# Source compilation generates segmentation fault error!
**URL:** https://hub.mender.io/t/source-compilation-generates-segmentation-fault-error/3206
**Category:** General Discussions
**Created:** [February 11, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/source-compilation-generates-segmentation-fault-error/3206 "2021-02-11T12:51:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@abhishek](https://hub.mender.io/u/abhishek)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/source-compilation-generates-segmentation-fault-error/3206/1 "2021-02-11T12:51:12Z")
Hi all
While compiling from source for Debian OS, it throws “segmentation fault” error! Target architecture is NOT arm.
go build [github.com/mendersoftware/openssl:](http://github.com/mendersoftware/openssl:) /usr/lib/go/pkg/tool/linux\_riscv64/cgo: signal: segmentation fault
Please help!
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### Author:  [@oleorhagen](https://hub.mender.io/u/oleorhagen)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/source-compilation-generates-segmentation-fault-error/3206/2 "2021-02-11T14:23:38Z")
Hi @abhishek compiling what from source? The `mender-client`?
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### Author:  [@abhishek](https://hub.mender.io/u/abhishek)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/source-compilation-generates-segmentation-fault-error/3206/3 "2021-02-11T15:03:55Z")
Yes.
I used to following link to get source [GitHub - mendersoftware/mender: Mender over-the-air software updater client.](https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender)
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### Author:  [@oleorhagen](https://hub.mender.io/u/oleorhagen)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/source-compilation-generates-segmentation-fault-error/3206/4 "2021-02-12T07:41:26Z")
I’m going to need a bit more information here.
First of all we usually use our `Makefile` for building. It also has some external dependencies, have you read the `Readme`? And is this `Risc-V` ur trying to compile for?
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### Author:  [@abhishek](https://hub.mender.io/u/abhishek)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/source-compilation-generates-segmentation-fault-error/3206/5 "2021-02-12T12:45:32Z")
Yes, I have read Readme and all dependencies are taken care of.
Yes, Compiling for Risc-V
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### Author:  [@oleorhagen](https://hub.mender.io/u/oleorhagen)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/source-compilation-generates-segmentation-fault-error/3206/6 "2021-02-12T12:54:12Z")
Can you follow the steps [here](https://github.com/mendersoftware/mender#cross-compiling), and post the outputs, so that I can try and reproduce?