gcc 4.8.5 compatibility

[VincentGardeux]

Hi,

I'm trying to install another package (tidyr) on CentOS7 which is apparently trying to use cpp11 library.
It throws multiple errors:

g++ -std=gnu++11 -I"/software/R-3.6.2/include" -DNDEBUG  -I"/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include" -I/usr/include -I/software/CLAPACK-3.2.1/INCLUDE -I/software/gsl-2.6/include -I/software/proj-6.0.0/include/proj -I/software/hdf5-1.10.4/include/  -fpic  -g -O2  -c cpp11.cpp -o cpp11.o
In file included from /data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/as.hpp:8:0,
                 from /data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11.hpp:5,
                 from /data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/declarations.hpp:8,
                 from cpp11.cpp:4:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In lambda function:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: parameter packs not expanded with ‘...’:
       return unwind_protect([&] { return ptr_(a...); });
                                               ^
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: note:         ‘a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:48: error: expansion pattern ‘a’ contains no argument packs
       return unwind_protect([&] { return ptr_(a...); });
                                                ^
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In lambda function:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:199:38: error: parameter packs not expanded with ‘...’:
   unwind_protect([&] { Rf_error(fmt, args...); });
                                      ^
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:199:38: note:         ‘args’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:199:42: error: expansion pattern ‘args’ contains no argument packs
   unwind_protect([&] { Rf_error(fmt, args...); });
                                          ^
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In lambda function:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:206:46: error: parameter packs not expanded with ‘...’:
   unwind_protect([&] { Rf_error(fmt.c_str(), args...); });
                                              ^
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:206:46: note:         ‘args’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:206:50: error: expansion pattern ‘args’ contains no argument packs
   unwind_protect([&] { Rf_error(fmt.c_str(), args...); });
                                                  ^
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {}; F = void(); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = void]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {}; F = void(); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = void]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:195:65:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
       return unwind_protect([&] { return ptr_(a...); });
                                               ^
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {}; F = void(); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = void]’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:195:65:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55: error: return-statement with a value, in function returning 'void' [-fpermissive]
       return unwind_protect([&] { return ptr_(a...); });
                                                       ^
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {const char*, cetype_t}; F = SEXPREC*(const char*, cetype_t); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {const char*, cetype_t}; F = SEXPREC*(const char*, cetype_t); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/r_string.hpp:16:69:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
       return unwind_protect([&] { return ptr_(a...); });
                                               ^
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {int, long unsigned int}; F = SEXPREC*(unsigned int, long int); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {int, long unsigned int}; F = SEXPREC*(unsigned int, long int); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/list.hpp:75:67:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {int, long int}; F = SEXPREC*(unsigned int, long int); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {int, long int}; F = SEXPREC*(unsigned int, long int); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/list.hpp:107:74:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*, long int}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, long int); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*, long int}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, long int); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/list.hpp:108:73:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {const char*}; F = SEXPREC*(const char*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {const char*}; F = SEXPREC*(const char*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/function.hpp:59:50:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/function.hpp:59:58:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*, cpp11::sexp}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*, cpp11::sexp}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/function.hpp:69:66:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*, Rboolean}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*, Rboolean); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*, Rboolean}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*, Rboolean); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/environment.hpp:36:81:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {cpp11::sexp, SEXPREC*, Rboolean}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*, Rboolean); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {cpp11::sexp, SEXPREC*, Rboolean}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*, Rboolean); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/environment.hpp:47:58:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {int, int}; F = SEXPREC*(unsigned int, long int); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {int, int}; F = SEXPREC*(unsigned int, long int); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/strings.hpp:71:70:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {SEXPREC*}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/strings.hpp:73:45:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {cpp11::sexp, SEXPREC*}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]::__lambda2’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:55:   required from ‘decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const [with A = {cpp11::sexp, SEXPREC*}; F = SEXPREC*(SEXPREC*, SEXPREC*); decltype (declval<F*>()(cpp11::protect::function::operator()::a ...)) = SEXPREC*]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/function.hpp:27:43:   required from ‘cpp11::sexp cpp11::function::operator()(Args&& ...) const [with Args = {SEXPREC*&, cpp11::named_arg&}]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/environment.hpp:60:35:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:183:47: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::protect::function<F>::operator()(A ...) const::__lambda2::__a’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp: In instantiation of ‘struct cpp11::stop(const char*, Args ...) [with Args = {}]::__lambda3’:
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:199:49:   required from ‘void cpp11::stop(const char*, Args ...) [with Args = {}]’
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/as.hpp:98:39:   required from ‘cpp11::is_logical<T> cpp11::as_cpp(SEXP) [with T = bool; cpp11::is_logical<T> = bool; SEXP = SEXPREC*]’
cpp11.cpp:24:452:   required from here
/data/software/R-3.6.2/library/cpp11/include/cpp11/protect.hpp:199:38: error: using invalid field ‘cpp11::stop(const char*, Args ...)::__lambda3::__args’
   unwind_protect([&] { Rf_error(fmt, args...); });
                                      ^
make: *** [cpp11.o] Error 1
ERROR: compilation failed for package ‘tidyr’

Apparently the compilation errors are coming from several hpp files.
If you have any idea of a simple flag to add to make it work? Or if I need to recompile the cpp11 library with specific flags.

Thanks in advance

[yousefi138]

I'm having the same issue. Also on CentOS. Also trying to install tidyr.

Suggestions would be appreciated.

[jimhester]

cpp11 requires a compiler with full support for C++11.

What version of CentOS are you using, and what version of GNU compiler? e.g. what is the value of g++ --version

[VincentGardeux]

Hello @jimhester

As I said, I'm with CentOS 7

Here is the version of the C++ compiler:

$ g++ --version
g++ (GCC) 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-39)

[yousefi138]

I'm on:
CentOS Linux release 7.7.1908

On the exact same version of C++ as @VincentGardeux

[jimhester]

I think this is possibly due to a bug with parameter packs in variadic templates in older gcc versions like 4.8.5 (https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=47226)

I reproduced the issue in a centos 7 docker container using gcc 4.8.5. I was then able to compile tidyr successfully after installing a newer gcc version from the devtoolset-7 software collection, following the instructions at https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-gcc-compiler-on-centos-7/#installing-multiple-gcc-versions

[VincentGardeux]

Very good catch @jimhester it works for me.
It also solves the installation of other packages.

Thanks!

[jimhester]

Easy way to reproduce this is the following docker file.

FROM rstudio/r-base:4.0-centos7

RUN R -e 'install.packages("tidyr", repos = c(CRAN = "https://cloud.r-project.org"))'

[stefanoborini]

When is a new release going to be available for this fix?