Error building VariantVisualization

[dridk]

I get the following error when installing on Linux ubuntu 18.04

Building VariantVisualization → `~/.julia/packages/VariantVisualization/1yoNl/deps/build.log`
┌ Error: Error building `VariantVisualization`: 
│ ERROR: LoadError: IOError: symlink: permission denied (EACCES)
│ Stacktrace:
│  [1] uv_error at ./libuv.jl:90 [inlined]
│  [2] symlink(::String, ::String) at ./file.jl:800
│  [3] symlink_user_bin(::String) at /home/sacha/.julia/packages/VariantVisualization/1yoNl/deps/build.jl:18
│  [4] top-level scope at /home/sacha/.julia/packages/VariantVisualization/1yoNl/deps/build.jl:24
│  [5] include at ./boot.jl:328 [inlined]
│  [6] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1094
│  [7] include(::Module, ::String) at ./Base.jl:31
│  [8] include(::String) at ./client.jl:431
│  [9] top-level scope at none:5
│ in expression starting at /home/sacha/.julia/packages/VariantVisualization/1yoNl/deps/build.jl:24
└ @ Pkg.Operations /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.2/Pkg/src/backwards_compatible_isolation.jl:647

[gtollefson]

Hi @dridk, it looks like there is a permissions error resulting from VIVA’s script to create a symbolic link on your Linux system. Are you installing on a remote server and do you have permission to create symlinks on that server?

[dridk]

I fixed it by creating the symlink myself. By the way, the simple commande viva -help takes some time before showing useful things. It loads many thinks before. Is it normal ?

[gtollefson]

@dridk Great! I'm glad that worked. It should take about 20-30 seconds for the Julia dependency packages to load before the -help parameter is interpreted. I'm sorry if that's inconvenient - that is something we'll be addressing in a future release.