install fails in megaco_flex_scanner

[jdmarshall]

The bug

Just running

asdf install erlang latest

And it crashes out at the exact same point every time.

Software versions

A list of software versions where the bug is apparent, as detailed as possible:

• Operating System: Sonoma 14.2
• Erlang/OTP: 26.2.3 (or several other previous versions)
• kerl: 4.0.0
• other (where applicable): ...

How to replicate

An ordered list of steps to replicate the bug, e.g.:

1. run asdf install erlang latest

Get:

make[5]: *** [../../ebin/megaco_flex_scanner.beam] Error 1
make[5]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[5]: *** [../../ebin/megaco_flex_scanner_handler.beam] Error 1
make[4]: *** [opt] Error 2
make[3]: *** [opt] Error 2
make[2]: *** [opt] Error 2
make[1]: *** [opt] Error 2
make: *** [libs] Error 2

Nothing much more useful found in the log file

Additional context

Verified that I am running terminal in 'Apple' (ARM) mode

[jdmarshall]

with I get a different but similar error:
export KERL_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="--without-javac"
...
/bin/sh: line 1: 6166 Segmentation fault: 11 erlc -W -Werror +debug_info -DENABLE_MEGACO_FLEX_SCANNER=true -DMEGACO_REENTRANT_FLEX_SCANNER=true -Dmegaco_parser_inline -pa /Users/jasonmarshall/.asdf/plugins/erlang/kerl-home/builds/asdf_26.2.3/otp_src_26.2.3/lib/et/ebin -pa /Users/jasonmarshall/.asdf/plugins/erlang/kerl-home/builds/asdf_26.2.3/otp_src_26.2.3/lib/megaco/ebin +'{parse_transform,sys_pre_attributes}' +'{attribute,insert,app_vsn,"megaco-4.5"}' -I../../include -o../../ebin megaco_flex_scanner_handler.erl
make[5]: *** [../../ebin/megaco_flex_scanner_handler.beam] Error 139
make[5]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
/bin/sh: line 1: 6165 Segmentation fault: 11 erlc -W -Werror +debug_info -DENABLE_MEGACO_FLEX_SCANNER=true -DMEGACO_REENTRANT_FLEX_SCANNER=true -Dmegaco_parser_inline -pa /Users/jasonmarshall/.asdf/plugins/erlang/kerl-home/builds/asdf_26.2.3/otp_src_26.2.3/lib/et/ebin -pa /Users/jasonmarshall/.asdf/plugins/erlang/kerl-home/builds/asdf_26.2.3/otp_src_26.2.3/lib/megaco/ebin +'{parse_transform,sys_pre_attributes}' +'{attribute,insert,app_vsn,"megaco-4.5"}' -I../../include -o../../ebin megaco_flex_scanner.erl
make[5]: *** [../../ebin/megaco_flex_scanner.beam] Error 139
make[4]: *** [opt] Error 2
make[3]: *** [opt] Error 2
make[2]: *** [opt] Error 2
make[1]: *** [opt] Error 2
make: *** [libs] Error 2

[jdmarshall]

Alternately I can get beam signal 10 or error 1 in the same file. For the latter, even following these instructions and using latest only changes the error code to 1 from 139 but still failing in the same file.

https://devheroes.io/en/erlang-elixir-macos-m1/

[jdmarshall]

Looks as if one of the environment variables left over from removing the old ErlangInstaller caused this error.

Cleaning up .bash_login and starting a new shell cleared the issue. Leaving for posterity.