Cannot build "The configuration failed"

[gitowiec]

Here is the diodon-plugins/_build_/config.log content

# project  configured on Tue Sep  1 14:25:49 2020 by
# waf 1.6.11 (abi 98, python 20711f0 on linux2)
# using ./waf configure --libdir /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
#
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Setting top to
/home/user/workspace/externals/diodon-plugins
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Setting out to
/home/user/workspace/externals/diodon-plugins/_build_
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Checking for 'c_bgxlc' (c compiler)
find program=['bgxlc_r', 'bgxlc'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='CC' -> ''
from /home/user/workspace/externals/diodon-plugins: Could not find the program bgxlc_r,bgxlc
not found
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Checking for 'gcc' (c compiler)
find program=['gcc', 'cc'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='CC' -> '/usr/bin/gcc'
find program=['ar'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='AR' -> '/usr/bin/ar'
/usr/bin/gcc
----------------------------------------
Checking for program python
/usr/bin/python
find program=['python'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='PYTHON' -> '/usr/bin/python'
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Checking for program glib-genmarshal
/usr/bin/glib-genmarshal
find program=['glib-genmarshal'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='GLIB_GENMARSHAL' -> '/usr/bin/glib-genmarshal'
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Checking for program perl
/usr/bin/perl
find program=['perl'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='PERL' -> '/usr/bin/perl'
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Checking for 'glib-mkenums'
/usr/bin/glib-mkenums
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Checking for program glib-compile-schemas
/usr/bin/glib-compile-schemas
find program=['glib-compile-schemas'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='GLIB_COMPILE_SCHEMAS' -> '/usr/bin/glib-compile-schemas'
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Checking for program valac-0.16
not found
find program=['valac-0.16'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='VALAC' -> ''
from /home/user/workspace/externals/diodon-plugins: Could not find the program valac-0.16
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Checking for program valac
/usr/bin/valac
find program=['valac'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='VALAC' -> '/usr/bin/valac'
/usr/bin/valac --version
out: Vala 0.40.19

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Checking for valac version >= (0, 16, 0)
(0, 40, 19)
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Checking for program pkg-config
/usr/bin/pkg-config
find program=['pkg-config'] paths=['/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.2/bin', '/home/user/.yarn/bin', '/home/user/scripts', '/home/user/bin', '/home/user/.local/bin', '/usr/local/sbin', '/usr/local/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/bin', '/usr/games', '/usr/local/games', '/snap/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin', '/home/user/.dotnet/tools', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/db/bin', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/emulator', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/tools/bin', '/home/user/Android/Sdk/platform-tools', '/home/user/programs', '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin', '/home/user/workspace/sonar-scanner/bin'] var='PKGCONFIG' -> '/usr/bin/pkg-config'
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Checking for 'diodon' >= 1.6.0
['/usr/bin/pkg-config', '--atleast-version=1.6.0', 'diodon']
not found
from /home/user/workspace/externals/diodon-plugins: The configuration failed

When I try to run ./waf build next, I get The project was not configured: run "waf configure" first! error. How to fix this?
And diodon --version displays "Diodon 1.10.0", I run Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 LTS with latest updates. Diodon was installed via PPA and apt.

[bincdianshangcun]

sudo apt install diodon-dev

[louispotok]

I am having the same issue. Here's my output:

Setting top to                           : /home/louispotok/diodon-plugins 
Setting out to                           : /home/louispotok/diodon-plugins/_build_ 
Checking for 'c_bgxlc' (c compiler)      : not found 
Checking for 'gcc' (c compiler)          : /usr/bin/gcc 
Checking for program python              : /usr/bin/python 
Checking for program glib-genmarshal     : /usr/bin/glib-genmarshal 
Checking for program perl                : /usr/bin/perl 
Checking for 'glib-mkenums'              : /usr/bin/glib-mkenums 
Checking for program glib-compile-schemas : /usr/bin/glib-compile-schemas 
Checking for program valac-0.16           : not found 
Checking for program valac                : /usr/bin/valac 
Checking for valac version >= (0, 16, 0)  : (0, 48, 6) 
Checking for program pkg-config           : /usr/bin/pkg-config 
Checking for 'diodon' >= 1.6.0            : not found 

Diodon has version 1.11.0:

$ diodon -v
Diodon 1.11.0

But usr/bin/pkg-config, which is I think what is being called during configuration, shows a lower version, so maybe that's the issue:

$/usr/bin/pkg-config --version diodon
0.29.1

[sliverc]

--version only shows the version of pkg-config. What you want is the following:

pkg-config --modversion diodon

If this raises an error make sure you have the dev packages of diodon installed:

sudo apt install diodon-dev gir1.2-diodon-1.0

[Gogowitsch]

According to this page, you can fix the missing c_bgxlc by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install xvfb

[u2n]

Nothing found here, or anywhere, fixes the inability to compile the plugins on modern systems.

Being able to pin just a few items (static content) would make Diodon the top clipboard manager, might even be included in distros.

If abandoned, it would be great if it could be ported to a more popular language.