openssl-sys v0.9.70 fails to build OpenSSL with "Can't locate IPC/Cmd.pm in @INC" perl error

[matklad]

Hit this error after upgrade:

process didn't exit successfully: `/var/lib/buildkite-agent/builds/buildkite-i-0f2570c8871f6e756-1/nearprotocol/nearcore/target/debug/build/openssl-sys-ac0265688c9e9667/build-script-main` (exit status: 101)
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  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   --- stdout
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   cargo:rustc-cfg=const_fn
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   X86_64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR unset
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR unset
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   CC_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu = None
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   CC_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu = None
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   HOST_CC = None
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   CC = None
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   CFLAGS_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu = None
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   CFLAGS_x86_64_unknown_linux_gnu = None
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   HOST_CFLAGS = None
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   CFLAGS = None
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   CRATE_CC_NO_DEFAULTS = None
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   DEBUG = Some("true")
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   CARGO_CFG_TARGET_FEATURE = Some("fxsr,sse,sse2")
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   running "perl" "./Configure" "--prefix=/var/lib/buildkite-agent/builds/buildkite-i-0f2570c8871f6e756-1/nearprotocol/nearcore/target/debug/build/openssl-sys-bd8a83f56a7e2c51/out/openssl-build/install" "no-dso" "no-shared" "no-ssl3" "no-tests" "no-comp" "no-zlib" "no-zlib-dynamic" "--libdir=lib" "no-legacy" "no-md2" "no-rc5" "no-weak-ssl-ciphers" "no-camellia" "no-idea" "no-seed" "linux-x86_64" "-O2" "-ffunction-sections" "-fdata-sections" "-fPIC" "-g" "-fno-omit-frame-pointer" "-m64"
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   --- stderr
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   Can't locate IPC/Cmd.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /var/lib/buildkite-agent/builds/buildkite-i-0f2570c8871f6e756-1/nearprotocol/nearcore/target/debug/build/openssl-sys-bd8a83f56a7e2c51/out/openssl-build/build/src/util/perl /usr/local/lib64/perl5 /usr/local/share/perl5 /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib64/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 . /var/lib/buildkite-agent/builds/buildkite-i-0f2570c8871f6e756-1/nearprotocol/nearcore/target/debug/build/openssl-sys-bd8a83f56a7e2c51/out/openssl-build/build/src/external/perl/Text-Template-1.56/lib) at /var/lib/buildkite-agent/builds/buildkite-i-0f2570c8871f6e756-1/nearprotocol/nearcore/target/debug/build/openssl-sys-bd8a83f56a7e2c51/out/openssl-build/build/src/util/perl/OpenSSL/config.pm line 18.
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /var/lib/buildkite-agent/builds/buildkite-i-0f2570c8871f6e756-1/nearprotocol/nearcore/target/debug/build/openssl-sys-bd8a83f56a7e2c51/out/openssl-build/build/src/util/perl/OpenSSL/config.pm line 18.
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   Compilation failed in require at ./Configure line 23.
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./Configure line 23.
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   thread 'main' panicked at '
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]   Error configuring OpenSSL build:
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]       Command: "perl" "./Configure" "--prefix=/var/lib/buildkite-agent/builds/buildkite-i-0f2570c8871f6e756-1/nearprotocol/nearcore/target/debug/build/openssl-sys-bd8a83f56a7e2c51/out/openssl-build/install" "no-dso" "no-shared" "no-ssl3" "no-tests" "no-comp" "no-zlib" "no-zlib-dynamic" "--libdir=lib" "no-legacy" "no-md2" "no-rc5" "no-weak-ssl-ciphers" "no-camellia" "no-idea" "no-seed" "linux-x86_64" "-O2" "-ffunction-sections" "-fdata-sections" "-fPIC" "-g" "-fno-omit-frame-pointer" "-m64"
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]       Exit status: exit status: 2
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]
  | [2021-11-02T11:38:38Z]       ', /var/lib/buildkite-agent/.cargo/registry/src/git.colasdn.top-1ecc6299db9ec823/openssl-src-300.0.2+3.0.0/src/lib.rs:492:13

I think that is openssl/openssl#14541 -- I need "need to install perl-core rather than just perl." to build open-ssl now.

I don't think this is a bug per-se, just a change in build deps. Still, opening this up so that if other folks see this, they have all the pointers.

It might make sense to insta-close the issue, but I'll leave this up to you!

[leongross]

Facing the same issue, installing the required perl packages solves the problem

[EverlastingBugstopper]

@matklad - lifesaver. Thanks.

[sfackler]

The linked PR's merged, so I'm going to close this (boo perl!)

[ChristopherRabotin]

I'm having this issue in an ubuntu-latest github workflow. What are the "required perl packages" that solved your problem?

[EverlastingBugstopper]

ubuntu should just require libssl-dev. on centos 7 i needed perl-core, openssl-devel, and openssl

[s3rius]

For all people, who struggle in building openssl for maturin projects, I posted solution here: #2036 (comment).