Watchman: installation failed on Ubuntu 18.04 as compilation terminated.

Created on 29 Jan 2019 · 2Comments · Source: facebook/watchman

Hello i'm trying to install it on Ubuntu 18.04 as by following steps from https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/install.html

$ git clone https://github.com/facebook/watchman.git
$ cd watchman
$ git checkout v4.9.0  # the latest stable release
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

after executing `make` following error is thrown,

  CXX      thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-value.o
  AR       libwmanjson.a
ar: `u' modifier ignored since `D' is the default (see `U')
  CXX      watchman-ChildProcess.o
  CXX      watchman-ContentHash.o
ContentHash.cpp:13:10: fatal error: openssl/sha.h: No such file or directory
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
Makefile:3143: recipe for target 'watchman-ContentHash.o' failed
make[1]: *** [watchman-ContentHash.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/nasiruddin/watchman'
Makefile:1101: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

*Here is the full steps with output *

nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~$ git clone https://github.com/facebook/watchman.git
Cloning into 'watchman'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 429, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (429/429), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (261/261), done.
remote: Total 22063 (delta 132), reused 333 (delta 121), pack-reused 21634
Receiving objects: 100% (22063/22063), 13.30 MiB | 293.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (13791/13791), done.
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~$ ^Ct checkout v4.9.0
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~$ cd w
watchman/ work/
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~$ cd w
watchman/ work/
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~$ cd watchman/
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~/watchman$ git checkout v4.9.0
Note: checking out 'v4.9.0'.

You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental
changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this
state without impacting any branches by performing another checkout.

If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may
do so (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:

git checkout -b <new-branch-name>

HEAD is now at 8e0ba724 Handle deletes in fresh scm aware queries
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~/watchman$ ./a
arcanist/ autogen.sh
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~/watchman$ ./a
arcanist/ autogen.sh
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~/watchman$ ./a
arcanist/ autogen.sh
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~/watchman$ ./autogen.sh
Display all 119 possibilities? (y or n)
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~/watchman$ ./autogen.sh
libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in '.'.
libtoolize: linking file './ltmain.sh'
libtoolize: putting macros in AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS, 'm4'.
libtoolize: linking file 'm4/libtool.m4'
libtoolize: linking file 'm4/ltoptions.m4'
libtoolize: linking file 'm4/ltsugar.m4'
libtoolize: linking file 'm4/ltversion.m4'
libtoolize: linking file 'm4/lt~obsolete.m4'
configure.ac:22: installing './compile'
configure.ac:3: installing './config.guess'
configure.ac:3: installing './config.sub'
configure.ac:4: installing './install-sh'
configure.ac:4: installing './missing'
Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
parallel-tests: installing './test-driver'
nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~/watchman$ ./configure
checking build system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... (cached) yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking for suffix of executables...
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... yes
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking whether g++ supports C++11 features by default... yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
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checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm -B
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checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 1572864
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checking how to convert x86_64-pc-linux-gnu file names to toolchain format... func_convert_file_noop
checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
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checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
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checking how to associate runtime and link libraries... printf %s\n
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checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object... ok
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checking for a working dd... /bin/dd
checking how to truncate binary pipes... /bin/dd bs=4096 count=1
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checking if mt is a manifest tool... no
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checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
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checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
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checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) is GNU ld... yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
checking if g++ PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... yes
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/bin/ld -m elf_x86_64) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... (cached) GNU/Linux ld.so
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for FOLLY... no
checking for python... /usr/bin/python
checking for python version... 2.7
checking for python platform... linux2
checking for python script directory... ${prefix}/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
checking for python extension module directory... ${exec_prefix}/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
checking for pcre-config... /usr/bin/pcre-config
checking for PCRE using /usr/bin/pcre-config... 8.39
checking pcre.h usability... yes
checking pcre.h presence... yes
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checking for library containing pthread_create... -lpthread
checking for library containing socket... none required
checking for library containing SHA1_Init... no
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checking that generated files are newer than configure... done
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating thirdparty/jansson/jansson_config.h
config.status: creating cppclient/watchmanclient.pc
config.status: creating config.h
config.status: executing depfiles commands
config.status: executing libtool commands

Your build configuration:

CC = gcc
CPPFLAGS = -D_REENTRANT -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wdeclaration-after-statement -g -gdwarf-2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer
CXX = g++
CXXFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -g -gdwarf-2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer
LDFLAGS =
prefix: /usr/local
version: 4.9.0
state directory: /usr/local/var/run/watchman

nasiruddin@nasiruddin-PC:~/watchman$ make
make all-am
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/nasiruddin/watchman'
CXX thirdparty/libtap_a-tap.o
AR libtap.a
ar: `u' modifier ignored since `D' is the default (see `U')
CC thirdparty/wildmatch/wildmatch.o
AR libwildmatch.a
ar: `u' modifier ignored since `D' is the default (see `U')
CXX thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-dump.o
CXX thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-error.o
CXX thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-load.o
CXX thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-memory.o
CXX thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-pack_unpack.o
CXX thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-strbuffer.o
CXX thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-strconv.o
CXX thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-utf.o
CXX thirdparty/jansson/libwmanjson_a-value.o
AR libwmanjson.a
ar: `u' modifier ignored since `D' is the default (see `U')
CXX watchman-ChildProcess.o
CXX watchman-ContentHash.o
ContentHash.cpp:13:10: fatal error: openssl/sha.h: No such file or directory
#include <openssl/sha.h>
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
Makefile:3143: recipe for target 'watchman-ContentHash.o' failed
make[1]: *** [watchman-ContentHash.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/nasiruddin/watchman'
Makefile:1101: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2