Error building fsharp when using Mono built from source only

[caxelrud]

Mono is installed at /mono . It was build from source,
I did the following commands:

$ cd fsharp-master
$ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/mono/lib/pkgconf
$ export PATH=$PATH:/mono/bin
$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/mono/bin
$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/mono/lib/
$echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
:/mono/lib/
$ ./autogen.sh --prefix /mono

I go the following:

checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
configure: "pkg-config: /usr/bin/pkg-config"
configure: "PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR: "
configure: PCL Reference Assemblies for Profile 47 found: no
configure: PCL Reference Assemblies for Profile 7 found: no
configure: PCL Reference Assemblies for Profile 78 found: no
configure: PCL Reference Assemblies for Profile 259 found: no
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating launcher
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating config.make
config.status: creating src/fsharp/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/FSharp.Compiler-proto/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/Fsc-proto/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/FSharp.Core/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/FSharp.Build/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/FSharp.Compiler/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/Fsc/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/FSharp.Compiler.Interactive.Settings/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/FSharp.Compiler.Server.Shared/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/FSharp.Data.TypeProviders/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/fsi/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/fsiAnyCpu/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/policy.2.0.FSharp.Core/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/policy.2.3.FSharp.Core/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/policy.3.3.FSharp.Core/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/policy.4.0.FSharp.Core/Makefile
config.status: creating src/fsharp/policy.4.3.FSharp.Core/Makefile

And the following command:

$ make

I got the following error:

make -C src/fsharp all
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp'
make build-proto
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp'
mkdir: can't create directory '/home/monoc/fsharp-master//lib/proto/': File exists
Makefile:15: recipe for target 'build-proto' failed
make[2]: [build-proto] Error 1 (ignored)
cp -p /home/monoc/fsharp-master/lib/bootstrap/4.0/FSharp.Core.dll /home/monoc/fsharp-master//lib/proto/FSharp.Core.dll
cp -p /home/monoc/fsharp-master/lib/bootstrap/4.0/FSharp.Core.sigdata /home/monoc/fsharp-master//lib/proto/FSharp.Core.sigdata
cp -p /home/monoc/fsharp-master/lib/bootstrap/4.0/FSharp.Core.optdata /home/monoc/fsharp-master//lib/proto/FSharp.Core.optdata
make -C FSharp.Build-proto Configuration=proto build-proto
make[3]: Entering directory '/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto'
MONO_ENV_OPTIONS= xbuild /p:Configuration=Proto
XBuild Engine Version 12.0
Mono, Version 3.12.0.0
Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Various Mono authors
Build started 02/21/2015 17:57:35.

Project "/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/FSharp.Build-proto.fsproj" (default target(s)):
Target CallFsSrGen:
Tool /home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/../../../lib/bootstrap/4.0/fssrgen.exe execution started with arguments: /home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build/FSBuild.txt obj/proto/./FSBuild.fs FSBuild.resx
/home/monoc/fsharp-master/lib/bootstrap/4.0/FSharp.SRGen.targets: error : Error executing tool '/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/../../../lib/bootstrap/4.0/fssrgen.exe': ApplicationName='/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/../../../lib/bootstrap/4.0/fssrgen.exe', CommandLine=' /home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build/FSBuild.txt obj/proto/./FSBuild.fs FSBuild.resx ', CurrentDirectory='/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto', Native error= Cannot find the specified file
Task "FsSrGen" execution -- FAILED
Done building target "CallFsSrGen" in project "/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/FSharp.Build-proto.fsproj".-- FAILED
Done building project "/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/FSharp.Build-proto.fsproj".-- FAILED
Build FAILED.
Errors:
/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/FSharp.Build-proto.fsproj (default targets) ->
/home/monoc/fsharp-master/lib/bootstrap/4.0/FSharp.SRGen.targets (CallFsSrGen target) ->
/home/monoc/fsharp-master/lib/bootstrap/4.0/FSharp.SRGen.targets: error : Error executing tool '/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/../../../lib/bootstrap/4.0/fssrgen.exe': ApplicationName='/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/../../../lib/bootstrap/4.0/fssrgen.exe', CommandLine=' /home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build/FSBuild.txt obj/proto/./FSBuild.fs FSBuild.resx ', CurrentDirectory='/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto', Native error= Cannot find the specified file
0 Warning(s)
1 Error(s)
Time Elapsed 00:00:02.2930690
Makefile:9: recipe for target 'build-proto' failed
make[3]: *** [build-proto] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto'
Makefile:15: recipe for target 'build-proto' failed
make[2]: *** [build-proto] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp'
Makefile:10: recipe for target 'all' failed
make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp'
Makefile:4: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

[dsyme]

FWIW the error line is below. I don't know what's causing this - Mono should be able to execute this binary. We don't CI a complete fresh build of Mono + F#. Did you install any Mono package, or are you really building absolutely everything from scratch?

There's a chance it's related to FsSrGen.exe being a .NET 2.0 binary, though I hope not (I'd find it odd if a fresh compile of Mono didn't run a .NET 2.0 binary).

/home/monoc/fsharp-master/lib/bootstrap/4.0/FSharp.SRGen.targets: error : Error executing tool '/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/../../../lib/bootstrap/4.0/fssrgen.exe': ApplicationName='/home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build-proto/../../../lib/bootstrap/4.0/fssrgen.exe', CommandLine=' /home/monoc/fsharp-master/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build/FSBuild.txt obj/proto/./FSBuild.fs FSBuild.resx ', 

[caxelrud]

For Mono, I built it everything from scratch to be able to run it in Intel Edison.
I followed the procedure described at http://www.dlsloan.ca/Docs/Edison/monoInstall.html .
It works well for few test with C#.

[haf]

Edit: mono's release notes just mean they now have reference assemblies and not actual fat ones.

[dsyme]

@haf - What are the ramifications of this for the F# build? Do you think it's the cause of the problem above? thanks

[haf]

Shouldn't. Checked on chat; .Net 2.0 usage should still be transparent to the user.

[dsyme]

Is this bug still a problem? I think this may have been a Mono bug that has been fixed?

[dsyme]

Closing as I believe this is a Mono bug that's been fixed. Please let us know exact repro steps if otherwise.