makefile issue - mkdir

[dimitrisdovinos]

The makefile did not work for my setup (Ubuntu 20)

make "DESTDIR=" install
make: /usr/bin/mkdir: Command not found

I had to manually add a symlink to mkdir
sudo ln -s /bin/mkdir /usr/bin/mkdir

[withhawaii]

I had the same issue on Ubuntu 20.04 with Ruby 2.6.6.

@dimitrisdovinos your fix worked like a charm.
Thank you so much!

[sbocinec]

@dimitrisdovinos @withhawaii I guess this is caused by using rvm version manager and it's not a racc project issue.

Instead of creating a symlink I rather recommend to recompile the installed ruby rvm version with --disable-binary as the issue is most probably caused by the precompiled binary ruby release the rvm installs. This should also fix other potential issues the binary version might have introduced.

TL;DR:
Reinstall ruby version from source to fix the issue: rvm reinstall <ruby-version> --disable-binary.
Then racc gem installation should succeed.

Further notes:

• I think this issue should be closed
• more info in a related ffi bug Installation fails with Ruby 2.7.1: /usr/bin/mkdir not found ffi/ffi#822

[gaganawhad]

Thanks for creating this issue @dimitrisdovinos. @sbocinec seems more informed, so I am going to follow his suggestion and reinstall ruby.

[hsbt]

@sbocinec Thanks for explanation ❤️