Bug #16042: Error compiling ruby 2.7.0: recipe for target 'parse.c' failed

• Status: Rejected
• Assignee: -
• Target version: -
• ruby -v: ruby 2.3.1p112 (2016-04-26) [x86_64-linux-gnu]
• Backport: 2.5: UNKNOWN, 2.6: UNKNOWN

[manhnd (Mạnh Nguyễn)]

I get an error when compiling ruby from https://github.com/ruby/ruby

Environment

root@instance-2:~/fuzz_ruby/ruby# uname -a
Linux instance-2 4.15.0-1036-gcp #38~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 25 15:30:46 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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root@instance-2:~/fuzz_ruby/ruby# lsb_release -r
Release:        16.04
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root@instance-2:~/fuzz_ruby/ruby# ruby -v
ruby 2.3.1p112 (2016-04-26) [x86_64-linux-gnu]
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root@instance-2:~/fuzz_ruby/ruby# git describe --tags
v2_7_0_preview1-1372-g688a59f

Compilation

Commands executed: autoconf; ./configure; make
Output of ./configure: configure.txt
Output of ./make: make.txt

Short description of error

...
compiling pack.c
generating parse.c
./tool/pure_parser.rb:7:in `popen': No such file or directory - bison (Errno::ENOENT)
        from ./tool/pure_parser.rb:7:in `<main>'
make: *** [parse.c] Error 1
uncommon.mk:857: recipe for target 'parse.c' failed

Please fix the bug.

Thanks & Regards,
Manh Nguyen

[hsbt (Hiroshi SHIBATA)]

• Status changed from Open to Rejected

./tool/pure_parser.rb:7:in popen': No such file or directory - bison (Errno::ENOENT)

You should install bison software via macports or homebrew.

[nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada)]

• Description updated (diff)

hsbt (Hiroshi SHIBATA) wrote:

./tool/pure_parser.rb:7:in popen': No such file or directory - bison (Errno::ENOENT)

You should install bison software via macports or homebrew.

As the OS is Ubuntu, should via apt.

[manhnd (Mạnh Nguyễn)]

I successfully installed ruby. Thank you all!