Bitcoin Core 0.15.0.1 - failing to compile on Debian Jessie #11358

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./autogen.sh

./configure --without-gui CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1/db/include" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1/db/lib"

make <- fails here

Expected behaviour

Tell us what should happen I should be able to compile successfully.

Actual behaviour

Tell us what happens instead When I run make it crashes and is complaining about the Boost library. I successfully compiled 0.15.0.0 a few days ago, so I have no idea what's any different.

root@localhost:/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1# make Making all in src make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1/src' make[2]: Entering directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1/src' make[3]: Entering directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1' make[3]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1' make[3]: Entering directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1/src/secp256k1' make[3]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1/src/secp256k1' CXXLD bitcoind libbitcoin_util.a(libbitcoin_util_a-util.o): In function GetNumCores()': /usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1/src/util.cpp:880: undefined reference to boost::thread::physical_concurrency()' libbitcoin_util.a(libbitcoin_util_a-utiltime.o): In function sleep_for': /usr/local/include/boost/thread/pthread/thread_data.hpp:252: undefined reference to boost::this_thread::hidden::sleep_for(timespec const&)' libbitcoin_wallet.a(libbitcoin_wallet_a-db.o): In function copy_file': /usr/local/include/boost/filesystem/operations.hpp:539: undefined reference to boost::filesystem::detail::copy_file(boost::filesystem::path const&, boost::filesystem::path const&, boost::filesystem::detail::copy_option, boost::system::error_code*)' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status Makefile:3624: recipe for target 'bitcoind' failed make[2]: *** [bitcoind] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1/src' Makefile:9265: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.0.1/src' Makefile:728: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

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Try running make clean first before running make

Wowzers, you learn something new everyday! Thank you so much!

Problem still persists after make clean...

There's been nothing changed between .0 and .1 that would cause something like this, try reinstalling the boost libraries?

Updated to the latest boost library and tried compiling --with-boost-libs=/path/to/boost/libs and it's still giving me an error, strange.

boost_1_65_1.tar.gz http://www.boost.org/users/download/

Please pastebin your config.log and the output of a make V=1 here.

I installed boost 1_55 instead of boost_1_65 and received a different error. What is the recommended boost library version for Bitcoin?

Here is the result of make V=1

mv -f leveldb/port/.deps/leveldb_libleveldb_sse42_a-port_posix_sse.Tpo leveldb/port/.deps/leveldb_libleveldb_sse42_a-port_posix_sse.Po rm -f leveldb/libleveldb_sse42.a /usr/bin/ar cr leveldb/libleveldb_sse42.a leveldb/port/leveldb_libleveldb_sse42_a-port_posix_sse.o /usr/bin/ranlib leveldb/libleveldb_sse42.a g++ -std=c++11 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../src/config -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -I./leveldb -DOS_LINUX -DLEVELDB_ATOMIC_PRESENT -D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS -DLEVELDB_PLATFORM_POSIX -I./leveldb/include -I./leveldb/helpers/memenv -I/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.1/bitcoin/db/include -DHAVE_BUILD_INFO -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS -Wstack-protector -fstack-protector-all -fPIE -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wformat -Wvla -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter -MT leveldb/helpers/memenv/leveldb_libmemenv_a-memenv.o -MD -MP -MF leveldb/helpers/memenv/.deps/leveldb_libmemenv_a-memenv.Tpo -c -o leveldb/helpers/memenv/leveldb_libmemenv_a-memenv.o test -f 'leveldb/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc' || echo './'leveldb/helpers/memenv/memenv.cc mv -f leveldb/helpers/memenv/.deps/leveldb_libmemenv_a-memenv.Tpo leveldb/helpers/memenv/.deps/leveldb_libmemenv_a-memenv.Po rm -f leveldb/libmemenv.a /usr/bin/ar cr leveldb/libmemenv.a leveldb/helpers/memenv/leveldb_libmemenv_a-memenv.o /usr/bin/ranlib leveldb/libmemenv.a /bin/bash ../libtool --tag=CXX --mode=link g++ -std=c++11 -Wstack-protector -fstack-protector-all -fPIE -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wformat -Wvla -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter -pthread -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -pie -L/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.1/bitcoin/db/lib -o bitcoind bitcoind-bitcoind.o libbitcoin_server.a libbitcoin_common.a univalue/libunivalue.la libbitcoin_util.a libbitcoin_wallet.a libbitcoin_consensus.a crypto/libbitcoin_crypto.a leveldb/libleveldb.a leveldb/libleveldb_sse42.a leveldb/libmemenv.a secp256k1/libsecp256k1.la -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem -lboost_program_options -lboost_thread -lboost_chrono -ldb_cxx-4.8 -lssl -lcrypto -lcrypto -lminiupnpc -levent_pthreads -levent -levent libtool: link: g++ -std=c++11 -Wstack-protector -fstack-protector-all -fPIE -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wformat -Wvla -Wformat-security -Wno-unused-parameter -pthread -Wl,-z -Wl,relro -Wl,-z -Wl,now -pie -o bitcoind bitcoind-bitcoind.o -L/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.1/bitcoin/db/lib libbitcoin_server.a libbitcoin_common.a univalue/.libs/libunivalue.a libbitcoin_util.a libbitcoin_wallet.a libbitcoin_consensus.a crypto/libbitcoin_crypto.a leveldb/libleveldb.a leveldb/libleveldb_sse42.a leveldb/libmemenv.a secp256k1/.libs/libsecp256k1.a -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem -lboost_program_options -lboost_thread -lboost_chrono /usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.8/lib/libdb_cxx-4.8.so -lssl -lcrypto -lminiupnpc -levent_pthreads -levent -pthread -D__LIBTOOL_IS_A_FOOL__ -D__LIBTOOL_IS_A_FOOL__ libbitcoin_util.a(libbitcoin_util_a-util.o): In function GetNumCores()': /usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.1/bitcoin/src/util.cpp:878: undefined reference to boost::thread::physical_concurrency()' libbitcoin_util.a(libbitcoin_util_a-utiltime.o): In function sleep_for': /usr/local/include/boost/thread/pthread/thread_data.hpp:252: undefined reference to boost::this_thread::hidden::sleep_for(timespec const&)' libbitcoin_wallet.a(libbitcoin_wallet_a-db.o): In function copy_file': /usr/local/include/boost/filesystem/operations.hpp:539: undefined reference to boost::filesystem::detail::copy_file(boost::filesystem::path const&, boost::filesystem::path const&, boost::filesystem::detail::copy_option, boost::system::error_code*)' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status Makefile:3615: recipe for target 'bitcoind' failed make[2]: *** [bitcoind] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.1/bitcoin/src' Makefile:9284: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/local/src/bitcoin-0.15.1/bitcoin/src' Makefile:728: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

Solved, I realized I had installed a different version of the Boost library which did not match the recommended version for my Debian install. Boost version 1_55, I had version 1_65_1

sudo apt-get autoremove libboost-all-dev sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev

Finally, I was able to recompile successfully!

Had exactly the same issue also on Debian Jessie while attempting to build v0.16.0. Also because of a boost upgrade (to 1.66). This thread was very useful, thank you !