kallisto-0.42.4-fasrc02 build problem (cmake hangs)

[dansomers]

I am trying to build the kallisto-0.42.4-fasrc02 module. Both dependency modules are in place and working. The build gets to the cmake step, but does not progress beyond '-- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.4.7' - it has stuck at this point for several days. Added '--debug-output' to the cmake command in the spec file to try to get more info, which yielded:

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• cmake --debug-output -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/nfs/software/helmod/apps/Core/kallisto/0.42.4-fasrc02 '-DCMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH:STRING=/nfs/software/helmod/apps/Core/hdf5/1.8.12-fasrc08/include;/nfs/software/helmod/apps/Core/zlib/1.2.8-fasrc05/include' '-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH:STRING=/nfs/software/helmod/apps/Core/zlib/1.2.8-fasrc05/lib;/nfs/software/helmod/apps/Core/hdf5/1.8.12-fasrc08/lib64' .. Running with debug output on. -- The C compiler identification is GNU 4.4.7 Called from: [2] /nfs/software/helmod/apps/Core/cmake/2.8.12.2-fasrc01/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake [1] /home/dss13/helmod/rpmbuild/BUILD/kallisto-0.42.4/CMakeLists.txt

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and has been stuck at that point since. 'ps' shows cmake running with state R+, using CPU. I have used this cmake module successfully in the past so do not suspect an issue with that dependency. Any insight as to what may be going on here would be very much appreciated.

[dansomers]

Updating my own issue since I found the problem. gcc on my build host was old enough to cause problems with '-std=c++11'. I added gcc/4.9.3/fasrc01 to build dependencies and cmake completed in a flash, then the module worked. strace to the rescue.