Compilation Error at ARM Environment

[kiok46]

This error shows up when i type " ./distribute.sh -m "kivy" "command.
I am at the ARM environment.
I have tried everything to fix this error, but now I need help.

Note: If you want me to edit something, please let me know.

"ERROR"

creating Makefile
./configure --host=arm-eabi OPT= --prefix=/home/kd/python-for-android/build/python-install --enable-shared --disable-toolbox-glue --disable-framework
make -j5 HOSTPYTHON=/home/kd/python-for-android/build/python/Python-2.7.2/hostpython HOSTPGEN=/home/kd/python-for-android/build/python/Python-2.7.2/hostpgen CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET=yes INSTSONAME=libpython2.7.so
cp: cannot stat ‘HOSTPYTHON=/home/kd/python-for-android/build/python/Python-2.7.2/hostpython’: No such file or directory
First install (failing..)
./Modules/zlibmodule.c:8:18: fatal error: zlib.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make: *** [Modules/zlibmodule.o] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

second install
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./Include/cStringIO.h /home/kd/python-for-android/build/python-install/include/python2.7
./Modules/zlibmodule.c:8:18: fatal error: zlib.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make: *** [Modules/zlibmodule.o] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ./Include/cellobject.h /home/kd/python-for-android/build/python-install/include/python2.7

/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 pyconfig.h /home/kd/python-for-android/build/python-install/include/python2.7/pyconfig.h
Leaving ARM environment
cp: cannot create regular file ‘/home/kd/python-for-android/build/python-install/bin/python.host’: No such file or directory

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[asdri]

Help please I have the same issue..

[asdri]

This is what I get when compiling with buildozer -v android debug or buildozer android debug :

./Modules/zlibmodule.c:8:18: fatal error: zlib.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make: *** [Modules/zlibmodule.o] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
Leaving ARM environment
cp: cannot create regular file ‘/home/asdri/testapp/.buildozer/android/platform/python-for-android/build/python-install/bin/python.host’: No such file or directory
# Command failed: ./distribute.sh -m "kivy" -d "myapp"
# 
# Buildozer failed to execute the last command
# The error might be hidden in the log above this error
# Please read the full log, and search for it before
# raising an issue with buildozer itself.

[asdri]

I just got a simple "Hello World" type snippet which's the following:

import kivy
kivy.require('1.9.0')

from kivy.app import App
from kivy.uix.button import Button

print dir(Button)

class Index(App):
    def build(self):
        return Button(text='Click me')

Index().run()

[olymk2]

usually this is down to the version of cython your using you need a different version of cython for 1.8 and 1.9 try changing distribute to kivy==master to use 1.9 i cant remember the exact version you need for 1.8 but google around and you should find the answer.

see if that helps

[asdri]

@olymk2 Tried that now. I also tried uninstalling + purging everything and following the official installation step by step http://kivy.org/docs/installation/installation.html without any change.

Where it seems to hiccup is in this part of the compilation process:

./Modules/zlibmodule.c:8:18: fatal error: zlib.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
make: *** [Modules/zlibmodule.o] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

It is weird because I can import and use Zlib from within Python without any issue..

The hostpython as a result is not being untarred with a tar: write error: /home/asdri/.buildozer/android/packages/hostpython and that's why there is no python-install directory found.

[olymk2]

did you try kivy==master ? for me it will not compile kivy 1.8 probably because my cython is to new what is your version ?

if it is actually a missing file thats not caused by the build then i dont know perhaps someone else will

[asdri]

@olymk2 Do you mean pip install kivy==master? I tried that and it tells me there's no master version available:

Collecting kivy==master
Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement kivy==master (from versions: 1.0.1a0, 1.0.2a0, 1.0.3a0, 1.0.4b0, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, 1.8.0, 1.9.0)
No distributions matching the version for kivy==master

[olymk2]

nope ./distribute.sh -m "kivy" or in buildozer.spec change kivy to kivy==master and see if it works. if you use kivy you get 1.8 if you use kivy==master you get 1.9 which is just about to be released by looks of it :)

[Kozubi]

I encountered same problem and for me this helped:

# (int) Android API to use
android.api = 19

[hvorovk]

Nothing here is not helping me. How do I fix it? I even hello world I can not build.

/Modules/zlibmodule.c:8:18: fatal error: zlib.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.

[ghost]

I faced to similar python.host location error... but i found a suggest in below issue link:
#231
this worked

[hvorovk]

this does not work!
Useless tool!

[inclement]

@hvorovk Your error seems to indicate you don't have zlib. Make sure you install it, including a -dev package if available, as you need the zlib.h file. You may also need the 32 bit version.

[inclement]

Closing as this issue relates to the old toolchain which is no longer supported. Please open a new issue if you experience this problem with the current master branch.