The application 'lux' is missing error when installing on MacOS

[johowen]

I am trying to follow the install process for ‘Obscure platforms’ as per attached install instructions.

Obscure platforms

On "obscure platforms" which have Erlang/OTP but lacks
autotools, make etc. it is still possible to build with

bin/lux --make

for example on OS X 10.11.6:

JOHOWEN-M-73DD:lux-master johowen$ bin/lux --make

FATAL ERROR : The application 'lux' is missing.
ESCRIPT : bin/lux
VERSION : unknown
CWD : /Users/johowen/lux-master
ROOT DIR : /usr/local/lib/erlang
CODE PATH : ["/Users/johowen/lux-master/ebin",".",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/kernel-5.1.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/stdlib-3.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/xmerl-1.3.12/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/wx-1.8/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/typer-0.9.11/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/tools-2.9/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/syntax_tools-2.1.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/ssl-8.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/ssh-4.4/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/snmp-5.2.4/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/sasl-3.0.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/runtime_tools-1.11/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/reltool-0.7.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/public_key-1.3/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/percept-0.9/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/parsetools-2.1.4/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/otp_mibs-1.1.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/os_mon-2.4.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/orber-3.8.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/odbc-2.12/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/observer-2.3/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/mnesia-4.14.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/megaco-3.18.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/jinterface-1.7.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/inets-6.3.4/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/ic-4.4.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/hipe-3.15.3/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/gs-1.6.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/eunit-2.3.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/et-1.6/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erts-8.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erl_interface-3.9.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erl_docgen-0.6.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/eldap-1.2.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/edoc-0.8.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/diameter-1.12.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/dialyzer-3.0.3/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/debugger-4.2.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/crypto-3.7.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosTransactions-1.3.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosTime-1.2.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosProperty-1.2.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosNotification-1.2.2/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosFileTransfer-1.2.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosEventDomain-1.2.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosEvent-2.2.1/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/compiler-7.0.3/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/common_test-1.13/ebin",
"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/asn1-4.0.4/ebin"]
JOHOWEN-M-73DD:lux-master johowen$

[lloydroc]

Try to put this in your shell's rc file and source it.

export ERL_LIBS=/usr/local/lux/lib

[hawk]

The problem with that is that you will use the Erlang/OTP installed at /usr/local/lib/erlang and not the one that is bundled with lux. They may possibly be incompatible.

Hopefully the problem will go away when this pull request makes it into the Erlang/OTP release:

https://github.com/erlang/otp/pull/1293

But for the time being you can use Lloyds suggestion as a workaround.

[hawk]

I saw now that there are multiple issues with "lux --make". Do you have a real need of using it? On Jan 20, 2017 05:34, "johowen" <[email protected]> wrote: I am trying to follow the install process for ‘Obscure platforms’ as per attached install instructions. Obscure platforms On "obscure platforms" which have Erlang/OTP but lacks autotools, make etc. it is still possible to build with bin/lux --make for example on OS X 10.11.6: JOHOWEN-M-73DD:lux-master johowen$ bin/lux --make FATAL ERROR : The application 'lux' is missing. ESCRIPT : bin/lux VERSION : unknown CWD : /Users/johowen/lux-master ROOT DIR : /usr/local/lib/erlang CODE PATH : ["/Users/johowen/lux-master/ebin",".", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/kernel-5.1.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/stdlib-3.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/xmerl-1.3.12/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/wx-1.8/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/typer-0.9.11/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/tools-2.9/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/syntax_tools-2.1.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/ssl-8.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/ssh-4.4/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/snmp-5.2.4/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/sasl-3.0.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/runtime_tools-1.11/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/reltool-0.7.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/public_key-1.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/percept-0.9/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/parsetools-2.1.4/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/otp_mibs-1.1.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/os_mon-2.4.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/orber-3.8.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/odbc-2.12/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/observer-2.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/mnesia-4.14.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/megaco-3.18.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/jinterface-1.7.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/inets-6.3.4/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/ic-4.4.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/hipe-3.15.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/gs-1.6.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/eunit-2.3.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/et-1.6/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erts-8.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erl_interface-3.9.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erl_docgen-0.6.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/eldap-1.2.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/edoc-0.8.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/diameter-1.12.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/dialyzer-3.0.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/debugger-4.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/crypto-3.7.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosTransactions-1.3.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosTime-1.2.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosProperty-1.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosNotification-1.2.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosFileTransfer-1.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosEventDomain-1.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosEvent-2.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/compiler-7.0.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/common_test-1.13/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/asn1-4.0.4/ebin"] JOHOWEN-M-73DD:lux-master johowen$ — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#19>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJpsEperfrUq_y6qrk-kB_dHzwq4oBEks5rUDlUgaJpZM4Lo6rJ> .

[johowen]

Hi Hakan and Lloyd, Thanks for the response. I tried a few things but could not get it installed. In the end I took a tar of a colleague’s directory. He had had challenges making it too. When I get a moment I will try your suggestions. Regards, Jeremy From: Håkan Mattsson <[email protected]> Reply-To: hawk/lux <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 6 February 2017 at 1:37 PM To: hawk/lux <[email protected]> Cc: Jeremy Owen <[email protected]>, Author <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [hawk/lux] The application 'lux' is missing error when installing on MacOS (#19) I saw now that there are multiple issues with "lux --make". Do you have a real need of using it? On Jan 20, 2017 05:34, "johowen" <[email protected]> wrote: I am trying to follow the install process for ‘Obscure platforms’ as per attached install instructions. Obscure platforms On "obscure platforms" which have Erlang/OTP but lacks autotools, make etc. it is still possible to build with bin/lux --make for example on OS X 10.11.6: JOHOWEN-M-73DD:lux-master johowen$ bin/lux --make FATAL ERROR : The application 'lux' is missing. ESCRIPT : bin/lux VERSION : unknown CWD : /Users/johowen/lux-master ROOT DIR : /usr/local/lib/erlang CODE PATH : ["/Users/johowen/lux-master/ebin",".", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/kernel-5.1.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/stdlib-3.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/xmerl-1.3.12/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/wx-1.8/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/typer-0.9.11/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/tools-2.9/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/syntax_tools-2.1.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/ssl-8.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/ssh-4.4/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/snmp-5.2.4/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/sasl-3.0.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/runtime_tools-1.11/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/reltool-0.7.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/public_key-1.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/percept-0.9/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/parsetools-2.1.4/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/otp_mibs-1.1.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/os_mon-2.4.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/orber-3.8.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/odbc-2.12/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/observer-2.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/mnesia-4.14.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/megaco-3.18.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/jinterface-1.7.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/inets-6.3.4/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/ic-4.4.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/hipe-3.15.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/gs-1.6.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/eunit-2.3.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/et-1.6/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erts-8.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erl_interface-3.9.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erl_docgen-0.6.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/eldap-1.2.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/edoc-0.8.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/diameter-1.12.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/dialyzer-3.0.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/debugger-4.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/crypto-3.7.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosTransactions-1.3.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosTime-1.2.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosProperty-1.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosNotification-1.2.2/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosFileTransfer-1.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosEventDomain-1.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/cosEvent-2.2.1/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/compiler-7.0.3/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/common_test-1.13/ebin", "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/asn1-4.0.4/ebin"] JOHOWEN-M-73DD:lux-master johowen$ — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#19>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAJpsEperfrUq_y6qrk-kB_dHzwq4oBEks5rUDlUgaJpZM4Lo6rJ> . — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#19 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AYEep5vpFkWlAUdgcEE35McXwXPupwTpks5rZodvgaJpZM4Lo6rJ>.

[hawk]

Why did you run "lux --make" instead of "configure" and "make"?

[johowen]

Hi Hakan, I understand that to use configure I needed to run autoconf to create the configure script. I did not have autoconf on the mac. Regards, Jeremy From INSTALL.md: If you have cloned the source from `github.com` and want to build the tool using `configure` and `make` there is no `configure` script. Then you need to create it with

autoconf

From: Håkan Mattsson <[email protected]> Reply-To: hawk/lux <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 7 February 2017 at 8:59 AM To: hawk/lux <[email protected]> Cc: Jeremy Owen <[email protected]>, Author <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [hawk/lux] The application 'lux' is missing error when installing on MacOS (#19) Why did you run "lux --make" instead of "configure" and "make"? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#19 (comment)>, or mute the thread<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AYEep5a-3rGdCOprfzkC8x3c__4M8BDWks5rZ5fcgaJpZM4Lo6rJ>.

[hawk]

Sad to say, the lux --make option has never worked. I think you may be the first one that ever have tried it.

It only handles the Erlang code. But in order to work properly a c-program does also needs to be compiled. Compiled with flags from configure...

[hawk]

I have checked in a simple fix in the develop branch (soon to be released).

Please, try it out.