rr-debugger / rr-debugger/rr

Installing on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS can't find capnp

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Description

On Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS. I've tried with the apt-get instructions and by following the capnproto install-from-source instructions. Both result in this output when I try to build rr:

james@gig ~/workspace/rr.bin $ CC=clang CXX=clang++ cmake -G Ninja ../rr
-- Checking for module 'capnp'
--   No package 'capnp' found
...

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Start by reproducing the reported CC=clang CXX=clang++ cmake -G Ninja ../rr command on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, after reviewing the apt-get and capnproto install-from-source steps described in the issue. Done means CMake detects the capnp package and the rr configuration proceeds without the reported error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, cpp
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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