grpc install not creating symlinks for some shared objects

[Brian Dunlay]

I've tried building grpc, but when trying to load an app I get an error due to missing shared object file, a symbolic link which is present in the build tree but not in the install path. The first time I tried installing grpc this was link was present, but subsequent attempts have resulted in missing symlinks. I could create the link myself of course, but really I am curious why the link is not being made at install. I'm on ubuntu.

$ node server.js

...

Error: libgrpc.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

...

Here are my steps:

$ make

$ make install prefix=/path/to/install

$ make verify-install

Your system looks ready to go.

When I check the libs dir I see the following:

install/lib$ ls -al | grep grpc

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root     5811678 Apr 26 10:45 libgrpc.a

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root      304262 Apr 26 10:45 libgrpc++.a

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root    root          18 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc.so -> libgrpc.so.0.6.0.0

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root    root          20 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++.so -> libgrpc++.so.0.6.0.0

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root     2494056 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc.so.0.6.0.0

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root      184664 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++.so.0.6.0.0

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root      566406 Apr 26 10:45 libgrpc_unsecure.a

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root      271000 Apr 26 10:45 libgrpc++_unsecure.a

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root    root          27 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc_unsecure.so -> libgrpc_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root    root          29 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++_unsecure.so -> libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root      272120 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root      176344 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

Here's what I see in grpc/libs/opt, the missing link (and some more):

grpc/libs/opt$ ls -al | grep grpc

-rw-rw-r-- 1 bdunlay bdunlay 5811678 Apr 26 10:45 libgrpc.a

-rw-rw-r-- 1 bdunlay bdunlay  304262 Apr 26 10:45 libgrpc++.a

-rw-rw-r-- 1 bdunlay bdunlay 4660912 Apr 26 10:44 libgrpc_plugin_support.a

lrwxrwxrwx 1 bdunlay bdunlay      18 Apr 26 10:44 libgrpc.so -> libgrpc.so.0.6.0.0

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root    root         20 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++.so -> libgrpc++.so.0.6.0.0

lrwxrwxrwx 1 bdunlay bdunlay      18 Apr 26 10:44 libgrpc.so.0 -> libgrpc.so.0.6.0.0

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root    root         20 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++.so.0 -> libgrpc++.so.0.6.0.0

-rwxrwxr-x 1 bdunlay bdunlay 2494056 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc.so.0.6.0.0

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root     184664 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++.so.0.6.0.0

-rw-rw-r-- 1 bdunlay bdunlay  345610 Apr 26 11:11 libgrpc_test_util.a

-rw-rw-r-- 1 bdunlay bdunlay  566406 Apr 26 10:45 libgrpc_unsecure.a

-rw-rw-r-- 1 bdunlay bdunlay  271000 Apr 26 10:45 libgrpc++_unsecure.a

lrwxrwxrwx 1 bdunlay bdunlay      27 Apr 26 10:44 libgrpc_unsecure.so -> libgrpc_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root    root         29 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++_unsecure.so -> libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

lrwxrwxrwx 1 bdunlay bdunlay      27 Apr 26 10:44 libgrpc_unsecure.so.0 -> libgrpc_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root    root         29 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0 -> libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

-rwxrwxr-x 1 bdunlay bdunlay  272120 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root    root     176344 Apr 26 10:50 libgrpc++_unsecure.so.0.6.0.0

[Nicolas Noble]

That's odd. Which version of grpc are you on ? Master ? This was supposedly fixed here:

https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/1246/files

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[Brian Dunlay]

I am using the 0.6 release branch

[Nicolas Noble]

That's why then. This is fixed in the master branch.

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[chno...@gmail.com]

Got the same problem when installing version 1.3.1 from latest git. The Makefile installs libgrpc*.so.3 but executables look for libgrpc*.so.1.

[Nicolas Noble]

What do you mean, executables look for libgrpc*.so.1 ? Which executables ?

[Jeff Mendoza]

The issue is open here: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/10942

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