Cannot install package. Precompilation fails

[jtschneider]

The package cannot be installed on Julia v1.11.7.

could not load library "~/.julia/artifacts/e9fe1c15f5b3873a7b260e9395ef9a49336bc333/lib/libprimac.so"
~/.julia/artifacts/e9fe1c15f5b3873a7b260e9395ef9a49336bc333/lib/libprimac.so: cannot enable executable stack as shared object requires: Invalid argument
[...]
during initialization of module PRIMA_jll

versioninfo()

julia> versioninfo()
Julia Version 1.11.7
Commit f2b3dbda30a (2025-09-08 12:10 UTC)
Build Info:
  Official https://julialang.org/ release
Platform Info:
  OS: Linux (x86_64-linux-gnu)
  CPU: 32 × AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core Processor
  WORD_SIZE: 64
  LLVM: libLLVM-16.0.6 (ORCJIT, znver4)
Threads: 1 default, 0 interactive, 1 GC (on 32 virtual cores)
Environment:
  JULIA_DEPOT_PATH = /home/jan/.julia

This is a minimal example:

working example

julia> import Pkg

julia> Pkg.add("PRIMA")
   Resolving package versions...
  No Changes to `~/.julia/environments/v1.11/Project.toml`
  No Changes to `~/.julia/environments/v1.11/Manifest.toml`
Precompiling project...
  ✗ PRIMA
  0 dependencies successfully precompiled in 2 seconds. 793 already precompiled.
  1 dependency errored.
  For a report of the errors see `julia> err`. To retry use `pkg> precompile`

julia> err
PkgPrecompileError: The following 1 direct dependency failed to precompile:

PRIMA

Failed to precompile PRIMA [0a7d04aa-8ac2-47b3-b7a7-9dbd6ad661ed] to "/home/jan/.julia/compiled/v1.11/PRIMA/jl_M9i3Ds".
ERROR: LoadError: InitError: could not load library "/home/jan/.julia/artifacts/e9fe1c15f5b3873a7b260e9395ef9a49336bc333/lib/libprimac.so"
/home/jan/.julia/artifacts/e9fe1c15f5b3873a7b260e9395ef9a49336bc333/lib/libprimac.so: cannot enable executable stack as shared object requires: Invalid argument
Stacktrace:
  [1] dlopen(s::String, flags::UInt32; throw_error::Bool)
    @ Base.Libc.Libdl ./libdl.jl:120
  [2] dlopen(s::String, flags::UInt32)
    @ Base.Libc.Libdl ./libdl.jl:119
  [3] macro expansion
    @ ~/.julia/packages/JLLWrappers/m2Pjh/src/products/library_generators.jl:63 [inlined]
  [4] __init__()
    @ PRIMA_jll ~/.julia/packages/PRIMA_jll/ncn5V/src/wrappers/x86_64-linux-gnu-libgfortran5.jl:10
  [5] run_module_init(mod::Module, i::Int64)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1378
  [6] register_restored_modules(sv::Core.SimpleVector, pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1366
  [7] _include_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, ocachepath::String, depmods::Vector{Any}, ignore_native::Nothing; register::Bool)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:1254
  [8] _include_from_serialized (repeats 2 times)
    @ ./loading.jl:1210 [inlined]
  [9] _require_search_from_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, sourcepath::String, build_id::UInt128, stalecheck::Bool; reasons::Dict{String, Int64}, DEPOT_PATH::Vector{String})
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2057
 [10] _require(pkg::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2527
 [11] __require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2388
 [12] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ ./essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [13] invoke_in_world
    @ ./essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [14] _require_prelocked(uuidkey::Base.PkgId, env::String)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2375
 [15] macro expansion
    @ ./loading.jl:2314 [inlined]
 [16] macro expansion
    @ ./lock.jl:273 [inlined]
 [17] __require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2271
 [18] #invoke_in_world#3
    @ ./essentials.jl:1089 [inlined]
 [19] invoke_in_world
    @ ./essentials.jl:1086 [inlined]
 [20] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2260
 [21] include
    @ ./Base.jl:562 [inlined]
 [22] include_package_for_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot_path::Vector{String}, dl_load_path::Vector{String}, load_path::Vector{String}, concrete_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt128}}, source::Nothing)
    @ Base ./loading.jl:2881
 [23] top-level scope
    @ stdin:6
during initialization of module PRIMA_jll
in expression starting at /home/jan/.julia/packages/PRIMA/X8SQr/src/PRIMA.jl:1
in expression starting at stdin:

[zaikunzhang]

@amontoison Alexis, could you have a look? Merci !

[amontoison]

I don't have any issue on my side:

   _       _ _(_)_     |  Documentation: https://docs.julialang.org
  (_)     | (_) (_)    |
   _ _   _| |_  __ _   |  Type "?" for help, "]?" for Pkg help.
  | | | | | | |/ _` |  |
  | | |_| | | | (_| |  |  Version 1.11.7 (2025-09-08)
 _/ |\__'_|_|_|\__'_|  |  Official https://julialang.org/ release
|__/                   |

julia> using PRIMA_jll
 │ Install package?
 │   (@v1.11) pkg> add PRIMA_jll 
 └ (y/n/o) [y]: y
    Updating registry at `~/.julia/registries/General.toml`
   Resolving package versions...
   Installed PRIMA_jll ─ v0.7.1+0
  Downloaded artifact: PRIMA
    Updating `~/.julia/environments/v1.11/Project.toml`
  [eead6e0c] + PRIMA_jll v0.7.1+0
    Updating `~/.julia/environments/v1.11/Manifest.toml`
  [eead6e0c] + PRIMA_jll v0.7.1+0
Precompiling PRIMA_jll...
  1 dependency successfully precompiled in 1 seconds. 7 already precompiled.

julia> using PRIMA
 │ Package PRIMA not found, but a package named PRIMA is available from a
 │ registry. 
 │ Install package?
 │   (@v1.11) pkg> add PRIMA 
 └ (y/n/o) [y]: y
   Resolving package versions...
   Installed TypeUtils ─ v1.10.0
   Installed PRIMA ───── v0.2.4
    Updating `~/.julia/environments/v1.11/Project.toml`
  [0a7d04aa] + PRIMA v0.2.4
    Updating `~/.julia/environments/v1.11/Manifest.toml`
  [0a7d04aa] + PRIMA v0.2.4
  [c3b1956e] + TypeUtils v1.10.0
Precompiling PRIMA...
  2 dependencies successfully precompiled in 4 seconds. 10 already precompiled.

I checked online and it seems to be a protection of the system (no executable stack allowed).
@zaikunzhang Did you try to compile PRIMA with the gfortran option -Wl,-z,noexecstack ?

If it works, I propose to cross-compile again the current version of PRIMA_jll with the flag.

[zaikunzhang]

I checked online and it seems to be a protection of the system (no executable stack allowed).
@zaikunzhang Did you try to compile PRIMA with the gfortran option -Wl,-z,noexecstack ?

Yes.

1. If I remember correctly, the C/C++ interface used by PRIMA.jl is not the latest. I am not sure whether it is compatible with the latest.
2. The C/C++ interface (latest or not) uses internal subroutines, which necessitates the -ftrampoline-impl=heap flag to avoid executable stacks. This flag is available with gfortran 14+.

[jtschneider]

FYI:

> $ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 15.2.1 20250813

> $ gfortran --version
GNU Fortran (GCC) 15.2.1 20250813

I tested the installation on a Windows machine of a colleague, and it worked without errors. I suppose this is due to some new C/C++ or Fortran requirements, but you have much more expertise on this than me.

[jtschneider]

Feels like JuliaLang/julia#57250 may be related…

[giordano]

Feels like JuliaLang/julia#57250 may be related…

Not at all, it just happens that other external libraries happened to use executable stack, which is now forbidden by glibc (unless you do JuliaLang/julia#57250 (comment)).