CMake Error: "install FILES given no DESTINATION!"

[jzbor]

Describe the bug

I get the following error when installing (via aur):

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:84 (install):
  install FILES given no DESTINATION!

Logs

Performing C SOURCE FILE Test CMAKE_HAVE_LIBC_PTHREAD failed with the following output:
Change Dir: /home/jzbor/.cache/yay/touchegg/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp

Run Build Command(s):/usr/bin/make -f Makefile cmTC_caf5a/fast && /usr/bin/make  -f CMakeFiles/cmTC_caf5a.dir/build.make CMakeFiles/cmTC_caf5a.dir/build
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/jzbor/.cache/yay/touchegg/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
Building C object CMakeFiles/cmTC_caf5a.dir/src.c.o
/usr/bin/cc -DCMAKE_HAVE_LIBC_PTHREAD  -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt  -o CMakeFiles/cmTC_caf5a.dir/src.c.o -c /home/jzbor/.cache/yay/touchegg/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/src.c
Linking C executable cmTC_caf5a
/usr/bin/cmake -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles/cmTC_caf5a.dir/link.txt --verbose=1
/usr/bin/cc -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt  -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro,-z,now  -rdynamic CMakeFiles/cmTC_caf5a.dir/src.c.o -o cmTC_caf5a
/usr/bin/ld: CMakeFiles/cmTC_caf5a.dir/src.c.o: in function `main':
src.c:(.text.startup+0x24): undefined reference to `pthread_create'
/usr/bin/ld: src.c:(.text.startup+0x2e): undefined reference to `pthread_detach'
/usr/bin/ld: src.c:(.text.startup+0x38): undefined reference to `pthread_cancel'
/usr/bin/ld: src.c:(.text.startup+0x44): undefined reference to `pthread_join'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/cmTC_caf5a.dir/build.make:99: cmTC_caf5a] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/jzbor/.cache/yay/touchegg/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
make: *** [Makefile:127: cmTC_caf5a/fast] Error 2


Source file was:
#include <pthread.h>

static void* test_func(void* data)
{
  return data;
}

int main(void)
{
  pthread_t thread;
  pthread_create(&thread, NULL, test_func, NULL);
  pthread_detach(thread);
  pthread_cancel(thread);
  pthread_join(thread, NULL);
  pthread_atfork(NULL, NULL, NULL);
  pthread_exit(NULL);

  return 0;
}

Determining if the function pthread_create exists in the pthreads failed with the following output:
Change Dir: /home/jzbor/.cache/yay/touchegg/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp

Run Build Command(s):/usr/bin/make -f Makefile cmTC_ce0df/fast && /usr/bin/make  -f CMakeFiles/cmTC_ce0df.dir/build.make CMakeFiles/cmTC_ce0df.dir/build
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/jzbor/.cache/yay/touchegg/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
Building C object CMakeFiles/cmTC_ce0df.dir/CheckFunctionExists.c.o
/usr/bin/cc   -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt -DCHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS=pthread_create -o CMakeFiles/cmTC_ce0df.dir/CheckFunctionExists.c.o -c /usr/share/cmake-3.20/Modules/CheckFunctionExists.c
Linking C executable cmTC_ce0df
/usr/bin/cmake -E cmake_link_script CMakeFiles/cmTC_ce0df.dir/link.txt --verbose=1
/usr/bin/cc -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fno-plt -DCHECK_FUNCTION_EXISTS=pthread_create -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro,-z,now  -rdynamic CMakeFiles/cmTC_ce0df.dir/CheckFunctionExists.c.o -o cmTC_ce0df  -lpthreads
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpthreads
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/cmTC_ce0df.dir/build.make:99: cmTC_ce0df] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/jzbor/.cache/yay/touchegg/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
make: *** [Makefile:127: cmTC_ce0df/fast] Error 2

Your environment

• Version of Touchégg: The problem occured when updating to either touchegg or touchegg-git on the aur
• Operating System: Artix linux
• Desktop Environment: X11 + DWM

[JoseExposito]

Do you have base-devel installed? It is a weird error...

[jzbor]

Yes I do. It does look pretty odd. Unfortunately I am not at all familiar with touchegg's build scripts, so I also couldn't figure out what the error is myself...

[jzbor]

Ah I think the problem is with the added systemd service install, as Artix doesn't have systemd...

EDIT: ... so there is no $SYSTEMD_SERVICE_DIR to install to.

It would be nice if it would just ignore the systemd files if systemd is not available...

[JoseExposito]

Mmmm that's problematic because Touchégg needs systemd to run its daemon as part of the input group and have access to your touchpad/touchscreen.

It'd be possible to addapt the build, but that should be done in the Artix package by patching the CMake config. This is not something I can fix because it'll affect distros with systemd... And that is almost every "popular" distro.

So, I'm afraid I cannot fix it, but you or any other Artix user can package it for your distro.

[jzbor]

@JoseExposito Would it be possible to add a (c)make flag or something to leave out the systemd part in order to make packaging it for non-systemd distros more trivial?

[JoseExposito]

Of course: 0b21ca4

Let me know if you finally manage to package this without systemd so I can add it to the README 😄

[jzbor]

Thanks for your support! I have created an aur package: aur/touchegg-nosystemd. It seems to work very well so far. I really like touchegg, so not being able to use it without switching distro would have been very unfortunate. The solution right now is perfect!

[jzbor]

Also I cheated a little with the versioning: I called it 2.0.9 but it uses the zip generated from the repo at the commit which added nosystemd support. I will change it when 2.0.10 drops. But I think for now it suffices as a solution, especially since there were no other changes apart from typos anyway since 2.0.9.

[JoseExposito]

Cool, added to the README:
dc235f2

[ConstantMan]

@jzbor Hey i have Arch but i wanted to try touchegg-nosystemd is there anyway to make them work or I must have another init program ?

[MashukeAlam]

It's not working as we are using Artix Linux with no SystemD....

[JoseExposito]

Hi @MashukeAlam

Have a look to https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/touchegg-nosystemd

It is packaged for your distro. I haven't tested it personally, but I hope it works for you.

[MashukeAlam]

Hi @MashukeAlam

Have a look to https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/touchegg-nosystemd

It is packaged for your distro. I haven't tested it personally, but I hope it works for you.

Yes! It does work.
💚
1.yay -S touchegg
2.Then select the 3rd option (which is nosystemd)
3. Run touchegg --daemon
4. Restart.
5. Install touche and voilà ur done.

[haarp]

fwiw, I have created a Gentoo ebuild for Touchegg in which systemd is optional. I've been using it without systemd successfully for a few days now :)