Installing build dependencies on macOS 10.12.3

[FatherShawn]

Feature Requests

Are the build dependencies in the README still correct? The qcow packages do not build on macOS 10.12.3:

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Processing  2/2: [qcow: ocaml build] [qcow-format: make]
[ERROR] The compilation of qcow-format failed at "make PREFIX=/Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system".
[ERROR] The compilation of qcow failed at "ocaml pkg/pkg.ml build --pinned false --tests false".

#=== ERROR while installing qcow.0.7.0 ========================================#
# opam-version 1.2.2
# os           darwin
# command      ocaml pkg/pkg.ml build --pinned false --tests false
# path         /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/build/qcow.0.7.0
# compiler     system (4.04.0)
# exit-code    1
# env-file     /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/build/qcow.0.7.0/qcow-16327-e7966f.env
# stdout-file  /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/build/qcow.0.7.0/qcow-16327-e7966f.out
# stderr-file  /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/build/qcow.0.7.0/qcow-16327-e7966f.err
### stdout ###
# [...]
# Use Bytes.set instead.
# File "cli/impl.ml", line 115, characters 2-17:
# Warning 3: deprecated: String.set
# Use Bytes.set instead.
# File "cli/impl.ml", line 144, characters 18-29:
# Error: Signature mismatch:
#        ...
#        The type `info' is required but not provided
#        The type `id' is required but not provided
# Command exited with code 2.
### stderr ###
# pkg.ml: [ERROR] cmd ['ocamlbuild' '-use-ocamlfind' '-classic-display' '-tag' 'debug'
# [...]
#      'lib/qcow_rwlock.cmx' 'lib/qcow_rwlock.cmi' 'lib/qcow_rwlock.mli'
#      'lib/qcow_diet.cmx' 'lib/qcow_diet.cmi' 'lib/qcow_diet.mli'
#      'lib/qcow_s.cmx' 'lib/qcow_s.cmi' 'lib/qcow_s.mli'
#      'lib/qcow_physical.cmx' 'lib/qcow_physical.cmi' 'lib/qcow_physical.mli'
#      'lib/qcow_virtual.cmx' 'lib/qcow_virtual.cmi' 'lib/qcow_virtual.mli'
#      'lib/qcow_types.cmx' 'lib/qcow_types.cmi' 'lib/qcow_types.mli'
#      'lib/qcow_error.cmx' 'lib/qcow_error.cmi' 'lib/qcow_error.mli'
#      'lib/qcow_header.cmx' 'lib/qcow_header.cmi' 'lib/qcow_header.mli'
#      'cli/main.native']: exited with 10


#=== ERROR while installing qcow-format.0.5.0 =================================#
# opam-version 1.2.2
# os           darwin
# command      make PREFIX=/Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system
# path         /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/build/qcow-format.0.5.0
# compiler     system (4.04.0)
# exit-code    2
# env-file     /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/build/qcow-format.0.5.0/qcow-format-16327-d8a4ae.env
# stdout-file  /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/build/qcow-format.0.5.0/qcow-format-16327-d8a4ae.out
# stderr-file  /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/build/qcow-format.0.5.0/qcow-format-16327-d8a4ae.err
### stdout ###
# [...]
# findlib: [WARNING] Interface topdirs.cmi occurs in several directories: /usr/local/lib/ocaml/compiler-libs, /usr/local/lib/ocaml
# /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/bin/ocamlfind ocamlc -c -g -annot -bin-annot -I lib -package astring -package cmdliner -package cstruct -package cstruct.lwt -package io-page -package io-page.unix -package logs -package logs.fmt -package lwt -package lwt.unix -package mirage-block -package mirage-block-unix -package mirage-types.lwt -package ppx_sexp_conv -package result -package sexplib -I cli -I lib -o cli/impl.cmo cli/impl.ml
# + /Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/bin/ocamlfind ocamlc -c -g -annot -bin-annot -I lib -package astring -package cmdliner -package cstruct -package cstruct.lwt -package io-page -package io-page.unix -package logs -package logs.fmt -package lwt -package lwt.unix -package mirage-block -package mirage-block-unix -package mirage-types.lwt -package ppx_sexp_conv -package result -package sexplib -I cli -I lib -o cli/impl.cmo cli/impl.ml
# findlib: [WARNING] Interface topdirs.cmi occurs in several directories: /usr/local/lib/ocaml/compiler-libs, /usr/local/lib/ocaml
# File "cli/impl.ml", line 108, characters 18-29:
# Error: Signature mismatch:
#        ...
#        The type `info' is required but not provided
#        The type `id' is required but not provided
# Command exited with code 2.
### stderr ###
# E: Failure("Command ''/Users/shawnduncan/.opam/system/bin/ocamlbuild' lib/qcow.cma lib/qcow.cmxa lib/qcow.a lib/qcow.cmxs cli/main.native -tag debug -classic-display' terminated with error code 10")
# make: *** [build] Error 1



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The following actions failed
  ∗  install qcow        0.7.0
  ∗  install qcow-format 0.5.0
No changes have been performed

[lucasefe]

I'm having the same issue.

[arnested]

I have a workaround for this: https://github.com/nlf/dlite/compare/master...arnested:build-without-opam

I don't think me solution is sustainable because it downloads an already compiled qcow-tool from another project unrelated to qcow.