

Troubleshooting

Common Build Errors

  1. Python import errors:

    pip3 install -r requirements.txt
pip3 install -r test-requirements.txt

  2. Missing dependencies:

    # RHEL/Fedora
dnf install cmake make openscap-utils python3-pyyaml python3-jinja2

  3. Jinja2 errors:

    • Check for undefined macros
    • Verify macro imports in the file
    • Check for syntax errors in {{{ }}} blocks

  4. OVAL validation errors:

    • Check template parameters match expected types
    • Verify referenced variables exist
    • Check platform applicability

Verbose Build

For more detailed output:

./build_product $ARGUMENTS 2>&1 | tee build.log