yaracpp build fails with "configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs"

[jasonboggess]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Followed instructions in README.MD
2. Fixed issues with Bison (see Build fails when using Bison 3.2 yaramod#11)
3. Run make

Build fails with Error 2 on step yaracpp-project

yaracpp-project-build-err.log:

configure.ac:15: installing './compile'
configure.ac:5: installing './missing'
Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
configure: error: in `/Users/me/dev/retdec/build/external/src/yaracpp-project-build/deps/yara/src/yara':
configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
See `config.log' for more details
make[5]: *** [deps/yara/src/yara-stamp/yara-configure-linux] Error 1
make[4]: *** [deps/CMakeFiles/yara.dir/all] Error 2
make[3]: *** [all] Error 2

[s3rvac]

Hi. Could you please attach /Users/me/dev/retdec/build/external/src/yaracpp-project-build/deps/yara/src/yara/config.log? It will contain the reason why the configure step failed.

[s3rvac]

Also, could you please try building the upstream version of YARA by performing the following steps?

git clone https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara
cd yara
./build.sh

If the build fails, please attach config.log.

[jasonboggess]

config.log:

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by yara configure 3.6.3, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure --prefix= --disable-shared --without-crypto CC=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = Jasons-MacBook-Air.local
uname -m = x86_64
uname -r = 18.0.0
uname -s = Darwin
uname -v = Darwin Kernel Version 18.0.0: Wed Aug 22 20:13:40 PDT 2018; root:xnu-4903.201.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64

/usr/bin/uname -p = i386
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo      = Mach kernel version:
	 Darwin Kernel Version 18.0.0: Wed Aug 22 20:13:40 PDT 2018; root:xnu-4903.201.2~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel configured for up to 4 processors.
2 processors are physically available.
4 processors are logically available.
Processor type: x86_64h (Intel x86-64h Haswell)
Processors active: 0 1 2 3
Primary memory available: 8.00 gigabytes
Default processor set: 409 tasks, 1782 threads, 4 processors
Load average: 3.00, Mach factor: 1.21
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/opt/flex/bin
PATH: /usr/local/opt/bison/bin
PATH: /usr/local/opt/flex/bin
PATH: /usr/local/opt/bison/bin
PATH: /Users/me/.fastlane/bin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /opt/X11/bin
PATH: /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands
PATH: /usr/local/git/bin
PATH: /usr/local/Cellar/postgresql/9.6.1/bin
PATH: /Users/me/dev/play-2.2.1
PATH: /Users/me/Library/Android/sdk/platform-tools


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:2313: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:2381: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:2392: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:2447: result: yes
configure:2598: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
configure:2637: result: ./install-sh -c -d
configure:2644: checking for gawk
configure:2674: result: no
configure:2644: checking for mawk
configure:2674: result: no
configure:2644: checking for nawk
configure:2674: result: no
configure:2644: checking for awk
configure:2660: found /usr/bin/awk
configure:2671: result: awk
configure:2682: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2704: result: yes
configure:2733: checking whether make supports nested variables
configure:2750: result: yes
configure:2889: checking whether make supports the include directive
configure:2904: make -f confmf.GNU && cat confinc.out
this is the am__doit target
configure:2907: $? = 0
configure:2926: result: yes (GNU style)
configure:2996: checking for gcc
configure:3023: result: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc
configure:3252: checking for C compiler version
configure:3261: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc --version >&5
Apple LLVM version 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.5)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin18.0.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin
configure:3272: $? = 0
configure:3261: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc -v >&5
Apple LLVM version 10.0.0 (clang-1000.11.45.5)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin18.0.0
Thread model: posix
InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin
configure:3272: $? = 0
configure:3261: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc -V >&5
clang: error: argument to '-V' is missing (expected 1 value)
clang: error: no input files
configure:3272: $? = 1
configure:3261: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc -qversion >&5
clang: error: unknown argument: '-qversion'
clang: error: no input files
configure:3272: $? = 1
configure:3292: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:3314: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc    conftest.c  >&5
configure:3318: $? = 0
configure:3366: result: yes
configure:3369: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:3371: result: a.out
configure:3377: checking for suffix of executables
configure:3384: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc -o conftest    conftest.c  >&5
configure:3388: $? = 0
configure:3410: result: 
configure:3432: checking whether we are cross compiling
configure:3440: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc -o conftest    conftest.c  >&5
conftest.c:11:10: fatal error: 'stdio.h' file not found
#include <stdio.h>
         ^~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
configure:3444: $? = 1
configure:3451: ./conftest
./configure: line 3453: ./conftest: No such file or directory
configure:3455: $? = 127
configure:3462: error: in `/Users/me/dev/retdec/build/external/src/yaracpp-project-build/deps/yara/src/yara':
configure:3464: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
See `config.log' for more details

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## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

/* confdefs.h */
#define PACKAGE_NAME "yara"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "yara"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "3.6.3"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "yara 3.6.3"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "vmalvarez@virustotal.com"
#define PACKAGE_URL ""
#define PACKAGE "yara"
#define VERSION "3.6.3"

configure: exit 1

it looks like ./build.sh succeeded

[s3rvac]

Could you please try installing Xcode’s command-line tools as suggested in frida/frida#338 (comment), cleaning the build directory of RetDec and re-trying the build?

[jasonboggess]

That seems to have fixed it. thanks

[s3rvac]

Great 👍