meator opened a new issue, #6107: URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb/issues/6107
### Version 3.5.1 ### Describe the problem you're encountering # Introduction I am trying to package couchdb for Void Linux. Void Linux prides itself with support for a plethora of architectures and glibc/musl support. It supports these architectures by cross compiling to them. Right of the bat, the fact that couchdb doesn't use any higher level well established build system is an issue. The fact that the project uses a hand written `configure` script and an elaborate Makefile structure do not necessarily have to mean that the build system is less capable than CMake for example, but my experience shows that there is a very strong corelation between such endevaurs and configure/build errors + poor or nonexistant support for systems not exactly matching the developer's build environment. # Problem I will comment on the [`src/couch_quickjs/quickjs/Makefile`](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/78395184b02cdc9573c3536ec72721fb353d5442/src/couch_quickjs/quickjs/Makefile) file. I assume it is part of couchdb. If it is vendored, please say so and I will make an issue in the appropriate repository. This file includes a lot of hardcoded platform dependant logic which doesn't really belong there. This issue would be more aproachable if higher level build systems were used, but because Make lacks a standard mechanism to specify things like host and target compiler and executable wrapper (like Wine), it is understandable. This makefile uses a handrolled cross compilation suport, which is to my knowledge completely undocumented. I was surprized that there even is a host/target compiler distinction. Even though there is such a distinction, it doesn't seem to be that useful, because the `qjsc` executable is [built for target architecture](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/78395184b02cdc9573c3536ec72721fb353d5442/src/couch_quickjs/quickjs/Makefile#L266-L267), even though it is later [executed as part of the build process](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/78395184b02cdc9573c3536ec72721fb353d5442/src/couch_quickjs/build_js.escript#L76): ``` ... i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -fstack-clash-protection -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -O2 -pipe -march=i686 -I/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/usr/include -ffile-prefix-map=/builddir/couchdb-3.5.2=. -g -Wall -MMD -MF .obj/qjsc.o.d -Wno-array-bounds -Wno-format-truncation -Wno-infinite-recursion -fwrapv -D_GNU_SOURCE -DCONFIG_VERSION=\"2025-09-13\" -DCONFIG_CC=\"gcc\" -DCONFIG_PREFIX=\"/usr\" -O2 -c -o .obj/qjsc.o qjsc.c i686-pc-linux-gnu-ar rcs libquickjs.a .obj/quickjs.o .obj/dtoa.o .obj/libregexp.o .obj/libunicode.o .obj/cutils.o .obj/quickjs-libc.o i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed -L/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/usr/lib -g -o qjsc .obj/qjsc.o .obj/quickjs.o .obj/dtoa.o .obj/libregexp.o .obj/libunicode.o .obj/cutils.o .obj/quickjs-libc.o -lm -lpthread -ldl make[1]: Leaving directory '/builddir/couchdb-3.5.2/src/couch_quickjs/quickjs' escript: exception error: {command_failed,"/bin/sh: line 1: /builddir/couchdb-3.5.2/src/couch_quickjs/quickjs/qjsc: cannot execute: required file not found\n", 127} in function os:cmd/2 (os.erl:583) in call from build_js_escript__escript__1788__778366__612935__1573:compile_bytecode/2 (build_js.escript:76) in call from build_js_escript__escript__1788__778366__612935__1573:main/1 (build_js.escript:29) in call from escript:run/2 (escript.erl:906) in call from escript:start/1 (escript.erl:420) in call from init:start_it/1 in call from init:start_em/1 in call from init:do_boot/3 ERROR: Command [compile] failed! ``` ``` quickjs/qjsc: ELF 32-bit LSB pie executable, Intel i386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2, BuildID[sha1]=788d22328f0807aa30fee65d6256c07545c64749, for GNU/Linux 3.2.0, with debug_info, not stripped ``` I have little experience with erlang, but that file does not seem to include any support for an executable wrapper (like QEMU or Wine, which would be necessary to execute target built `qjsc`). I know little about couchdb't build system architecture, but from the little I know, I don't think `qjsc` is even needed to be built for target architecture, I think it is only used during the build process. This issue could be rectified by letting the user provide their own `qjsc`. For example Void Linux already packages `/usr/bin/qjsc` in its `quickjs-devel` package. I saw no way of doing that from a brief glance at the build system. ### Expected Behaviour `qjsc` should be built for host architecture _and/or_ there should be a way to provide a custom executable wrapper _and/or_ there should be a way to provide a custom `qjsc` system installed executable. Cross compilation support, including instructions on how to use it, like using `CROSS_PREFIX`, should be properly documented. If couchdb doesn't support cross compiling of if there is limited support for certain targets of for example musl, this should also be documented. ### Steps to Reproduce Try to cross compile the project. ### Your Environment I believe that I have described the issue sufficiently. My build environment depends on the Void Linux package builder. Reproducing that for someone unfamiliar with it would be difficult. But I can provide more details if requested. ### Additional Context _No response_ -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
