# Error -before compilation even starts **URL:** \ **Category:** Pacman & AUR helpers\ **Created:** [September 30, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744 "2026-09-30T21:10:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bendipa1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bendipa1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/bendipa1)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744/1 "2026-09-30T21:10:27Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![fred666](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f17d59/32.png) [@fred666](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/fred666)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744/2 "2026-09-30T21:15:45Z")
> [@bendipa1](#): > > `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` Clearly this file is missing/in a different location? Check if `CMakeCXXCompilerABI.cpp exists` ---
**Author:** ![xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/xircon/32/9124_2.png) [@xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/xircon)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744/3 "2026-09-30T21:35:15Z")
> [@bendipa1](#): > > pokerth try `pokerth-bin` ---
**Author:** ![bendipa1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bendipa1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/bendipa1)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744/4 "2026-10-01T16:28:46Z")
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` > [@fred666](#): > > Clearly this file is missing/in a different location? > > Check if `CMakeCXXCompilerABI.cpp exists` ---
**Author:** ![bendipa1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bendipa1](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/bendipa1)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744/5 "2026-10-01T16:40:05Z")
> [@xircon](#): > > > [@bendipa1](#): > > > > pokerth > > try `pokerth-bin` Produces errors as well. Just to add that _pokerth_ compiles and installs fine on Manjaro, using pamac to install instead of yay. ---
**Author:** ![Stagger\_Lee](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/stagger_lee/32/93385_2.png) [@Stagger\_Lee](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Stagger_Lee)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744/6 "2026-10-01T17:34:36Z")
> [@bendipa1](#): > > > [@xircon](#): > > > > try `pokerth-bin` > > Produces errors as well. 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. ![Screenshot_20261001_132405](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/1/7133c6f9b3a6dbf6c629009e6e2242a529247b0f.png) ---
**Author:** ![keescase](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/keescase/32/114900_2.png) [@keescase](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/keescase)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744/7 "2026-10-01T17:41:42Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![ajgringo619](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ajgringo619/32/35599_2.png) [@ajgringo619](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ajgringo619)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744/8 "2026-10-01T17:51:26Z")
`pkgfile` shows this file as part of `extra/cmake`: ```auto $ pkgfile --search /usr/share/cmake/Modules/CMakeCXXCompilerABI.cpp extra/cmake ``` ---
**Author:** ![xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/xircon/32/9124_2.png) [@xircon](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/xircon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/error-before-compilation-even-starts/81744/9 "2026-10-01T20:38:27Z")
So it’s a poker game? I didn’t try it thought it was pokemon 🤣 I got as far as install then cancelled 😃