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GCC compilation fails with "undefined Symbols"
What happened?
I tried to add gcc to devbox, but devbox add gcc failed
Steps to reproduce
- devbox init
- devbox add gcc
Command
add
devbox.json
{
"$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jetify-com/devbox/0.14.2/.schema/devbox.schema.json",
"packages": [],
"shell": {
"init_hook": [
"echo 'Welcome to devbox!' > /dev/null"
],
"scripts": {
"test": [
"echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
]
}
}
}
}
Devbox version
0.14.2
Nix version
nix (Nix) 2.23.3
What system does this bug occur on?
macOS (Apple Silicon)
Debug logs
~/tmp/rust_compile % DEVBOX_DEBUG=1 devbox add gcc time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.024+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:126 msg="searching for config file (including parent directories)" path=. time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.024+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:147 msg="trying config file" path=devbox.json time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.024+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:134 msg="config file found" path=/Users/add_gcc/devbox.json dur=203.083µs time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.025+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:126 msg="searching for config file (including parent directories)" path=. time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.025+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:147 msg="trying config file" path=devbox.json time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.025+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:134 msg="config file found" path=/Users/add_gcc/devbox.json dur=52.542µs time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.042+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/nix/nix.go:143 msg="nix command starting" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' --version --debug" time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.084+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/nix/nix.go:143 msg="nix command exited" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' --version --debug" cmd.path=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/nix cmd.pid=23877 cmd.code=0 cmd.dur=42.127458ms time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.084+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:126 msg="searching for config file (including parent directories)" path=. time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.084+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:147 msg="trying config file" path=devbox.json time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.084+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devconfig/config.go:134 msg="config file found" path=/Users/add_gcc/devbox.json dur=111.25µs time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.084+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devpkg/package.go:204 msg="package doesn't need patching" pkg=gcc mode=auto time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.084+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devpkg/package.go:204 msg="package doesn't need patching" pkg=gcc mode=auto time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.361+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/nix/store.go:145 msg="nix command starting" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' store info --store daemon --json" time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.440+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/nix/store.go:145 msg="nix command exited" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' store info --store daemon --json" cmd.path=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/nix cmd.pid=23879 cmd.code=0 cmd.dur=79.555042ms time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.440+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devbox/providers/nixcache/setup.go:86 msg="nixcache: running setup: first time setup" Info: Adding package "gcc@latest" to devbox.json time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.990+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devpkg/package.go:204 msg="package doesn't need patching" pkg=gcc mode=auto time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.990+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/devpkg/package.go:204 msg="package doesn't need patching" pkg=gcc mode=auto time=2025-06-29T21:07:23.990+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/nix/store.go:61 msg="nix command starting" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' path-info --offline --json /nix/store/8r1ihidd9z6l6lzvryvg409vscr259ms-gcc-wrapper-15.1.0 /nix/store/ybihi6w1b23zm4674amci4a3h811sh95-gcc-wrapper-15.1.0-man" time=2025-06-29T21:07:24.079+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/nix/store.go:61 msg="nix command exited" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' path-info --offline --json /nix/store/8r1ihidd9z6l6lzvryvg409vscr259ms-gcc-wrapper-15.1.0 /nix/store/ybihi6w1b23zm4674amci4a3h811sh95-gcc-wrapper-15.1.0-man" cmd.path=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/nix cmd.pid=23882 cmd.code=0 cmd.dur=88.671292ms Info: Installing the following packages to the nix store: gcc@latest time=2025-06-29T21:07:24.079+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/nix/build.go:50 msg="nix command starting" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' build --impure --no-link 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/076e8c6678d8c54204abcb4b1b14c366835a58bb#gcc15' 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/076e8c6678d8c54204abcb4b1b14c366835a58bb#gcc15'" error: builder for '/nix/store/hz8mv9d8hvkjsazd5yh63a2dbj55jn16-gcc-15.1.0.drv' failed with exit code 2; last 25 log lines: > done > Undefined symbols for architecture arm64: > "___deregister_frame_info", referenced from: > -reexported_symbols_list command line option > "___deregister_frame_info_bases", referenced from: > -reexported_symbols_list command line option > "___register_frame_info", referenced from: > -reexported_symbols_list command line option > "___register_frame_info_bases", referenced from: > -reexported_symbols_list command line option > "___register_frame_info_table", referenced from: > -reexported_symbols_list command line option > "___register_frame_info_table_bases", referenced from: > -reexported_symbols_list command line option > "___register_frame_table", referenced from: > -reexported_symbols_list command line option > ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64 > collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status > make[3]: *** [../../../gcc-15.1.0/libgcc/config/t-slibgcc-darwin:143: libgcc_s.1.dylib] Error 1 > make[3]: Leaving directory '/private/tmp/nix-build-gcc-15.1.0.drv-2/build/arm64-apple-darwin/libgcc' > make[2]: *** [Makefile:17913: all-stage1-target-libgcc] Error 2 > make[2]: Leaving directory '/private/tmp/nix-build-gcc-15.1.0.drv-2/build' > make[1]: *** [Makefile:23151: stage1-bubble] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory '/private/tmp/nix-build-gcc-15.1.0.drv-2/build' > make: *** [Makefile:23456: bootstrap] Error 2 For full logs, run 'nix log /nix/store/hz8mv9d8hvkjsazd5yh63a2dbj55jn16-gcc-15.1.0.drv'. error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/q5bdw4inzxr9pnb78b41rd8kr7gri12z-gcc-wrapper-15.1.0.drv' failed to build error: 1 dependencies of derivation '/nix/store/q5bdw4inzxr9pnb78b41rd8kr7gri12z-gcc-wrapper-15.1.0.drv' failed to build error: build of '/nix/store/q5bdw4inzxr9pnb78b41rd8kr7gri12z-gcc-wrapper-15.1.0.drv^man,out' failed time=2025-06-29T21:12:33.882+02:00 level=DEBUG source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/nix/build.go:50 msg="nix command exited" cmd.args="nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' build --impure --no-link 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/076e8c6678d8c54204abcb4b1b14c366835a58bb#gcc15' 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/076e8c6678d8c54204abcb4b1b14c366835a58bb#gcc15'" cmd.path=/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/nix cmd.pid=23888 cmd.code=1 cmd.dur=5m9.803110833s
Error: There was an error installing nix packages source: nix: command error: nix --extra-experimental-features ca-derivations --option experimental-features 'nix-command flakes fetch-closure' build --impure --no-link 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/076e8c6678d8c54204abcb4b1b14c366835a58bb#gcc15' 'github:NixOS/nixpkgs/076e8c6678d8c54204abcb4b1b14c366835a58bb#gcc15': exit code 1
time=2025-06-29T21:12:33.883+02:00 level=ERROR source=go.jetify.com/devbox/internal/boxcli/midcobra/debug.go:68 msg="command error" stderr="" execid=8ca2453be92844138f7e34c8cc2e4592 stack=
No - IIRC, this was related to compilation troubles with rust, until I found that nix has 'outputs' which can be selected in devbox, and which are needed for some libraries like curl.
https://social.epfl.ch/@ligasser/115104743238948925