Build from sources for android fails (cctest link failure?)

[lamuertepeluda]

Trying to build nodejs executable for Android.

Development machine: Mac OSX 10.11.4
Node Version: either latest checkout or v5.10.0
Platform: Android
NDK: android-ndk-r11b

Following instruction at build instructions produces a linking error. I have no clue on how to proceed.

Either the aforementioned documentation is wrong/incomplete, or something's broken in the makefiles

/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/android-toolchain/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-linux-androideabi/4.9/../../../../arm-linux-androideabi/bin/ld: error: /Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/deps/gtest/libgtest.a: no archive symbol table (run ranlib)
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/android-toolchain/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-linux-androideabi/4.9/../../../../arm-linux-androideabi/bin/ld: error: /Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/deps/v8/tools/gyp/libv8_libplatform.a: no archive symbol table (run ranlib)
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/android-toolchain/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-linux-androideabi/4.9/../../../../arm-linux-androideabi/bin/ld: error: /Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/deps/v8/tools/gyp/libv8_base.a: no archive symbol table (run ranlib)
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/android-toolchain/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-linux-androideabi/4.9/../../../../arm-linux-androideabi/bin/ld: error: /Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/deps/v8/tools/gyp/libv8_libbase.a: no archive symbol table (run ranlib)
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/android-toolchain/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-linux-androideabi/4.9/../../../../arm-linux-androideabi/bin/ld: error: /Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/deps/v8/tools/gyp/libv8_nosnapshot.a: no archive symbol table (run ranlib)
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/android-toolchain/bin/../sysroot/usr/lib/crtbegin_dynamic.o:crtbrand.c:function _start: error: undefined reference to 'main'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::~UtilTest_ListHead_Test(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::Test::~Test()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::~UtilTest_ListHead_Test(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::Test::~Test()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::internal::TestFactoryImpl<UtilTest_ListHead_Test>::CreateTest(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::Test::Test()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::internal::scoped_ptr<std::string>::reset(std::string*) [clone .constprop.34]: error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::IsTrue(bool)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function std::string testing::PrintToString<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item*>(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item* const&): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::IsTrue(bool)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperEQ<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item*, UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item*>(char const*, char const*, UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item* const&, UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item* const&): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::IsTrue(bool)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperEQ<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item*, UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item*>(char const*, char const*, UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item* const&, UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item* const&): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::EqFailure(char const*, char const*, std::string const&, std::string const&, bool)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperEQ<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item*, UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item*>(char const*, char const*, UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item* const&, UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item* const&): error: undefined reference to 'testing::AssertionSuccess()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult::AppendMessage(testing::Message const&): error: undefined reference to 'testing::Message::GetString() const'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult::AppendMessage(testing::Message const&): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::IsTrue(bool)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult& testing::AssertionResult::operator<< <char [12]>(char const (&) [12]): error: undefined reference to 'testing::Message::Message()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult& testing::AssertionResult::operator<< <char [12]>(char const (&) [12]): error: undefined reference to 'testing::Message::GetString() const'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult& testing::AssertionResult::operator<< <char [3]>(char const (&) [3]): error: undefined reference to 'testing::Message::Message()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult& testing::AssertionResult::operator<< <char [3]>(char const (&) [3]): error: undefined reference to 'testing::Message::GetString() const'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperOpFailure<node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator>(char const*, char const*, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, char const*) [clone .constprop.32]: error: undefined reference to 'testing::AssertionFailure()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperOpFailure<node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator>(char const*, char const*, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, char const*) [clone .constprop.32]: error: undefined reference to 'testing::Message::Message()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperOpFailure<node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator>(char const*, char const*, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, char const*) [clone .constprop.32]: error: undefined reference to 'testing::Message::Message()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperOpFailure<node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator>(char const*, char const*, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, char const*) [clone .constprop.32]: error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal2::PrintBytesInObjectTo(unsigned char const*, unsigned int, std::ostream*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperOpFailure<node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator>(char const*, char const*, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, char const*) [clone .constprop.32]: error: undefined reference to 'testing::Message::GetString() const'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperOpFailure<node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator>(char const*, char const*, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, char const*) [clone .constprop.32]: error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal2::PrintBytesInObjectTo(unsigned char const*, unsigned int, std::ostream*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function testing::AssertionResult testing::internal::CmpHelperOpFailure<node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator>(char const*, char const*, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, node::ListHead<UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item, &(UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody()::Item::node_)>::Iterator const&, char const*) [clone .constprop.32]: error: undefined reference to 'testing::AssertionResult::AssertionResult(testing::AssertionResult const&)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::AssertionSuccess()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::AssertHelper(testing::TestPartResult::Type, char const*, int, char const*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::operator=(testing::Message const&) const'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::~AssertHelper()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::AssertHelper(testing::TestPartResult::Type, char const*, int, char const*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::operator=(testing::Message const&) const'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::~AssertHelper()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::AssertionSuccess()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::AssertHelper(testing::TestPartResult::Type, char const*, int, char const*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::operator=(testing::Message const&) const'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::~AssertHelper()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::AssertHelper(testing::TestPartResult::Type, char const*, int, char const*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::operator=(testing::Message const&) const'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::AssertHelper::~AssertHelper()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::AssertionSuccess()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::GetBoolAssertionFailureMessage(testing::AssertionResult const&, char const*, char const*, char const*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::GetBoolAssertionFailureMessage(testing::AssertionResult const&, char const*, char const*, char const*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::GetBoolAssertionFailureMessage(testing::AssertionResult const&, char const*, char const*, char const*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function UtilTest_ListHead_Test::TestBody(): error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::GetBoolAssertionFailureMessage(testing::AssertionResult const&, char const*, char const*, char const*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function _GLOBAL__sub_I__ZN22UtilTest_ListHead_Test10test_info_E: error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::GetTestTypeId()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:function _GLOBAL__sub_I__ZN22UtilTest_ListHead_Test10test_info_E: error: undefined reference to 'testing::internal::MakeAndRegisterTestInfo(char const*, char const*, char const*, char const*, void const*, void (*)(), void (*)(), testing::internal::TestFactoryBase*)'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:vtable for UtilTest_ListHead_Test: error: undefined reference to 'testing::Test::SetUp()'
/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/obj.target/cctest/test/cctest/util.o:util.cc:vtable for UtilTest_ListHead_Test: error: undefined reference to 'testing::Test::TearDown()'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [/Users/vitomacchia/Development/Binaries/nodejs-src/out/Release/cctest] Error 1
make: *** [node] Error 2

[bnoordhuis]

For the record: Android is not a supported platform; we accept patches but we won't, in general, help you debug issues. You can try skipping cctest with make -C out node BUILDTYPE=Release.

[ChALkeR]

Ref: nodejs/build#359

[lamuertepeluda]

@bnoordhuis Ok, I see. That's a pity. However, I think this should be better highlighted in the official docs. Also thanks for the hint, that got me go a bit further, but now I think I'm having troubles linking openssl. Do you also know how to avoid the errors reported here? node_build_log_err.txt

[Trott]

I think this should be better highlighted in the official docs.

You are not wrong. Here's a PR trying to do that: #6040

[bnoordhuis]

Closing, don't think there's anything left to do.