Greetings,
For some days, I'm looking for why I've this issue.
I setuped a Laptop with Ubuntu.
I followed the " Build system – Installation " developer guide.
Then the " "Hello, world!" for OpenWrt ".
The Hello world program works on my laptop, but before that, the sudo make toolchain/install command doesnt work, I've an issue :
ace@ubuntu:/home/buildbot/source$ sudo make toolchain/install
make[1] toolchain/install
make[2] tools/install
make[3] -C tools/flock compile
make[3] -C tools/flock install
make[3] -C tools/sed compile
make[3] -C tools/sed install
make[3] -C tools/patch compile
make[3] -C tools/patch install
make[3] -C tools/xz compile
make[3] -C tools/xz install
make[3] -C tools/tar compile
make -r toolchain/install: build failed. Please re-run make with -j1 V=s to see what's going on
/home/buildbot/source/include/toplevel.mk:205: recipe for target 'toolchain/install' failed
make: *** [toolchain/install] Error 1
So, what can I do for help you to help me
I test with -j1 V=s, and I've this :
checking for mkdtemp... yes
checking whether mkfifo rejects trailing slashes... yes
checking whether mknod can create fifo without root privileges... configure: error: in `/home/buildbot/source/build_dir/host/tar-1.29':
configure: error: you should not run configure as root (set FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 in environment to bypass this check)
See `config.log' for more details
Makefile:30: recipe for target '/home/buildbot/source/build_dir/host/tar-1.29/.configured' failed
make[3]: *** [/home/buildbot/source/build_dir/host/tar-1.29/.configured] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/buildbot/source/tools/tar'
tools/Makefile:147: recipe for target 'tools/tar/compile' failed
make[2]: *** [tools/tar/compile] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/buildbot/source'
tools/Makefile:145: recipe for target '/home/buildbot/source/staging_dir/target-mipsel_24kc_musl-1.1.16/stamp/.tools_install_yynyyyyynyyyyynyynnyyyynyyyyyyyyyyyyyyynyynynnyyynnny' failed
make[1]: *** [/home/buildbot/source/staging_dir/target-mipsel_24kc_musl-1.1.16/stamp/.tools_install_yynyyyyynyyyyynyynnyyyynyyyyyyyyyyyyyyynyynynnyyynnny] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/buildbot/source'
/home/buildbot/source/include/toplevel.mk:205: recipe for target 'toolchain/install' failed
make: *** [toolchain/install] Error 2
Hi hnyman!
I used sudo passwd root then su root for become a root account.
Right now, I can enter commands without sudo.
But I've still the same issue.
root@ubuntu:/home/buildbot/source# make toolchain/install
make[1] toolchain/install
make[2] tools/install
make[3] -C tools/flock compile
make[3] -C tools/flock install
make[3] -C tools/sed compile
make[3] -C tools/sed install
make[3] -C tools/patch compile
make[3] -C tools/patch install
make[3] -C tools/xz compile
make[3] -C tools/xz install
make[3] -C tools/tar compile
make -r toolchain/install: build failed. Please re-run make with -j1 V=s to see what's going on
/home/buildbot/source/include/toplevel.mk:198: recipe for target 'toolchain/install' failed
make: *** [toolchain/install] Error 1
root@ubuntu:/home/buildbot/source#
With make toolchain/install -j1 V=s
checking for mkdtemp... yes
checking whether mkfifo rejects trailing slashes... yes
checking whether mknod can create fifo without root privileges... configure: error: in `/home/buildbot/source/build_dir/host/tar-1.29':
configure: error: you should not run configure as root (set FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 in environment to bypass this check)
See `config.log' for more details
Makefile:30: recipe for target '/home/buildbot/source/build_dir/host/tar-1.29/.configured' failed
make[3]: *** [/home/buildbot/source/build_dir/host/tar-1.29/.configured] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/buildbot/source/tools/tar'
tools/Makefile:147: recipe for target 'tools/tar/compile' failed
make[2]: *** [tools/tar/compile] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/buildbot/source'
tools/Makefile:145: recipe for target '/home/buildbot/source/staging_dir/target-mipsel_24kc_musl-1.1.16/stamp/.tools_install_yynyyyyynyyyyynyynnyyyynyyyyyyyyyyyyyyynyynynnyyynnny' failed
make[1]: *** [/home/buildbot/source/staging_dir/target-mipsel_24kc_musl-1.1.16/stamp/.tools_install_yynyyyyynyyyyynyynnyyyynyyyyyyyyyyyyyyynyynynnyyynnny] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/buildbot/source'
/home/buildbot/source/include/toplevel.mk:198: recipe for target 'toolchain/install' failed
make: *** [toolchain/install] Error 2
root@ubuntu:/home/buildbot/source#
I always the same issue for some days !
I followed this steps : https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/helloworld/chapter1
I was unders ubuntu then I change my laptop and I'm under ubuntu with kubuntu.
I deleted the source directory before restart from the beginning.
If you have an idea about what happen ?
Thanks a lot
Rémi
Again, you do not build anything (and OpenWrt in particular) as root, never - neither through su, sudo nor some weird other method of attaining root rights.
Just delete whatever you have done, leave root - clone it fresh as ordinary user and get started (again, everything as normal non-root user, without any kind of elevated rights).
