[Bug] Successfully built but failed to install using checkinstall

[jiapei100]

I've successfully built grass 7.8.2, but failed to install using checkinstall at the final step. It looks sudo make install works... but sudo checkinsta failed...

Installing with make install...

========================= Installation results ===========================
....../grass/bin.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/grass79
make install-check-built
make[1]: Entering directory '....../grass'
make[1]: Leaving directory '....../grass'
make install-check-parent
make[1]: Entering directory '....../grass'
make[1]: Leaving directory '....../grass'
make install-check-writable
make[1]: Entering directory '....../grass'
make[1]: Leaving directory '....../grass'
make install-check-prefix
make[1]: Entering directory '....../grass'
make[1]: Leaving directory '....../grass'
make real-install
make[1]: Entering directory '....../grass'
tar cBCf ....../grass/dist.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu - . | tar xBCf /usr/local/grass79 - 2>/dev/null
tar: ./demolocation/.grassrc79: File removed before we read it
tar: ./demolocation/PERMANENT: File removed before we read it
tar: ./docs/html: File removed before we read it
tar: ./docs/man: File removed before we read it
tar: ./driver/db: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/d.mon/render_cmd.py: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/d.polar/ps_defs.eps: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/db.test/test1: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/g.bands/landsat.json: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/g.bands/sentinel.json: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/lister/cell: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/lister/vector: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/paint/decorations: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/paint/patterns: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/paint/prolog.ps: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/python/grass: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/r.watershed/ram: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/r.watershed/seg: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/symbol/demo/muchomurka: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/symbol/demo/smrk: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/symbol/legend/area: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/symbol/legend/area_curved: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/symbol/legend/line: File removed before we read it
tar: ./etc/symbol/legend/line_crooked: File removed before we read it
tar: ./gui/icons: File removed before we read it
tar: ./gui/images: File removed before we read it
tar: ./gui/scripts: File removed before we read it
tar: ./gui/wxpython: File removed before we read it
tar: ./gui/xml: File removed before we read it
tar: ./include/grass: File removed before we read it
tar: ./include/Make: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/bn/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/de/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/el/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/es/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/id_ID/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/it/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/si/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/th/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/zh/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES: File removed before we read it
tar: ./share/applications: File removed before we read it
tar: ./share/icons: File removed before we read it
tar: ./share/metainfo: File removed before we read it
tar: ./tools/__pycache__/ggroff.cpython-36.pyc: File removed before we read it
tar: ./tools/__pycache__/ghtml.cpython-36.pyc: File removed before we read it
rm /usr/local/grass79/grass79.tmp
make /usr/local/bin/grass79
make[2]: Entering directory '....../grass'
make[2]: '/usr/local/bin/grass79' is up to date.
make[2]: Leaving directory '....../grass'
rm /usr/local/grass79/etc/fontcap
make /usr/local/grass79/etc/fontcap
make[2]: Entering directory '....../grass'
sed -e 's#....../grass/dist.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu#/usr/local/grass79#g' ....../grass/dist.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/etc/fontcap > /usr/local/grass79/etc/fontcap
make[2]: Leaving directory '....../grass'
rm /usr/local/grass79/demolocation/.grassrc79
make /usr/local/grass79/demolocation/.grassrc79
make[2]: Entering directory '....../grass'
sed -e 's#....../grass/dist.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu#/usr/local/grass79#g' ....../grass/dist.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/demolocation/.grassrc79 > /usr/local/grass79/demolocation/.grassrc79
make[2]: Leaving directory '....../grass'
rm /usr/local/grass79/include/Make/Platform.make
rm: cannot remove '/usr/local/grass79/include/Make/Platform.make': No such file or directory
include/Make/Install.make:100: recipe for target 'real-install' failed
make[1]: [real-install] Error 1 (ignored)
make /usr/local/grass79/include/Make/Platform.make
make[2]: Entering directory '....../grass'
sed -e 's#^\(GRASS_HOME.[^=]*\).*#\1= /usr/local/grass79#g' -e 's#....../grass/dist.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu#/usr/local/grass79#g' ....../grass/dist.x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/include/Make/Platform.make > /usr/local/grass79/include/Make/Platform.make
/bin/sh: 1: cannot create /usr/local/grass79/include/Make/Platform.make: Directory nonexistent
include/Make/Install.make:154: recipe for target '/usr/local/grass79/include/Make/Platform.make' failed
make[2]: *** [/usr/local/grass79/include/Make/Platform.make] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '....../grass'
include/Make/Install.make:100: recipe for target 'real-install' failed
make[1]: *** [real-install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '....../grass'
include/Make/Install.make:34: recipe for target 'install' failed
make: *** [install] Error 2

****  Installation failed. Aborting package creation.

Restoring overwritten files from backup...OK

Cleaning up...OK

Bye.

[neteler]

I suppose you refer to https://wiki.debian.org/CheckInstall ?

It doesn't seem to be actively maintained any more (http://checkinstall.izto.org/) and would probably require changes in the Makefile system of GRASS GIS. Does anyone have experience with checkinstall?

[ninsbl]

I used checkinstall to install GRASS quite a bit on Ubuntu. Without issues. So, it should not require changes in the build system.

The way the directory is specified: '....../grass' seems a bit odd, and my first guess would be that the issue is related to that. @jiapei100 , can you provide a more reproducible example (which steps do you use)?

[neteler]

Can anyone pls check with GRASS GIS 7.8.6 if the bug has been fixed?