# Mender client compilation error **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** mender-client\ **Created:** [February 2, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-compilation-error/6528 "2024-02-02T08:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_Iob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f475e1/32.png) [@I\_Iob](https://hub.mender.io/u/I_Iob)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-compilation-error/6528/1 "2024-02-02T08:46:06Z")
Hi I’ve just cloned the git repository ([GitHub - mendersoftware/mender: Mender over-the-air software updater client.](https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender)) on my Linux Mint virtual machine and I’m trying to compile the client following the instructions in “Installing from source”. Everything fine until I run “make” where I got the following error [0%] Building CXX object vendor/tiny-process-library/CMakeFiles/tiny-process-library.dir/process.cpp.o [1%] Building CXX object vendor/tiny-process-library/CMakeFiles/tiny-process-library.dir/process\_unix.cpp.o [1%] Linking CXX static library libtiny-process-library.a [1%] Built target tiny-process-library [1%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_error.dir/error.cpp.o [3%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_error.dir/error/platform/c++11/error.cpp.o [3%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_error.a [3%] Built target common\_error [5%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_log.dir/log/platform/boost/boost\_log.cpp.o [5%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_log.a [5%] Built target common\_log [5%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_io.dir/io/io.cpp.o [6%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_io.dir/io/platform/c++17/io.cpp.o [6%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_io.dir/io/platform/posix/io.cpp.o [6%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_io.a [6%] Built target common\_io [6%] Building CXX object src/artifact/sha/CMakeFiles/sha.dir/platform/openssl/sha.cpp.o [8%] Linking CXX static library libsha.a [8%] Built target sha [8%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common.dir/common.cpp.o [10%] Linking CXX static library libcommon.a [10%] Built target common [11%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_path.dir/path/platform/c++17/path.cpp.o [11%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_path.dir/path/platform/posix/path.cpp.o [13%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_path.a [13%] Built target common\_path [15%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_json.dir/json/json.cpp.o [15%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_json.dir/json/platform/nlohmann/nlohmann\_json.cpp.o [16%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_json.a [16%] Built target common\_json [18%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_events.dir/events/events\_io.cpp.o [18%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_events.dir/events/platform/boost/events.cpp.o [20%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_events.dir/events/platform/boost/events\_io.cpp.o [20%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_events.a [20%] Built target common\_events [20%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_crypto.dir/crypto/crypto.cpp.o [22%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_crypto.dir/crypto/platform/openssl/crypto.cpp.o [22%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_crypto.a [22%] Built target common\_crypto [23%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_http.dir/http/http.cpp.o [23%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_http.dir/http/platform/beast/http.cpp.o [25%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_http.a [25%] Built target common\_http [27%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_config\_parser.dir/config\_parser/config\_parser.cpp.o [27%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_config\_parser.a [27%] Built target common\_config\_parser [27%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_processes.dir/processes/processes.cpp.o [28%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_processes.dir/processes/platform/tiny\_process\_library/tiny\_process\_library.cpp.o [28%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_processes.a [28%] Built target common\_processes [30%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_key\_value\_parser.dir/key\_value\_parser/key\_value\_parser.cpp.o [30%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_key\_value\_parser.a [30%] Built target common\_key\_value\_parser [30%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_identity\_parser.dir/identity\_parser/identity\_parser.cpp.o [32%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_identity\_parser.a [32%] Built target common\_identity\_parser [32%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_conf.dir/conf/conf.cpp.o [33%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_conf.dir/conf/conf\_cli\_help.cpp.o [33%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_conf.a [33%] Built target common\_conf [35%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_dbus.dir/dbus/dbus.cpp.o [35%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_dbus.dir/dbus/platform/asio\_libdbus/dbus.cpp.o [37%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_dbus.a [37%] Built target common\_dbus [37%] Building CXX object src/api/CMakeFiles/api\_auth.dir/auth/auth.cpp.o [37%] Linking CXX static library libapi\_auth.a [37%] Built target api\_auth [38%] Building CXX object src/api/CMakeFiles/api\_client.dir/client.cpp.o [38%] Linking CXX static library libapi\_client.a [38%] Built target api\_client [40%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_setup.dir/setup/platform/posix/setup.cpp.o [40%] Linking CXX static library libcommon\_setup.a [40%] Built target common\_setup [40%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_key\_value\_database.dir/key\_value\_database.cpp.o [42%] Building CXX object src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_key\_value\_database.dir/key\_value\_database/platform/lmdb/lmdb.cpp.o In file included from /usr/include/boost/config/detail/select\_stdlib\_config.hpp:24, from /usr/include/boost/config.hpp:44, from /usr/include/boost/log/detail/config.hpp:34, from /usr/include/boost/log/common.hpp:20, from /media/sf\_Shared/mender/src/common/log.hpp:21, from /media/sf\_Shared/mender/src/common/key\_value\_database/platform/lmdb/lmdb.cpp:22: /media/sf\_Shared/mender/vendor/lmdbxx/version:1:1: error: too many decimal points in number 1 | 1.0.0 | ^ ~~~~ In file included from /usr/include/boost/config/detail/select\_stdlib\_config.hpp:24, from /usr/include/boost/config.hpp:44, from /usr/include/boost/log/detail/config.hpp:34, from /usr/include/boost/log/common.hpp:20, from /media/sf\_Shared/mender/src/common/log.hpp:21, from /media/sf\_Shared/mender/src/common/key\_value\_database/platform/lmdb/lmdb.cpp:22: /media/sf\_Shared/mender/vendor/lmdbxx/version:1:1: error: expected unqualified-id before numeric constant make[2]: \*\*\* [src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_key\_value\_database.dir/build.make:90: src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_key\_value\_database.dir/key\_value\_database/platform/lmdb/lmdb.cpp.o] Error 1 make[1]: \*\*\* [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:1902: src/common/CMakeFiles/common\_key\_value\_database.dir/all] Error 2 make: \*\*\* [Makefile:156: all] Error 2