Urbit: Error during Ubuntu build process

Created on 22 May 2018 · 6Comments · Source: urbit/urbit

I'm following the build instructions as described for Ubuntu here.

When I get to the step where I run sudo ninja -C ./build/ meson-install I get back:

ninja: error: unknown target 'meson-install'

How can I fix this and install Urbit?

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kirkins

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@eglaysher yes that seems to have fixed my problem. I ran sudo ninja -C ./build/ install and now Urbit is working.

kirkins on 23 May 2018

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Not on Ubuntu, but in the ./build/build.ninja file on OSX, there's targets for both meson-install and install rules.

build meson-install: CUSTOM_COMMAND PHONY | all
 DESC = Installing$ files.
 COMMAND = /usr/local/opt/python/bin/python3.6 /usr/local/Cellar/meson/0.45.1/libexec/bin/meson --internal install /Users/erg/src/urbit/build/meson-private/install.dat
 pool = console

build install: phony meson-install

Does just trying to run the install target instead of meson-install target work?

eglaysher on 22 May 2018

@kirkins Which version of Ninja do you have installed? And what version of Ubuntu are you on?

tonlur on 23 May 2018

@eglaysher yes that seems to have fixed my problem. I ran sudo ninja -C ./build/ install and now Urbit is working.

kirkins on 23 May 2018

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@keatondunsford I'm on Ubuntu 16.04, with Ninja 1.5.1.

I'm not sure why it didn't work. Do you think all people on Ubuntu 16.04 will have a problem installing as is?

kirkins on 23 May 2018

I had the same problem on ubuntu with the same workaround.

charlesmims on 25 May 2018

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$ uname -a
Linux ip-172-31-4-108 4.4.0-1020-aws #29-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 14 15:54:52 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial

charlesmims on 25 May 2018

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