Unable to build influx DB library on OSx

[Shnitzelil]

Steps to reproduce:
List the minimal actions needed to reproduce the behavior.

1. Build any program that use github.com/influxdata/influxdb v1.11.1 on OSx
2. The library process start to run but fails

Expected behavior:
Complete the build process successfully

Actual behavior:

go: downloading github.com/google/flatbuffers v23.5.26+incompatible
go build github.com/influxdata/flux/libflux/go/libflux:
# pkg-config --cflags  -- flux
Started pkg-config	{"arg0": "/Users/kobigana/go/bin/pkg-config", "args": ["--cflags", "--", "flux"]}
Found pkg-config executable	{"path": "/usr/local/bin/pkg-config"}
Determined module root	{"path": "/Users/kobigana/go/pkg/mod/github.com/influxdata/flux@v0.194.3"}
finding module	{"modfile": "[module github.com/influxdata/flux]"}
Flux module is the main module	{"modroot": "/Users/kobigana/go/pkg/mod/github.com/influxdata/flux@v0.194.3"}
Executing cargo build	{"dir": "/Users/kobigana/Library/Caches/go-build/pkgconfig/github.com/influxdata/flux@v0.194.3/libflux", "target": "x86_64-apple-darwin"}
warning: some crates are on edition 2021 which defaults to `resolver = "2"`, but virtual workspaces default to `resolver = "1"`
note: to keep the current resolver, specify `workspace.resolver = "1"` in the workspace root's manifest
note: to use the edition 2021 resolver, specify `workspace.resolver = "2"` in the workspace root's manifest
   Compiling flux v0.154.0 (/Users/kobigana/Library/Caches/go-build/pkgconfig/github.com/influxdata/flux@v0.194.3/libflux/flux)
error: private item shadows public glob re-export
  --> flux/src/lib.rs:12:16
   |
12 | use fluxcore::{Database, Flux};
   |                ^^^^^^^^
   |
note: the name `Database` in the type namespace is supposed to be publicly re-exported here
  --> flux/src/lib.rs:16:46
   |
16 | pub use fluxcore::{ast, formatter, semantic, *};
   |                                              ^
note: but the private item here shadows it
  --> flux/src/lib.rs:12:16
   |
12 | use fluxcore::{Database, Flux};
   |                ^^^^^^^^
note: the lint level is defined here
  --> flux/src/lib.rs:1:38
   |
1  | #![cfg_attr(feature = "strict", deny(warnings, missing_docs))]
   |                                      ^^^^^^^^
   = note: `#[deny(hidden_glob_reexports)]` implied by `#[deny(warnings)]`
error: private item shadows public glob re-export
  --> flux/src/lib.rs:12:26
   |
12 | use fluxcore::{Database, Flux};
   |                          ^^^^
   |
note: the name `Flux` in the type namespace is supposed to be publicly re-exported here
  --> flux/src/lib.rs:16:46
   |
16 | pub use fluxcore::{ast, formatter, semantic, *};
   |                                              ^
note: but the private item here shadows it
  --> flux/src/lib.rs:12:26
   |
12 | use fluxcore::{Database, Flux};

   |                          ^^^^
error: could not compile `flux` (lib) due to 2 previous errors
Error installing library	{"name": "flux", "error": "exit status 101"}
pkg-config: exit status 1

Environment info:
MacBook Pro (OSx version: 13.5.1) Golang 1.20.5 and also 1.21.1

I saw the same issue hre NixOS/nixpkgs#253877

[Antiz96]

Same issue on Arch Linux:

• Arch bug tracker related ticket: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/79662
• Build log: https://bpa.st/4VOVQ

[loqs]

@Marwes the rust warning relating to the Database private import https://github.com/influxdata/flux/blob/726bf0653f99083a7486fc00a2be6abc3f859050/libflux/flux/src/lib.rs#L12 was introduced by
influxdata/flux@114647d could you please take a look into this?

[Shnitzelil]

Is there a workaround? I cannot use the library...

[loqs]

@Shnitzelil install rustup, downgrade rust or patch flux and have influx use that patched flux see 1.

[chenrui333]

essentially the same issue as influxdata/kapacitor#2769

[Shnitzelil]

Hi,
Any updates for this?

[chenrui333]

this should be the fix, influxdata/kapacitor#2811

[loqs]

How does that resolve the shadowing?

Edit:
Answering my own question the shadowing was fixed in influxdata/flux@8d1d6c8 and influxdata/kapacitor#2811 updates flux to v0.194.5 containing that commit while v0.191.0 as suggested as the fix in influxdata/kapacitor#2769 does not.

3688c45 updated flux to v0.194.5, so the issue was fixed in v2.7.5.