Error -before compilation even starts

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I’ve been trying to install package pokerth from the AUR, which I’ve done before without issue using yay. However, this no longer seems to work. On running yay -S pokerth the folllowing output is seen:

==> Making package: pokerth 2.1.9-1 (Wed 30 Sep 2026 22:07:33 BST)
==> Retrieving sources...
-> Found pokerth-2.1.9.tar.gz
==> WARNING: Skipping verification of source file PGP signatures.
==> Validating source files with md5sums...
pokerth-2.1.9.tar.gz ... Passed
:: (1/1) Parsing SRCINFO: pokerth
==> Making package: pokerth 2.1.9-1 (Wed 30 Sep 2026 22:07:34 BST)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
-> Found pokerth-2.1.9.tar.gz
==> Validating source files with md5sums...
pokerth-2.1.9.tar.gz ... Passed
==> Removing existing $srcdir/ directory...
==> Extracting sources...
-> Extracting pokerth-2.1.9.tar.gz with bsdtar
==> Starting prepare()...
==> Sources are ready.
==> Making package: pokerth 2.1.9-1 (Wed 30 Sep 2026 22:07:37 BST)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> WARNING: Using existing $srcdir/ tree
==> Removing existing $pkgdir/ directory...
==> Starting build()...
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 16.2.1
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 16.2.1
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
CMake Error at /home/paulb/.cache/yay/pokerth/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-1goMpc/CMakeLists.txt:25 (target_sources):
Cannot find source file:

/usr/share/cmake/Modules/CMakeCXXCompilerABI.cpp


CMake Error at /home/paulb/.cache/yay/pokerth/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-1goMpc/CMakeLists.txt:24 (add_executable):
No SOURCES given to target: cmTC_68045


CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerABI.cmake:123 (try_compile):
Failed to generate test project build system.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
/usr/share/cmake/Modules/CMakeTestCXXCompiler.cmake:26 (CMAKE_DETERMINE_COMPILER_ABI)
CMakeLists.txt:5 (project)


-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
Aborting...
-> error making: pokerth-exit status 4
-> Failed to install the following packages. Manual intervention is required:
pokerth - exit status 4

Any compilation experts who can explain what has gone wrong, or is missing?

2

Clearly this file is missing/in a different location?

Check if CMakeCXXCompilerABI.cpp exists

3

try pokerth-bin

4

It doesn’t exist, but I would expect it to be one of many *.cpp files included in the source extraction process anyway as it’s a *.cpp file - not a file naturally residing on my computer.

CMake Error at /home/paulb/.cache/yay/pokerth/src/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-1goMpc/CMakeLists.txt:25 (target_sources):
Cannot find source file:

/usr/share/cmake/Modules/CMakeCXXCompilerABI.cpp

5

Produces errors as well. Just to add that pokerth compiles and installs fine on Manjaro, using pamac to install instead of yay.

6

Did you let the process complete or did you exit before completion?

The pokerth-bin package installs (and runs) here (fully updated Arch system) via yay.

I don’t use EndeavourOS but I think they probably disable the debug option in /etc/makepkg.conf (as I have done on my system), but if that option is not disabled you will see a lot of harmless errors during the pokerth-bin package installation.

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Can confirm that I could install the bin package as well , on a fully updated EOS system.
If you want to install something it is way better to do that using -Syu instead of -S , so you always know your system is up to date before installing something.

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pkgfile shows this file as part of extra/cmake:

$ pkgfile --search /usr/share/cmake/Modules/CMakeCXXCompilerABI.cpp
extra/cmake
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So it’s a poker game? I didn’t try it thought it was pokemon :rofl: I got as far as install then cancelled :smiley: