ERROR - key.cpp:144:9

[ikseles]

received this message after trying to install Gridcoin today using the command: brew install gridcoin

the following was generated (note not all data included such as downloading, pouring, or installing which is represented by ".........." to conserve space)

Warning: Treating gridcoin as a formula. For the cask, use git-jiro/jiro-casks/gridcoin
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/m4/manifests/1.4.19
######################################################################## 100.0% ............

.............==> Downloading https://github.com/gridcoin-community/Gridcoin-Research/archive/
==> Downloading from https://codeload.github.com/gridcoin-community/Gridcoin-Res
# -#O=- # #
==> Installing gridcoin from git-jiro/jiro
Warning: Your Xcode (12.5.1) is outdated.
Please update to Xcode 13.0 (or delete it).
Xcode can be updated from the App Store.

==> Installing dependencies for git-jiro/jiro/gridcoin: m4, autoconf, automake, libpng, freetype, fontconfig, gettext, libffi, pcre, gdbm, mpdecimal, openssl@1.1, readline, sqlite, xz, python@3.9, glib, pkg-config, libpthread-stubs, xorgproto, libxau, libxdmcp, libxcb, libx11, libxext, libxrender, lzo, pixman, cairo, jpeg, libtiff, gdk-pixbuf, fribidi, gobject-introspection, graphite2, icu4c, harfbuzz, pango, librsvg, libtool, berkeley-db@4, boost, gperftools, snappy, leveldb, zstd, libzip, miniupnpc, openssl, qt@5 and qrencode
==> Installing git-jiro/jiro/gridcoin dependency: m4
==> Pouring m4--1.4.19.big_sur.bottle.tar.gz
🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/m4/1.4.19: 13 files, 724.4KB ...........

...........==> Installing git-jiro/jiro/gridcoin
==> Patching
==> cd src ; ../contrib/nomacro.pl
==> ./autogen.sh
==> ./configure
==> make NO_UPGRADE=1 USE_UPNP=1 USE_QRCODE=1
Last 15 lines from /Users/USERNAME/Library/Logs/Homebrew/gridcoin/04.make:
CXX gridcoin/libgridcoin_util_a-superblock.o
CXX gridcoin/libgridcoin_util_a-tally.o
CXX gridcoin/libgridcoin_util_a-tx_message.o
CXX gridcoin/libgridcoin_util_a-upgrade.o
CXX libgridcoin_util_a-init.o
CXX libgridcoin_util_a-key.o
key.cpp:144:9: error: invalid argument type 'void' to unary expression
if (!BN_zero(zero)) { ret=-1; goto err; }
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CXX libgridcoin_util_a-keystore.o
1 error generated.
make[2]: *** [libgridcoin_util_a-key.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

If reporting this issue please do so at (not Homebrew/brew or Homebrew/core):
https://github.com/git-jiro/homebrew-jiro/issues

These open issues may also help:
Gridcoin does not run in MacOS Catalina 10.15.5 #78

Error: Your Xcode (12.5.1) is outdated.
Please update to Xcode 13.0 (or delete it).
Xcode can be updated from the App Store.

and yes I am currently updated my Xcode since it is out of date

[Git-Jiro]

Hi!
Which macOS version are you running on your machine?

As a quick fix you can also try if the cask 'git-jiro/jiro-casks/gridcoin' works fine for you instead.
Since the cask is a pre-compiled version of gridcoin there is no need to compile it yourself.

[ikseles]

-running Big Sur v11.6
-I tried your suggestion 'git-jiro/jiro-casks/gridcoin' and grid coin installed
-when I attempt to run gridcoin I get the following message.

Error: Cannot read configuration file. Please check the path and format of the file

-when I look for the Gridcoin folder under "/users/USER/Library/Application Support/" there is no folder relating to gridcoin at all

[Git-Jiro]

The folder should be "/users/USER/Library/Application Support/GridcoinResearch" and the config file is "gridcoinresearch.conf"

a minimal configfile would look like:
email=your.email.address@here

[Git-Jiro]

here are the other details of the config file: https://gridcoin.us/wiki/config-file.html

[ikseles]

The folder should be "/users/USER/Library/Application Support/GridcoinResearch" and the config file is "gridcoinresearch.conf"

a minimal configfile would look like: email=your.email.address@here

the folder is not located at the specified place you referenced. I searched my computer for the config file "gridcoinresearch.conf" and one is not found. I tried to add the gridcoin research folder manually (right click -> add new folder->...) to the application support file but the OS will not allow it.

Is there a command I can run in Terminal to build that file and everything that is suppose to be contained in it?

Please forgive me I'm new to programming.

[Git-Jiro]

Ok, then we just found the problem!
I just tried to create a random folder under "/users/USER/Library/Application Support/" via Finder and that worked without any issues.

As far as I know Girdcoin usually creates the folder itself, and since you are not allowed to create the folder, Gridcoin most probably is also not allowed to create the folder.

I am not yet sure how to fix that issue on your machine.

[Git-Jiro]

Maybe you can try to use "First Aid" function in "Disk Utility" to try to repair the file system permissions?
But make a system backup first, because you never know.