Package install from AUR - error

[Reid]

Hi team -
I’m starting fresh with a new System76 machine, reinstalling all kind of stuff, and am getting errors installed several packages from the AUR. Most likely it’s me, but it’s worked before. It seems be pointing to the sources but I might be wrong. Below is an example:

galago% yay -S system76-driver
:: There are 2 providers available for system76-driver:
:: Repository AUR
    1) system76-driver 2) system76-driver-git 

Enter a number (default=1): 
:: There are 2 providers available for system76-firmware-daemon:
:: Repository AUR
    1) system76-firmware-daemon 2) system76-firmware-daemon-git 

Enter a number (default=1): 
:: Checking for conflicts...
:: Checking for inner conflicts...
[Aur:3]  system76-firmware-1.0.31-1 (system76-firmware system76-firmware-daemon)  system76-driver-20.04.43-1

  2 system76-firmware (system76-firmware system76-firmware-daemon) (Build Files Exist)
  1 system76-driver                          (Build Files Exist)
==> Packages to cleanBuild?
==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==> A
:: Deleting (1/2): /home/rsv2/.cache/yay/system76-firmware
:: Deleting (2/2): /home/rsv2/.cache/yay/system76-driver
:: (1/2) Downloaded PKGBUILD: system76-firmware
:: (2/2) Downloaded PKGBUILD: system76-driver
  2 system76-firmware (system76-firmware system76-firmware-daemon) (Build Files Exist)
  1 system76-driver                          (Build Files Exist)
==> Diffs to show?
==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==> N
:: (1/2) Parsing SRCINFO: system76-firmware (system76-firmware system76-firmware-daemon)
:: (2/2) Parsing SRCINFO: system76-driver
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
 -> error downloading sources: system76-driver 
	 context: error downloading sources: system76-driver 
	 context: exit status 15 
	 
 
	 

error downloading sources: system76-firmware 
	 context: error downloading sources: system76-firmware 
	 context: exit status 15 
	 
 
	 

 -> system76-firmware not satisfied, flushing install queue
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
 -> error making: system76-firmware (system76-firmware system76-firmware-daemon)
galago% 

Thx
Reid

[maycne.sonahoz]

I’d suggest trying with pamac so that you may have more explicit errors.

pamac build system76-driver system76-firmware-daemon

[bill_t]

@Reid

ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.

You need the package binutils for the strip binary, which is part of the base-devel group.

As mentioned in the Arch Wiki, you should install the base-devel group if you want to install AUR packages.

sudo pacman -Syu base-devel --needed

After that, try to install the AUR package again.

[Reid]

thanks for that reminder…
fixed it.

[winnie]

@bill_t

You need the package binutils for the strip binary, which is part of the base-devel group.

That might be another user-friendly element of Pamac’s GUI. Doesn’t it automatically pull in those packages the first time you enable AUR support?

[Thenujan]

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[Shirshendu]

@winnie

Doesn’t it automatically pull in those packages the first time you enable AUR support?

Not exactly that, but when you install an AUR package, pamac automatically installs the base--devel group first.