build: (initial?) failure to build xproto on Alpine #32494

1. 
   fanquake commented at 10:54 am on May 14, 2025: member

   0# podman run -it alpine
   1apk update && apk add pkgconf patch python3 cmake g++ bash curl gcc git make && \
   2	git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin && \
   3	cd bitcoin && \
   4	make -C depends qt -j13
   

   This will fail with

    0Staging xproto...
    1make[1]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
    2Making install in specs
    3make[2]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
    4Making install in SIAddresses
    5make[3]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs/SIAddresses'
    6make[4]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs/SIAddresses'
    7make[4]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'.
    8make[4]: Nothing to be done for 'install-data-am'.
    9make[4]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs/SIAddresses'
   10make[3]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs/SIAddresses'
   11make[3]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   12make[4]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   13make[4]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'.
   14make[4]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   15make[3]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   16make[2]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   17make[2]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   18make[3]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   19make[3]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'.
   20 ./install-sh -c -d '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/lib/pkgconfig'
   21 ./install-sh -c -d '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/include/X11'
   22 ./install-sh -c -d '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/include/X11'
   23mkdir: can't create directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/include/X11': File exists
   24make[3]: *** [Makefile:508: install-xprotoHEADERS] Error 1
   25make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
   26 /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 xproto.pc '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/lib/pkgconfig'
   27 /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 Xfuncproto.h Xpoll.h '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/include/X11'
   28make[3]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   29make[2]: *** [Makefile:838: install-am] Error 2
   30make[2]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   31make[1]: *** [Makefile:535: install-recursive] Error 1
   32make[1]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   33make: *** [funcs.mk:342: /bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/.stamp_staged] Error 2
   34make: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends'
   

   If you restart the build it then picks up and continues:

    0make -C depends/ qt
    1make: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends'
    2Staging xproto...
    3make[1]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
    4Making install in specs
    5make[2]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
    6Making install in SIAddresses
    7make[3]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs/SIAddresses'
    8make[4]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs/SIAddresses'
    9make[4]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'.
   10make[4]: Nothing to be done for 'install-data-am'.
   11make[4]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs/SIAddresses'
   12make[3]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs/SIAddresses'
   13make[3]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   14make[4]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   15make[4]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'.
   16make[4]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   17make[3]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   18make[2]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/specs'
   19make[2]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   20make[3]: Entering directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   21make[3]: Nothing to be done for 'install-exec-am'.
   22 ./install-sh -c -d '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/include/X11'
   23 /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 Xfuncproto.h Xpoll.h '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/include/X11'
   24 ./install-sh -c -d '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/lib/pkgconfig'
   25 /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 xproto.pc '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/lib/pkgconfig'
   26 ./install-sh -c -d '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/include/X11'
   27 /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ap_keysym.h DECkeysym.h HPkeysym.h keysymdef.h keysym.h Sunkeysym.h Xalloca.h Xarch.h Xatom.h Xdefs.h XF86keysym.h Xfuncs.h X.h Xmd.h Xosdefs.h Xos.h Xos_r.h Xproto.h Xprotostr.h Xthreads.h Xw32defs.h XWDFile.h Xwindows.h Xwinsock.h '/bitcoin/depends/work/staging/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec/bitcoin/depends/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/include/X11'
   28make[3]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   29make[2]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   30make[1]: Leaving directory '/bitcoin/depends/work/build/aarch64-unknown-linux-musl/xproto/7.0.31-7e4871430ec'
   31Postprocessing xproto...
   32Caching xproto...
   

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4. 
   willcl-ark commented at 5:12 pm on May 19, 2025: member

   This appears to be related to make parallelism. It can be circumvented by using make -j1.

   Another approach might be to patch the (failing) mkdir call with mkdir -p, although this might possibly also just mask underlying issue…

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