Development:Building:Build Errors
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Build Errors extracted from the cbo Build FAQ
- 3 pbxcp: libpermissions.dylib: No such file or directory
- 4 make[7]: *** No rule to make target `nsIProxiedChannel.idl', needed by `_xpidlgen/nsIProxiedChannel.h'. Stop.
- 5 make[n]: pipe: Too many open files
- 6 nsString.h:55:15: error: new.h: No such file or directory
- 7 c++: cannot specify -o with -c or -S and multiple compilations
- 8 mozilla-config.h: No such file or directory
- 9 "/Users/username/Documents/code/CaminoUni/ppc/dist/CaminoDebug.app" failed: No such file or directory (2)
- 10 internal compiler error: Bus error
- 11 Other stuff we've seen; details to be filled in
Introduction
This page provides a breakdown of the common Camino build errors, their causes, and instructions for resolving the errors.
Before looking for your error on this page, make sure that the Camino tinderbox was green when you pulled your source tree.
If the Camino tinderbox or the Mac builds or UNIX/Linux builds in the SeaMonkey or Firefox tinderboxes are orange or red, you should avoid checking out.
If the tinderbox was green when you checked out your source tree, look for your error below.
If you don't see your build error below, be sure to also check Mac OS X Build Prerequisites: Troubleshooting in the Mozilla Developer Center for late-breaking build errors.
Build Errors extracted from the cbo Build FAQ
Q. I get a link error when building Camino.
A. This has most likely occurred because you are building from within Xcode and have set up .mozconfig
for an optimized build and Xcode for a debug build, or the other way around. Follow the instructions above to set your build mode in both .mozconfig
and Xcode. Or just build from the command line using make -f client.mk
.
Q. I get errors that the Camino build failed at some <CopyFilesX> where X is some number.
A. Usually this is because you forgot to make
in embedding/config
after making code changes. Follow the instructions carefully, and try again.
pbxcp: libpermissions.dylib: No such file or directory
In XCode 2.3:
Error message
Build target "Camino" of project "Camino" with configuration "Development" - (1 error) Copying ../dist/bin/components/libpermissions.dylib - (1 error) pbxcp: libpermissions.dylib: No such file or directory Build failed (1 error)
Cause
You have enabled a static build of Camino in your .mozconfig, but not in Xcode (target mismatch).
Solution
Remove the following lines from your .mozconfig (rather than change Xcode's target, since static builds aren't useful for development)
ac_add_options --disable-shared ac_add_options --enable-static
and make again (?)
make[7]: *** No rule to make target `nsIProxiedChannel.idl', needed by `_xpidlgen/nsIProxiedChannel.h'. Stop.
In Terminal
Error message
../../../dist/bin/xpidl -m header -w -I. -I../../../dist/idl -o _xpidlgen/nsINetUtil nsINetUtil.idl make[7]: *** No rule to make target `nsIProxiedChannel.idl', needed by `_xpidlgen/nsIProxiedChannel.h'. Stop. make[6]: *** [export] Error 2 make[5]: *** [export] Error 2 make[4]: *** [export_tier_9] Error 2 make[3]: *** [tier_9] Error 2 make[2]: *** [default] Error 2 make[1]: *** [build] Error 2 make: *** [build] Error 2
Cause
Unknown
Solution
Unknown
make[n]: pipe: Too many open files
In Terminal on 10.3.x
Error Message
Updating dependencies file, .deps/.all.pp Updating dependencies file, .deps/.all.pp Updating dependencies file, .deps/.all.pp Updating dependencies file, .deps/.all.pp make[5]: /Users/smokey/Camino/dev/trunk/mozilla/config/config.mk:788: pipe: Too many open files make[5]: /Users/smokey/Camino/dev/trunk/mozilla/config/config.mk:863: pipe: Too many open files Updating dependencies file, .deps/.all.pp Makefile:43: ../../../config/autoconf.mk: Too many open files Makefile:157: /Users/smokey/Camino/dev/trunk/mozilla/config/rules.mk: Too many open files make[5]: *** No rule to make target `libs'. Stop. make[4]: *** [libs] Error 2 make[3]: *** [libs] Error 2 make[2]: *** [libs_tier_9] Error 2 make[1]: *** [tier_9] Error 2 make: *** [default] Error 2
Cause
- A bug in make that ships with Xcode 1.x (see Bug 335506); happens most often when making in the objdir
Solution
There's no "real" solution to this issue. Work-arounds include:
- Just make again
- If it continues to fail after a couple of tries, go back to mozilla and make -f client.mk
- Manually upgrading your make (not recommended)
nsString.h:55:15: error: new.h: No such file or directory
In Terminal
Error message
In file included from ../../../dist/include/string/nsDependentString.h:43, from nsDependentString.cpp:40: ../../../dist/include/string/nsString.h:55:15: error: new.h: No such file or directory
Cause
You are building using GCC4 instead of GCC 3.3. You cannot use GCC4 with Mac OS X 10.2.8 SDK
Solution
In Terminal.app
sudo gcc_select 3.3 make -f client.mk distclean make -f client.mk
(or follow the instructions in the FAQ for configuring the proper SDK)
c++: cannot specify -o with -c or -S and multiple compilations
In Terminal
Error Message
c++: cannot specify -o with -c or -S and multiple compilations
(need the full error still)
Cause
You switched compilers from gcc 4 to gcc 3 without reconfiguring your tree.
Solution
make -f client.mk distclean make -f client.mk
mozilla-config.h: No such file or directory
In Xcode
Error Message
ChimeraPrefix.h:2: mozilla-config.h: No such file or directory PreferencePaneBase.mm:168: error: `ClearUserPref' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:161: error: `prefValue' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:161: error: `SetIntPref' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:160: error: `PRInt32' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:160: error: parse error before `=' token PreferencePaneBase.mm:153: error: `PR_TRUE' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:153: error: `PR_FALSE' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:153: error: `SetBoolPref' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:133: error: `SetCharPref' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:126: error: `intPref' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:122: error: `PRInt32' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:122: error: parse error before `=' token PreferencePaneBase.mm:117: error: `boolPref' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:112: error: `PRBool' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:112: error: parse error before `=' token PreferencePaneBase.mm:73: error: `rv' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:73: error: `NS_SUCCEEDED' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:72: error: `nsresult' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:72: error: parse error before `=' token PreferencePaneBase.mm:71: error: `nsnull' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:60: error: `NS_IF_ADDREF' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:58: error: `prefService' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:58: error: `NS_ASSERTION' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:57: error: `nsCOMPtr' undeclared (first use this function) PreferencePaneBase.mm:57: error: parse error before `>' token PreferencePaneBase.mm:49: error: `NS_IF_RELEASE' undeclared (first use this function) (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in.) PreferencePaneBase.mm:43: nsIPref.h: No such file or directory PreferencePaneBase.mm:42: nsIServiceManager.h: No such file or directory PreferencePaneBase.mm:41: nsCOMPtr.h: No such file or directory
Cause
You attempted to build in Xcode before completing a command-line (make) build.
Solution
Re-read the instructions on building Gecko and Camino and perform the required steps (specifically step 5).
"/Users/username/Documents/code/CaminoUni/ppc/dist/CaminoDebug.app" failed: No such file or directory (2)
In Terminal
Error Message
** BUILD SUCCEEDED ** rsync -a --copy-unsafe-links build/Development/Camino.app/ ../dist/Camino.app rm -f ../dist/Camino.app/Contents/MacOS/components/camino.xpt ../dist/bin/xpt_link ../dist/Camino.app/Contents/MacOS/camino.xpt ../dist/Camino.app/Contents/MacOS/components/*.xpt rm -f ../dist/Camino.app/Contents/MacOS/components/*.xpt mv ../dist/Camino.app/Contents/MacOS/camino.xpt ../dist/Camino.app/Contents/MacOS/components/camino.xpt tier_testharness: /usr/bin/make export_tier_testharness export_tier_testharness /usr/bin/make libs_tier_testharness libs_tier_testharness set -e; \ for mkfile in build/macosx/universal/flight.mk; do \ make -f /Users/username/Documents/code/mozilla/$mkfile postflight_all TOPSRCDIR=/Users/username/Documents/code/mozilla MOZ_OBJDIR=/Users/username/Documents/code/mozilla/../CaminoUni MOZ_BUILD_PROJECTS="ppc i386"; \ done /usr/bin/make -C /Users/username/Documents/code/mozilla/../CaminoUni/ppc/camino/installer \ UNIVERSAL_BINARY= SIGN_NSS= stage-package Creating package directory... building file list ... rsync: link_stat "/Users/username/Documents/code/CaminoUni/ppc/dist/CaminoDebug.app" failed: No such file or directory (2) done sent 25 bytes received 20 bytes 90.00 bytes/sec total size is 0 speedup is 0.00 rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-24/rsync/main.c(717) make[2]: *** [stage-package] Error 23 make[1]: *** [postflight_all] Error 2 make: *** [build] Error 2
Cause
You attempted to build a Universal debug build (or have tried to make in camino/installer in a single-architecture debug build). In either case, the Camino.app in dist has built correctly and can be used for debugging.
Solution
Don’t attempt to package or distribute debug builds, and don’t attempt to build a Universal debug build. If you are doing development, you only need a single-architecture debug build. If you want to distribute builds, use a distribution .mozconfig instead.
internal compiler error: Bus error
In Terminal
Error Message
In file included from /builds/tinderbox/CmTrunk/Darwin_8.6.0_Depend/build/ppc/camino/src/extensions/CHStackView.m:41: /builds/tinderbox/CmTrunk/Darwin_8.6.0_Depend/build/ppc/camino/src/extensions/NSView+Utils.h:45: internal compiler error: Bus error Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <URL:http://developer.apple.com/bugreporter> for instructions. {standard input}:10:FATAL:.abort detected. Assembly stopping. ** BUILD FAILED ** make[6]: *** [libs] Error 1 make[5]: *** [libs] Error 2 make[4]: *** [libs_tier_app] Error 2 make[3]: *** [tier_app] Error 2 make[2]: *** [alldep] Error 2 make[1]: *** [alldep] Error 2
Cause
You upgraded Xcode but did not delete the Xcode header cache.
Solution
Delete header cache from /Library/Caches/com.apple.Xcode.501/SharedPrecompiledHeaders
as instructed in the build instructions.
Other stuff we've seen; details to be filled in
Things that need to be tested
- [5:25pm] mento: also, someone should install xcode 2.4 without my patch and see what bad things happen when you try to build camino with the 10.2.8 sdk
[5:25pm] mento: it's probably the same error from http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Mac_OS_X_Build_Prerequisites#Troubleshooting
- [5:22pm] mento: whoever updates the wiki with this, you might also want to see what bad stuff happens when you take a tree configured for gcc 4 and try to build with gcc 3
- [5:43pm] mento: case-sensitive hfs and ufs might not work for camino
[5:43pm] mento: we've had at least one patch to correct that, i'm not sure if there are more
[5:44pm] mento: problem was we were #including header files with the wrong case
[5:44pm] ardissone|away: yeah
[5:44pm] mento: nothing in the core, only in camino
[5:44pm] mento: someone liked calling it Quickdraw.h
[5:44pm] ardissone|away: i think we've fixed all the ones mentioned
[5:44pm] ardissone|away: we just need someone to try again
[5:44pm] mento: gofer it
[5:45pm] mento: actually, just set up a test disk image
[5:45pm] mento: copy the sdk to it
[5:45pm] mento: and the source tree
[5:45pm] mento: and build
[5:45pm] mento: no need for a whole system reinstall
Missing/non-Uni SMF
Other
There are some described on the Camino Build instructions page, on Building Mozilla, and on the Mac Build Instructions pages (links below)
- Mac OS X Build Prerequisites: Troubleshooting
- Mozilla Build FAQ: Mac-specific questions (less interesting, and more tuned to Fx)
- [5:40pm] mento: the mac-specific questions on there - most of the errors there are no longer relevant, realy
- Development:Building:FAQ has some non-build errors, and needs to link prominently to this page.