Error when compiling nedit-ng (missing file nedit-ng_fr.qm)

[ericxuo]

Error when compiling nedit-ng (missing file nedit-ng_fr.qm)

[eteran]

Hmm, we did JUST update the French translation, but it seems to compile correctly locally for me. Have you tried a completely fresh build directory?

I'll do the same with the latest in master and try to get to the bottom of this.

[ericxuo]

Hi,

I've just compiled from scratch and I've got the same error.
nedit-ng_fr.qm is not part of the git clone ? Is it build on the fly during cmake or make ?

Regards.

Xuo.

[eteran]

It is built on the fly.

[ericxuo]

Hi,

I have this kind ofwarnings during the make command :
make[2]: Avertissement : le fichier « Regex/CMakeFiles/Regex.dir/depend.make » a une date de modification 62 s dans le futur
Translation : Warning : the file « Regex/CMakeFiles/Regex.dir/depend.make » has a modification date 62s in the future.

Could this explain the error on nedit-ng_fr.qm ?
Is there a log I could have a look at to see if I can get more explanations about the reason why this file is not created ?

Regards.

Xuo.

[eteran]

That sounds like you aren't using a fresh build directory if it thinks that some files were modified in the future.

Try the following please:

rm -rf /automount/Softs/local/nedit-ng/build/
mkdir /automount/Softs/local/nedit-ng/build/
cd /automount/Softs/local/nedit-ng/build/
cmake ..
make

There should be a set of lines similar to this one at some point:

Scanning dependencies of target nedit-ng_autogen
[ 22%] Generating nedit-ng_fr.qm
Updating '/home/eteran/projects/nedit-ng/build/source/nedit-ng_fr.qm'...
    Generated 921 translation(s) (921 finished and 0 unfinished)
    Ignored 2 untranslated source text(s)

[ericxuo]

Hi,

I already did this several times :
432 19:11 rm -rf nedit-ng
433 19:12 h | grep clone
434 19:12 git clone https://github.com/eteran/nedit-ng.git
435 19:13 cd nedit-ng
436 19:13 mkdir build
437 19:13 cd build
438 19:13 cmake ..
439 19:13 make
I don't see any lines with nedit-ng_autogen.
I can't go further than 16% for the make command.
Are you sure /home/eteran/projects/nedit-ng is the same as https://github.com/eteran/nedit-ng.git ?

Here is a summary of what is displayed on the screen (not nice to read) :

/automount/Softs/local/nedit-ng/build 438 # cmake ..
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 5.5.0
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /bin/c++
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /bin/c++ -- works
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Boost version: 1.60.0
-- Found BISON: /bin/bison (found version "3.0.4")
-- Boost version: 1.60.0
-- Found Git: /bin/git (found version "2.13.7")
-- Performing Test COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX14
-- Performing Test COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX14 - Success
-- Looking for XOpenDisplay in /usr/lib64/libX11.so;/usr/lib64/libXext.so
-- Looking for XOpenDisplay in /usr/lib64/libX11.so;/usr/lib64/libXext.so - found
-- Looking for gethostbyname
-- Looking for gethostbyname - found
-- Looking for connect
-- Looking for connect - found
-- Looking for remove
-- Looking for remove - found
-- Looking for shmat
-- Looking for shmat - found
-- Looking for IceConnectionNumber in ICE
-- Looking for IceConnectionNumber in ICE - found
-- Found X11: /usr/lib64/libX11.so
-- Boost version: 1.60.0
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /mnt/Softs/local/nedit-ng/build

/automount/Softs/local/nedit-ng/build 439 # make
make: Avertissement : le fichier « Makefile » a une date de modification 57 s dans le futur
make[1]: Avertissement : le fichier « CMakeFiles/Makefile2 » a une date de modification 58 s dans le futur
make[2]: Avertissement : le fichier « Regex/CMakeFiles/Regex.dir/flags.make » a une date de modification 58 s dans le futur
Scanning dependencies of target Regex
make[2]: AVERTISSEMENT : décalage d'horloge détecté. La construction peut être incomplète.
make[2]: Avertissement : le fichier « Regex/CMakeFiles/Regex.dir/flags.make » a une date de modification 57 s dans le futur
[ 1%] Building CXX object Regex/CMakeFiles/Regex.dir/Execute.cpp.o
[ 2%] Building CXX object Regex/CMakeFiles/Regex.dir/Compile.cpp.o
[ 3%] Building CXX object Regex/CMakeFiles/Regex.dir/Regex.cpp.o
[ 4%] Building CXX object Regex/CMakeFiles/Regex.dir/RegexError.cpp.o
[ 5%] Building CXX object Regex/CMakeFiles/Regex.dir/Substitute.cpp.o
[ 6%] Linking CXX static library libRegex.a
make[2]: AVERTISSEMENT : décalage d'horloge détecté. La construction peut être incomplète.
[ 6%] Built target Regex
make[2]: Avertissement : le fichier « Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/flags.make » a une date de modification 54 s dans le futur
Scanning dependencies of target Util
make[2]: AVERTISSEMENT : décalage d'horloge détecté. La construction peut être incomplète.
make[2]: Avertissement : le fichier « Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/flags.make » a une date de modification 54 s dans le futur
[ 7%] Building CXX object Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/ClearCase.cpp.o
[ 8%] Building CXX object Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/FileSystem.cpp.o
[ 9%] Building CXX object Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/Host.cpp.o
[ 10%] Building CXX object Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/Input.cpp.o
[ 11%] Building CXX object Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/regex.cpp.o
[ 12%] Building CXX object Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/Resource.cpp.o
[ 13%] Building CXX object Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/ServerCommon.cpp.o
[ 14%] Building CXX object Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/System.cpp.o
[ 14%] Building CXX object Util/CMakeFiles/Util.dir/User.cpp.o
[ 15%] Linking CXX static library libUtil.a
make[2]: AVERTISSEMENT : décalage d'horloge détecté. La construction peut être incomplète.
[ 15%] Built target Util
make[2]: Avertissement : le fichier « source/CMakeFiles/nedit-ng_automoc.dir/progress.make » a une date de modification 49 s dans le futur
Scanning dependencies of target nedit-ng_automoc
make[2]: AVERTISSEMENT : décalage d'horloge détecté. La construction peut être incomplète.
make[2]: Avertissement : le fichier « source/CMakeFiles/nedit-ng_automoc.dir/progress.make » a une date de modification 49 s dans le futur
[ 16%] Automatic moc, uic and rcc for target nedit-ng
Generating moc source nedit-ng_automoc.dir/moc_CallTipWidget_NN2Z5P56FPQ6OL.cpp
Generating moc source nedit-ng_automoc.dir/moc_CommandRecorde_AER5WZKKTZ5JU2.cpp
Generating moc source nedit-ng_automoc.dir/moc_Dialog_2WNWQALNP5RE5S.cpp
...
Generating moc source nedit-ng_automoc.dir/moc_TextArea_4M2DWNEYNAYW74.cpp
Generating moc compilation nedit-ng_automoc.cpp
Generating ui header ui_CallTipWidget.h
Generating ui header ui_DialogAbout.h
...
Generating qrc source nedit-ng_automoc.dir/qrc_translations_OX5LPOHFSWODBI.cpp
RCC: Error in '/automount/Softs/local/nedit-ng/build/source/translations.qrc': Cannot find file 'nedit-ng_fr.qm'
AUTORCC: error: process for nedit-ng_automoc.dir/qrc_translations_OX5LPOHFSWODBI.cpp failed:
RCC: Error in '/automount/Softs/local/nedit-ng/build/source/translations.qrc': Cannot find file 'nedit-ng_fr.qm'

rcc failed...
source/CMakeFiles/nedit-ng_automoc.dir/build.make:57 : la recette pour la cible « source/CMakeFiles/nedit-ng_automoc » a échouée
make[2]: *** [source/CMakeFiles/nedit-ng_automoc] Erreur 1
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:220 : la recette pour la cible « source/CMakeFiles/nedit-ng_automoc.dir/all » a échouée
make[1]: *** [source/CMakeFiles/nedit-ng_automoc.dir/all] Erreur 2
Makefile:138 : la recette pour la cible « all » a échouée
make: *** [all] Erreur 2

Hope this helps.

Regards.

Xuo.

[ericxuo]

Hi,

Using the nedit-ng.zip file (instead of the git clone command), I don't have the "modification in the future" issue BUT I still have the Cannot find file 'nedit-ng_fr.qm' one.

Regards.

Xuo.

[ericxuo]

Hi again,

The problem does not come the .zip file or the git command but from a local directory (/home/... where I don't have any "modification in the future" issue) and from an auto-mounted one (where I get this issue).
Now, we just have to understand the reason why I get the "Cannot find file 'nedit-ng_fr.qm'" issue.

Xuo.

[eteran]

Is your clock correct? You definitely shouldn't be getting warnings about files being modified in the future. I think that is something which tends to mess with make

[eteran]

is auto-mounted some remote filesystem? could it possibly be an issue with that filesystem? Can you try building it in a local filesystem?

[eteran]

I don't see any lines with nedit-ng_autogen.
I can't go further than 16% for the make command.
Are you sure /home/eteran/projects/nedit-ng is the same as https://github.com/eteran/nedit-ng.git ?

Yes, I just did a fresh checkout and it built correctly on my machine :-/

[ericxuo]

Hi,

My last "makes" (with either the zip file or a git clone command ) have been done locally, without any clock issue. But it does not compile correctly in both cases.

Regards.

Xuo.

PS : I have added the ntp package on the client side. Now both server and client have the same time and I don't have the clock issue wherever I compile nedit-ng ... but still the nedit-ng_fr.qm one.

[eteran]

I honestly have no idea :-/

it builds locally for me and on my travis CI instance:

https://travis-ci.org/eteran/nedit-ng/jobs/417422305

Which if you look at the log, Generating nedit-ng_fr.qm is one of the very first things it does.

[ericxuo]

Hi,

Do you run any commands before compiling to "modelize" a french setup ? (setenv LANG FR_UTF8 or anything else ?)

Xuo.

[eteran]

I can't think of anything that should make a difference ... The build doesn't (well shouldn't) care what locale you're currently running.

[ericxuo]

Hi,

My locale :
/automount/Softs/local/nedit-ng/build 491 # locale
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
LC_CTYPE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="fr_FR.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

And in my compilation, I have :
[ 15%] Built target Util
Scanning dependencies of target nedit-ng_automoc

while you have several other targets I don't have :

[ 16%] Built target Util
Scanning dependencies of target Settings
[ 16%] [BISON][parser] Building parser with bison 3.0.2
[ 17%] Building CXX object Settings/CMakeFiles/Settings.dir/Settings.cpp.o
Scanning dependencies of target Interpreter
[ 18%] Building CXX object Interpreter/CMakeFiles/Interpreter.dir/interpret.cpp.o
[ 19%] Linking CXX static library libSettings.a
[ 19%] Built target Settings
[ 20%] Building CXX object Interpreter/CMakeFiles/Interpreter.dir/parse.cpp.o
[ 21%] Building CXX object Interpreter/CMakeFiles/Interpreter.dir/parser.cpp.o
Scanning dependencies of target nedit-regex-test
[ 22%] Building CXX object Regex/test/CMakeFiles/nedit-regex-test.dir/Test.cpp.o
[ 23%] Linking CXX static library libInterpreter.a
[ 23%] Built target Interpreter
Scanning dependencies of target nedit-ng_autogen
...

And you don't have the target nedit-ng_automoc

What is target nedit-ng_automoc that you don't have in your own compilation ?

Xuo.

[eteran]

cmake version?

[ericxuo]

no, from the make command.
For me, it is :
[ 15%] Built target Util
Scanning dependencies of target nedit-ng_automoc
Xuo.

[ericxuo]

sorry, I didn't understand your question :
/automount/Softs/local/nedit-ng 124 # cmake --version
cmake version 3.7.2

CMake suite maintained and supported by Kitware (kitware.com/cmake).

xuo.

[eteran]

What i meant was, what is your cmake version. cmake --version

[ericxuo]

cmake version 3.7.2

[eteran]

I've added a line I removed (which seems to do nothing) from the translations aspect of the cmake file.

Can you do a fresh clone and see if that makes a difference please?

[ericxuo]

hi,

No it was really an unuseful line. It didn't change anything.

Xuo.

[ericxuo]

Do you know how to git clone version 2018.7 of nedit-ng ?

Xuo.

[eteran]

I'm away from my computer, but there is a way to check out any tag. I'll let you know later tonight

[eteran]

git clone https://github.com/eteran/nedit-ng.git
cd nedit-ng
git checkout 2018.7
# now you have the 2018.7 code checked out

If that works, I guess I'll just revert my tweaks to the build system, but honestly I don't understand why the old system would be any different since the translation system is the one part I didn't change since the last release.

[ericxuo]

Hi,

If I summarize what I did, the issue comes from the file source/CMakeLists.txt
I've cloned nedit-ng master repository and copied into its source directory the file CMakeLists.txt from the tag 2018.7 (which compiles correctly). And it works.
In other words, the only file I need to change for nedit-ng to compile on my side is the file source/CMakeLists.txt.

Regards.

Xuo.

[eteran]

Please let me know if the latest master builds for you. I don't know why the old version works and the new one does (they both use the same exact code for the translation stuff)... but it seems to make a difference.

[ericxuo]

Hi,

Yes, the last master builds for me.
You think the problem comes from the translation code ?

Regards.

Xuo.

[eteran]

Well, the issue you were having is in the generation of the nedit-ng_fr.qm, which is the binary version of the french translation file. For some reason, it wasn't being generated with the "improved" cmake file, but worked for me and travis-CI builds.

I have no idea what the cause was though. Oh well.

[ericxuo]

Hi,

Here is a "working" source/CMakeLists.txt.

Xuo.
CMakeLists.txt

[eteran]

That looks like exactly the way it was when you said it wasn't working though

[ericxuo]

Hi,

Here are the differences :
29a30,35

list(APPEND QRC_FILES ${TRANSLATIONS_QRC})

qt5_add_resources(QRC_SOURCES
nedit.qrc
${TRANSLATIONS_QRC}
)
33c39
< ${TRANSLATIONS_QRC}

---

  ${QRC_SOURCES}

Xuo.

[eteran]

Interesting, I'll take a look. The build is currently working as it's supposed to, so I'm in no hurry. I'll reach out to you when I give the "new" method a go again (I prefer it because it's simpler to maintain AND it's a slightly faster build too).

[eteran]

@ericxuo I've pushed a commit using your version of the CMake file, when you get a chance, can you double check that it works as expected?

Thanks

[ericxuo]

Hi,

It could compile it without any problem.

Regards.

Xuo.