serenity: Ports: Too many are broken!

Out of 285 ports, 9+0 are broken. Let’s get these working again 😄

I’ll use this table to keep track of how far we’ve come. Table last updated: 2023-08-15

Port	Status
freedink	💥 BROKEN: compilation error: invalid conversion from ‘const char’ to ‘char’
frotz	💥 BROKEN: bad sha256, ping @EWouters, handled in #18339
gnuapl	💥 BROKEN: Clash of definitions, redefines sysbeep: /home/user/serenity/Build/x86_64/Root/usr/include/unistd.h:38:13: `error: cast from 'TERMTYPE' {aka 'termtype'} to 'int' loses precision [-fpermissive]`
guile	#19855 💥 BROKEN: requires local installation of exact same version, and then fails to compile due to missing “csqrt”
nesalizer	👂 ⚠️ choppy audio, partially fixed by #20391 ~~💥 BROKEN: Can’t find SDL2/_real_SDL_config.h~~
OpenJDK	💥 BROKEN: See #18113
p7zip	💥 BROKEN: bad sha256, ping @timschumi and @cooljohnny3
qt6-serenity	BROKEN: compilation error due to `GUI::Application`: `error: 'construct' is not a member of 'GUI::Application'` (See also #18241)
vlang	💥 BROKEN: compilation error in the v language itself?!
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freeciv	🩹 Fixed by #20309 ~~💥 BROKEN: bad sha256~~
opentyrian-data	🪦 REMOVED in #20048 ~~🤔 TOOHARD (needs a copy of the game, which I don’t have, and begins with a `rm -v`, which fails)~~
alpine	🩹 Fixed by #19904 ~~💥 BROKEN: libtool version mismatch~~
llvm	🩹 Fixed by something, probably #18522 ~~💥 BROKEN: “Unable to determine platform”?~~
boost	🩹 Fixed by #19813 ~~🤔 TOOHARD (needs a special python version; compilation error with python3.11-dev)~~
imagemagick	🩹 Fixed by #19822 ~~💥 BROKEN: Tries to access files in the wrong directory~~
ffmpeg	🩹 Fixed by #19700 ~~💥 BROKEN: “relocation R_X86_64_PC32 against symbol `ff_pw_5` can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC”~~
nethack	🩹 Fixed by #18779 💥 BROKEN: compilation error in /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/sys/cdefs.h:405:73: error: macro “__has_attribute” requires an identifier (code is `__glibc_has_attribute (__warn_unused_result__)`) handled in #18779
	(Old fixes moved into the collapsible list below)
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file	✅ WORKS (needs the EXACT SAME version installed)
mold	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies, and OOMs way too easily)
zig	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies, and OOMs way too easily)

Ports that work perfectly fine

Port	Status
SDL_sound	🩹 Fixed by … doing nothing? I don’t understand. ~~💥 BROKEN: compilation error: unknown type name `'__EXPORT__'`~~
SDL_sound	🩹 Fixed by … doing nothing? I don’t understand. ~~💥 BROKEN: only when compiling for gltron, it doesn’t find libc.so, then link error undef ref to pow and floor o.O~~
gltron	🩹 Fixed by … doing nothing? I don’t understand. ~~😭 BROKEN DEP (requires SDL_sound which is broken)~~
gnuplot	🩹 Fixed by … doing nothing? I don’t understand. ~~💥 BROKEN: link error: undef ref to png_create_write_struct, FT_Init_FreeType, libiconv_open, and more~~
taskwarrior	🩹 Fixed by … doing nothing? I don’t understand. See also #18515 ~~💥 BROKEN: link error: undef ref to libintl_gettext~~
lrzip	🩹 Fixed by #18268 ~~💥 BROKEN: system `serenity` not recognized~~
openrct2	🩹 Fixed by #18377 ~~💥 BROKEN: link error: undef ref to fnmatch, and nothing else~~
fheroes2	🪦 REMOVED in #18254 ~~💥 BROKEN: in fheroes2-0.9.13/src/engine/serialize.h:329:24: “Unknown byte order”~~
gnupg	🩹 Fixed by https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/18253 ~~😭 BROKEN DEP (requires libksba which is broken)~~
libassuan	🩹 Fixed by https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/18253 ~~💥 BROKEN: link error: `undef ref to __environ_is_malloced, s_global_initializers_ran, _ctype_, __begin_atexit_locking, and more`~~
libksba	🩹 Fixed by https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/18253 ~~💥 BROKEN: link error: undef ref to `__environ_is_malloced, s_global_initializers_ran, _ctype_, __begin_atexit_locking, and more`~~
ntbtls	🩹 Fixed by https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/18253 ~~😭 BROKEN DEP (requires libksba which is broken)~~
qt6-qt5compat	🩹 Fixed by #18241 ~~😭 BROKEN DEP (requires qt6-qtbase which is broken)~~
qt6-qtbase	🩹 Fixed by #18241 ~~💥 BROKEN: doesn’t find sys/ioctl_numbers.h, which seems to have moved to Kernel/API/Ioctl.h~~
SDL2_sound	🩹 Fixed by https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/18246 ~~💥 BROKEN: patch does not apply, ping @Danik2343~~
stpuzzles	🩹 Fixed by https://github.com/SerenityPorts/stpuzzles/pull/7 ~~💥 BROKEN: compilation error around Ports/stpuzzles/stpuzzles-main/serenity.cpp:500~~
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bass	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
bdwgc	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
composer	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
dos2unix	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
dosbox-staging	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
drascula	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
dreamweb	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
dungeonrush	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
ed	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
fontconfig	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
fotaq	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
gemrb	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
git	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
glib	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
gnucobol	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
griffon	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
halflife	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
jq	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
lite-xl	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
luarocks	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
lure	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
mc	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
mruby	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
mysthous	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
neofetch	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
ninja	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
nippon	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
OpenJDK	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
opfor	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
pacman	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
php	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
powdertoy	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
prboom-plus	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
python3	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
qemu	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
quake3	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
quake	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
RetroArch	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
scummvm	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
sfinx	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
soltys	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
VVVVVV	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
wayland	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
x264	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
xash3d-fwgs	✅ WORKS (needs some extra dependencies)
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aclock	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
acpica-tools	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
angband	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
Another-World	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
aria2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
awk	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
backward-cpp	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
bash	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
bc	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
binutils	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
bison	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
bochs	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
brogue	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
byacc	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
bzip2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
bzip3	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
ca-certificates	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
carl	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
ccache	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
cfunge	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
chester	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
citron	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
ClassiCube	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
cmake	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
cmatrix	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
coreutils	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
cpio	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
c-ray	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
curl	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
dash	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
dialog	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
diffutils	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
dmidecode	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
doom	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
dosfstools	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
double-conversion	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
dropbear	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
dtc	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
e2fsprogs	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
edid-decode	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
emu2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
expat	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
figlet	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
findutils	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
fio	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
flac	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
flatbuffers	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
flex	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
freetype	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
gawk	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
gcc	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
gdb	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
genemu	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
genext2fs	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
gettext	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
glm	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
glu	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
gmp	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
gperf	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
grepcidr	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
grep	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
gsl	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
gzip	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
harfbuzz	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
hatari	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
hexedit	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
imgcat	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
indent	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
isl	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
ja2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
joe	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
jot	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
kakoune	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
klong	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
less	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libarchive	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libatomic_ops	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libexpat	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libffi	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libfftw3f	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libgcrypt	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libgd	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libgpg-error	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libiconv	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libicu	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libjpeg	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libmad	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libmikmod	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libmodplug	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libmpeg2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libmpg123	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libogg	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
liboggz	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libopenal	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libphysfs	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libpng	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libpuffy	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libsixel	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libsodium	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libssh2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libtheora	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libtiff	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libtool	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libunistring	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libuuid	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libuv	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libvorbis	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libxml2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libyaml	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
libzip	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
links	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
luajit	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
lua	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
lz4	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
lzop	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
lzo	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
m4	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
make	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
mandoc	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
mawk	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
mbedtls	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
md4c	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
mednafen	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
mgba	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
milkytracker	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
mpc	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
mpfr	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
mrsh	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
nano	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
nasm	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
ncdu	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
ncurses	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
nlohmann-json	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
npiet	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
npth	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
nyancat	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
oksh	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
openssh	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
openssl	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
openttd-opengfx	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
openttd-opensfx	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
openttd	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
opentyrian	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
optipng	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
patch	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
pcre2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
pcre	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
pfetch	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
pixman	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
pkgconf	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
potrace	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
printf	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
pt2-clone	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
pv	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
qoi	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
quake2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
r0	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
radare2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
readline	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
RISCVEmu	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
rsync	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
sam	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
sdl12-compat	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
SDL2_gfx	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
SDL2-GNUBoy	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
SDL2_image	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
SDL2_mixer	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
SDL2_net	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
SDL2_ttf	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
SDL2	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
SDL_mixer	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
SDLPoP	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
sed	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
serenity-theming	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
sl	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
sparsehash	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
speexdsp	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
sqlite	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
stb	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
stockfish	✅ WORKS
stress-ng	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
Super-Mario	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
tar	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
tcl	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
termcap	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
thesilversearcher	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
tig	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
timidity	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
tinycc	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
tinyscheme	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
tree	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
tr	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
tuxracer	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
vim	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
vitetris	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
vttest	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
wget	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
which	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
wireguard-tools	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
x265	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
xz	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
yasm	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
zlib	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
zsh	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)
zstd	✅ WORKS (without special dependencies)

About this issue

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State: open
Created a year ago
Reactions: 3
Comments: 26 (18 by maintainers)

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@BenWiederhake

Port Status

alpine BROKEN: libtool version mismatch???

Port	Status
alpine	BROKEN: libtool version mismatch???

Any details on the alpine libtool error you encountered? I successfully built alpine on c4656a70c10d40f238c78d6af5e052a4bf38147d today (Ubuntu 22.04 host).

tajmorton on Jul 8, 2023

nethack and boost should work right now.

fdellwing on Jul 5, 2023

That is very much possible! I would like to keep this issue high-level, feel free to create a new issue about backward-cpp in particular, or even better: Fix it 😄

BenWiederhake on Jun 29, 2023

I got a different build error for OpenRTC2, but the latest release does build for me on macOS (aarch64). Please check if you still get the same error with https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/18377.

EWouters on Apr 14, 2023

I don’t have anything on the actual topic of the issue yet, but could we move the working ports into a <details> section? That way one doesn’t have to scroll that far to reach the comments. :^)

timschumi on Apr 8, 2023