Re: Trying to Build (Elixir) Mix Packages

[pukkamustard]

I've had similar issues and was able to resolve them by setting the `CC`
environment variable:

CC=gcc mix build

hth,
pukkamustard

Jaft <wamm_kd_schmelingski@yahoo.com> writes:

> I installed Elixir (from the Guix repo.s) and was trying to install
> some dependencies. I don't know if anyone will know how to help but
> I'm entirely out of my depth so I figured I'd at least ask around.
>
> Unfortunately, some of these dependencies have bits of C that ~mix~
> attempts to compile. Usually, these require the use of ~rebar3~ so I
> installed that and pointed ~mix~ towards my Guix binary. That seems
> fine.
>
> It then asks for ~make~ and ~gcc~; in an attempt to just see if it
> would work, I tried just installing those (~gcc~ version 10, 11, and
> 12 were tried).
>
> While it asks for ~gcc~, ~cc~ attempts to be used; so, again trying to
> see if it would work, I make a soft link of ~cc~ to the installed
> ~gcc~.
>
> This starts to compile but results in the error I'll post
> below. …anyone have any ideas about how to solve/work-around this?
> Very much thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> mkdir -p /home/jaft/MEGA/gits/Swanye/_build/dev/lib/argon2_elixir/priv
> cc -g -O3 -pthread -Wall -Wno-format-truncation
> -I"/gnu/store/7m5g7dc6qkgv1ri92al3ims6cmdscwn9-erlang-25.0.2/lib/erlang/erts-13.0.2/include"
> -Iargon2/include -Iargon2/src -Ic_src -shared -fPIC
> -fvisibility=hidden -Wl,-soname,libargon2.so.0 argon2/src/argon2.c
> argon2/src/core.c argon2/src/blake2/blake2b.c argon2/src/thread.c
> argon2/src/encoding.c argon2/src/ref.c c_src/argon2_nif.c -o
> /home/jaft/MEGA/gits/Swanye/_build/dev/lib/argon2_elixir/priv/argon2_nif.so
> In file included from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:161,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/syslimits.h:7,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:34,
>                  from argon2/include/argon2.h:23,
>                  from argon2/src/argon2.c:22:
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/local_lim.h:38:10:
> fatal error: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
>    38 | #include <linux/limits.h>
>       |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> compilation terminated.
> In file included from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:161,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/syslimits.h:7,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:34,
>                  from argon2/include/argon2.h:23,
>                  from argon2/src/core.h:21,
>                  from argon2/src/core.c:35:
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/local_lim.h:38:10:
> fatal error: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
>    38 | #include <linux/limits.h>
>       |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> compilation terminated.
> In file included from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:161,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/syslimits.h:7,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:34,
>                  from argon2/include/argon2.h:23,
>                  from argon2/src/blake2/blake2.h:21,
>                  from argon2/src/blake2/blake2b.c:22:
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/local_lim.h:38:10:
> fatal error: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
>    38 | #include <linux/limits.h>
>       |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> compilation terminated.
> In file included from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:161,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/syslimits.h:7,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:34,
>                  from argon2/src/encoding.c:21:
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/local_lim.h:38:10:
> fatal error: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
>    38 | #include <linux/limits.h>
>       |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> compilation terminated.
> In file included from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:161,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/syslimits.h:7,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:34,
>                  from argon2/include/argon2.h:23,
>                  from argon2/src/ref.c:22:
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/local_lim.h:38:10:
> fatal error: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
>    38 | #include <linux/limits.h>
>       |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> compilation terminated.
> In file included from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:161,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:195,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/syslimits.h:7,
>                  from
> /gnu/store/094bbaq6glba86h1d4cj16xhdi6fk2jl-gcc-10.3.0-lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/10.3.0/include-fixed/limits.h:34,
>                  from argon2/include/argon2.h:23,
>                  from c_src/argon2_nif.c:30:
> /gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/include/bits/local_lim.h:38:10:
> fatal error: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
>    38 | #include <linux/limits.h>
>       |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> compilation terminated.
> make: *** [Makefile:66:
> /home/jaft/MEGA/gits/Swanye/_build/dev/lib/argon2_elixir/priv/argon2_nif.so]
> Error 1
> could not compile dependency :argon2_elixir, "mix compile"
> failed. Errors may have been logged above. You can recompile this
> dependency with "mix deps.compile argon2_elixir", update it with "mix
> deps.update argon2_elixir" or clean it with "mix deps.clean
> argon2_elixir"
> ==> swanye
> ** (Mix) Could not compile with "make" (exit status: 2).
> You need to have gcc and make installed. If you are using
> Ubuntu or any other Debian-based system, install the packages
> "build-essential". Also install "erlang-dev" package if not
> included in your Erlang/OTP version. If you're on Fedora, run
> "dnf group install 'Development Tools'".