Problems with C/C++-Autobuild System

[mutasDev]

Hey Fellows,

I am trying to create a Codeql-DB for a set of C files all lying in one subdirectory. Each of the files is a single .c file without dependencies on each other.

Some weeks/months ago I was able to create a C-Database out of the files with invoking the CodeQL-cli without specifying a build command.

The command I use is :

codeql database create $dbname$ --language=cpp --source-root="$sourceroot$"

When I try to create the database now, I stumble upon the following error, can anybody narrow the mistake down for me?

[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + TOOLS_DIR=/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/codeql/2.11.2/codeql/cpp/tools
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + /opt/homebrew/Caskroom/codeql/2.11.2/codeql/cpp/tools/detect_source_root
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stdout] detect_source_root: Build will be attempted from '.'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stdout] even though no build system was found there.
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -L _lgtm_detected_source_root ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] ++ readlink _lgtm_detected_source_root
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + cd .
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + export CXXFLAGS=-fpermissive
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + CXXFLAGS=-fpermissive
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + configure_prefix_opt=
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f configure.ac ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f configure.in ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f CMakeLists.txt ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f meson.build ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + try_configure
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + build_dir=.
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + root_dir=.
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + grep -q 'AC_MSG_.* configure in a separate.* directory' configure.in configure.ac
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + for configure in configure configure.gnu
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -x configure ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + for configure in configure configure.gnu
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -x configure.gnu ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + rm -rf _lgtm_build_dir
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + for bootstrap in bootstrap.sh bootstrap autogen.sh
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -x bootstrap.sh ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f bootstrap.sh ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + for bootstrap in bootstrap.sh bootstrap autogen.sh
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -x bootstrap ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f bootstrap ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + for bootstrap in bootstrap.sh bootstrap autogen.sh
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -x autogen.sh ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f autogen.sh ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f wscript ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f Kbuild ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f configure.ac ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -f configure.in ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] ++ echo './*.pro'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' './*.pro' '!=' './*.pro' ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + exit 0
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + export VERBOSE=1
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + VERBOSE=1
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] + '[' -L _lgtm_detected_source_root ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:20] [build-stderr] ++ readlink _lgtm_detected_source_root
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + cd .
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -d _lgtm_build_dir ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -f SConstruct ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -f wscript ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -f Makefile ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -f makefile ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -f GNUmakefile ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -f build.ninja ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -d ../_lgtm_build_dir ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stdout] Semmle autobuild: no supported build system detected.
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + for f in build build.sh
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -x build ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + for f in build build.sh
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -x build.sh ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + '[' -f setup.py ']'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + echo 'Semmle autobuild: no supported build system detected.'
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [build-stderr] + exit 1
[2022-12-19 10:19:21] [ERROR] Spawned process exited abnormally (code 1; tried to run: [/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/codeql/2.11.2/codeql/tools/osx64/preload_tracer, /opt/homebrew/Caskroom/codeql/2.11.2/codeql/cpp/tools/autobuild.sh])
A fatal error occurred: Exit status 1 from command: [/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/codeql/2.11.2/codeql/cpp/tools/autobuild.sh] 

[jketema]

Hi @mutasDev.

Thanks for you question. I'm not sure what build system you're using, but the first thing to check is whether all dependencies are installed. If they're not installed, this would make autobuild fail.

As a workaround you can always explicitly pass the build command you would use when building your code using the -c/--command option of codeql database create https://codeql.github.com/docs/codeql-cli/manual/database-create/

[mutasDev]

What do you specifically mean by dependencies? Build-dependencies/libraries of my Code files or something codeql-specific?

[jketema]

Build-dependencies/libraries of your Code files