545074 - build errors having to do with "toolkit/mozapps/readstrings" directory, "No rule to make target `Makefile.in'"

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox Build System :: General, defect)

Description

[Josh Aas]

Attachment: build output

I am getting frequent build failures that appear to have to do with this directory:

toolkit/mozapps/readstrings

The errors always look like this:

make[7]: Entering directory `/Users/josh/src/mozilla/ff_193_debug_64/objdir-debug/toolkit/mozapps/readstrings'
make[7]: *** No rule to make target `Makefile.in', needed by `Makefile'.  Stop.
make[7]: Leaving directory `/Users/josh/src/mozilla/ff_193_debug_64/objdir-debug/toolkit/mozapps/readstrings'
make[6]: *** [export] Error 2

I am producing a 64-bit debug build on 10.6 (not a cross-compile) and I'm using the following line in my mozconfig:

mk_add_options MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS=-j4

I ran into this problem for the first time a few days ago. I have attached the last bunch of output from a failed build.

Comment 1

[Josh Aas]

Seems quite likely that this change is responsible:

http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/e0fae6222746

Maybe a clobber will help.

Comment 2

[Mark Banner (:standard8)]

The tinderbox builders all had this when the patch landed, and a clobber fixed those builds.

Comment 3

[Josh Aas]

A clobber fixed my builds too.

Comment 4

[(not currently active) Ted Mielczarek]

Sorry, probably should have posted a note somewhere after I clobbered the tree for that, but it was late.