Flood of ruby errors on any package install

[lewis6991]

I recently updated my homebrew on my rhe7 machine and now I get a flood of ruby errors when installing any package. I also get this on a fresh install.

Error: stack level too deep
Please report this issue:
  https://docs.brew.sh/Troubleshooting
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/standalone/sorbet.rb:15:in `cast'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/version.rb:663:in `block in tokenize'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/version.rb:663:in `map'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/version.rb:663:in `tokenize'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/version.rb:651:in `tokens'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/version.rb:553:in `<=>'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/os/linux/glibc.rb:50:in `<'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/os/linux/glibc.rb:50:in `below_ci_version?'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/dependency_collector.rb:26:in `glibc_dep_if_needed'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/extend/os/linux/formula.rb:41:in `add_global_deps_to_spec'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb:273:in `spec_eval'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb:210:in `initialize'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb:307:in `new'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb:307:in `get_formula'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/formulary.rb:560:in `factory'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:44:in `to_formula'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:119:in `block in expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `each'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `method_missing'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:104:in `expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:119:in `block in expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `each'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `method_missing'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:104:in `expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:119:in `block in expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `each'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `method_missing'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:104:in `expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:119:in `block in expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `each'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `method_missing'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:104:in `expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:119:in `block in expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `each'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `method_missing'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:104:in `expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:119:in `block in expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `each'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `method_missing'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:104:in `expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:119:in `block in expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `each'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `method_missing'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:104:in `expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:119:in `block in expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `each'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `method_missing'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:104:in `expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:119:in `block in expand'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `each'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/2.6.8_1/lib/ruby/2.6.0/delegate.rb:83:in `method_missing'
/devtools/linuxbrew/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb:104:in `expand'
...

Steps:

mkdir linuxbrew
curl -L https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/tarball/master | tar xz --strip 1 -C linuxbrew
eval $(./linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)
brew update --force
brew install hello

[SMillerDev]

What happens when you use the installer? The install doc mentions "Pick another prefix at your peril!" for a reason

[lewis6991]

I'm aware. I've been using homebrew with a custom prefix for many years with the "I can't get sudo access" reason, so because of that I'm unable to use the regular installer.

[SMillerDev]

The normal installer works on Linux without sudo access.

[lewis6991]

Ah that must be new(ish). Let me try. Thanks.

[lewis6991]

Ok, I think I've somehow worked through my initial issue. I'm having to force-bottles on a few packages to get things through but that is to be expected.

Thanks.

[carlocab]

This looks like Homebrew/brew#13896, but that should be fixed now. If you're still seeing it, please file an issue at Homebrew/brew.

Additionally, you might want to try setting HOMEBREW_RELOCATE_BUILD_PREFIX instead of just using --force-bottle. (Warning: this setting is undocumented and experimental.) It doesn't work for some formulae (e.g. ruby; @danielnachun will know more about which ones don't work), but I think it works for most.

[lewis6991]

I'll have to double check but won't have access to that machine for a couple weeks. I'll update next time I do.

Thanks in advance.

[danielnachun]

Okay please tag me and we can try to reproduce this!

[lewis6991]

@danielnachun: Ok, so glibc does install, but gcc doesn't.

Repro:

export HOMEBREW_CURL_PATH=...
export HOMEBREW_GIT_PATH=...
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
eval "$($HOME/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
brew install xz

> /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"                         5/10 12:35
==> Found Git: [REDACTED]/bin/git
==> Found cURL: [REDACTED]/bin/curl
==> Setting HOMEBREW_DEVELOPER to use Git/cURL not in /usr/bin
==> Checking for `sudo` access (which may request your password)...
==> This script will install:
$HOME/.linuxbrew/bin/brew
$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/doc/homebrew
$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/man/man1/brew.1
$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh/site-functions/_brew
$HOME/.linuxbrew/etc/bash_completion.d/brew
$HOME/.linuxbrew/Homebrew
==> The following new directories will be created:
$HOME/.linuxbrew/bin
$HOME/.linuxbrew/etc
$HOME/.linuxbrew/include
$HOME/.linuxbrew/lib
$HOME/.linuxbrew/sbin
$HOME/.linuxbrew/share
$HOME/.linuxbrew/var
$HOME/.linuxbrew/opt
$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh
$HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh/site-functions
$HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew
$HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew/linked
$HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar
$HOME/.linuxbrew/Caskroom
$HOME/.linuxbrew/Frameworks

Press RETURN/ENTER to continue or any other key to abort:
==> /usr/bin/install -d -o $USER -g $USER -m 0755 $HOME/.linuxbrew
==> /bin/mkdir -p $HOME/.linuxbrew/bin $HOME/.linuxbrew/etc $HOME/.linuxbrew/include $HOME/.linuxbrew/lib $HOME/.linuxbrew/sbin $HOME/.linuxbrew/share $HOME/.linuxbrew/var $HOME/.linuxbrew/opt $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh/site-functions $HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew $HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew/linked $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar $HOME/.linuxbrew/Caskroom $HOME/.linuxbrew/Frameworks
==> /bin/chmod ug=rwx $HOME/.linuxbrew/bin $HOME/.linuxbrew/etc $HOME/.linuxbrew/include $HOME/.linuxbrew/lib $HOME/.linuxbrew/sbin $HOME/.linuxbrew/share $HOME/.linuxbrew/var $HOME/.linuxbrew/opt $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh/site-functions $HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew $HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew/linked $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar $HOME/.linuxbrew/Caskroom $HOME/.linuxbrew/Frameworks
==> /bin/chmod go-w $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh/site-functions
==> /bin/chown $USER $HOME/.linuxbrew/bin $HOME/.linuxbrew/etc $HOME/.linuxbrew/include $HOME/.linuxbrew/lib $HOME/.linuxbrew/sbin $HOME/.linuxbrew/share $HOME/.linuxbrew/var $HOME/.linuxbrew/opt $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh/site-functions $HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew $HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew/linked $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar $HOME/.linuxbrew/Caskroom $HOME/.linuxbrew/Frameworks
==> /bin/chgrp $USER $HOME/.linuxbrew/bin $HOME/.linuxbrew/etc $HOME/.linuxbrew/include $HOME/.linuxbrew/lib $HOME/.linuxbrew/sbin $HOME/.linuxbrew/share $HOME/.linuxbrew/var $HOME/.linuxbrew/opt $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh $HOME/.linuxbrew/share/zsh/site-functions $HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew $HOME/.linuxbrew/var/homebrew/linked $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar $HOME/.linuxbrew/Caskroom $HOME/.linuxbrew/Frameworks
==> /bin/mkdir -p $HOME/.linuxbrew/Homebrew
==> /bin/chown -R $USER:$USER $HOME/.linuxbrew/Homebrew
==> Downloading and installing Homebrew...
remote: Enumerating objects: 218317, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (52/52), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (51/51), done.
remote: Total 218317 (delta 0), reused 49 (delta 0), pack-reused 218265
Receiving objects: 100% (218317/218317), 61.09 MiB | 26.29 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (160687/160687), done.
From https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
 * [new branch]          master              -> origin/master
 * [new branch]          sorbet-files-update -> origin/sorbet-files-update
 * [new tag]             0.1                 -> 0.1
 * [new tag]             0.2                 -> 0.2
...
 * [new tag]             3.6.1               -> 3.6.1
 * [new tag]             3.6.2               -> 3.6.2
 * [new tag]             3.6.3               -> 3.6.3
 * [new tag]             3.6.4               -> 3.6.4
Updating files: 100% (2909/2909), done.
HEAD is now at c49f2e8b4 Merge pull request #13941 from apainintheneck/default-no-casks-on-linux
==> Tapping homebrew/core
remote: Enumerating objects: 1283539, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (319/319), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (144/144), done.
remote: Total 1283539 (delta 191), reused 301 (delta 175), pack-reused 1283220
Receiving objects: 100% (1283539/1283539), 519.36 MiB | 24.26 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (885619/885619), done.
From https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core
 * [new branch]              master     -> origin/master
Updating files: 100% (6656/6656), done.
HEAD is now at 59acffa0df3 go-boring: update 1.18.7b7 bottle.
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/portable-ruby/portable-ruby/blobs/sha256:fc45ee6eddf4c7a17f4373dde7b1bc8a58255ea61e6847d3bf895225b28d072a
Already downloaded: $HOME/.cache/Homebrew/portable-ruby-2.6.8_1.x86_64_linux.bottle.tar.gz
==> Pouring portable-ruby-2.6.8_1.x86_64_linux.bottle.tar.gz
==> Installation successful!

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> eval "$($HOME/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

> brew install xz
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/linux-headers/5.15/manifests/5.15.57-1
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/7125f2d559f6f15a91f36907f5b3c0d640596e7815c8559ff7018bdc67c365c8--linux-headers@5.15-5.15.57-1.bottle_manifest.json
==> Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/linux-headers/5.15/blobs/sha256:8692682830cbb1fb74bb61190b644da9de0f4c3a40cf18653a9b
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/bdf7a968c80feb378f78ec8b80af079b7bfaac35b6a3889f5ce50a5de4ede112--linux-headers@5.15--5.15.57.x86_64_linux.bottle.1.tar.gz
Warning: Building glibc from source as the bottle needs:
- HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar (yours is $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar)
- HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew (yours is $HOME/.linuxbrew)
==> Downloading https://github.com/Homebrew/glibc-bootstrap/releases/download/1.0.0/bootstrap-binutils-2.38.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/9daccbc8162c5702590e1405c1fb9c4824aee8c29b607f4ae0f77e06cb827036--bootstrap-binutils-2.38.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://github.com/Homebrew/glibc-bootstrap/releases/download/1.0.0/bootstrap-bison-3.8.2.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/e8b2b31c87e86aae9b340b3f236f622d7bfa64d68a968b9a27879cd44f3868b2--bootstrap-bison-3.8.2.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://github.com/Homebrew/glibc-bootstrap/releases/download/1.0.0/bootstrap-gawk-5.1.1.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/69ea20c522780dd7bb9eca0b720d1b8d5b0e725910e014e46d8c42278da2e25c--bootstrap-gawk-5.1.1.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://github.com/Homebrew/glibc-bootstrap/releases/download/1.0.0/bootstrap-gcc-9.5.0.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/d798bf0a43adeacfa8eabcd3be7716c504985349d6ec35b2aa6cc131df924e85--bootstrap-gcc-9.5.0.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://github.com/Homebrew/glibc-bootstrap/releases/download/1.0.0/bootstrap-make-4.3.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/d2ccb4e6c70f07e3d6240650c09c5ebc7e93a9c0e6db5b124ce9d518e30358e5--bootstrap-make-4.3.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://github.com/Homebrew/glibc-bootstrap/releases/download/1.0.0/bootstrap-python3-3.9.13.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/25df16c6cd058f6218b9f9235ce8b0fecf7d350162ffd46aab2de7967d051154--bootstrap-python3-3.9.13.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://github.com/Homebrew/glibc-bootstrap/releases/download/1.0.0/bootstrap-sed-4.8.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/eeceff913839cbc91176f6c1db39d31391731c20d0bbe8777797c6ca71c51be0--bootstrap-sed-4.8.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.35.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/329d4c5b7b38da0a5dcb652257748b77e9100bbc4771166317ac852d1376cf82--glibc-2.35.tar.gz
Warning: Building xz from source as the bottle needs:
- HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar (yours is $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar)
- HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew (yours is $HOME/.linuxbrew)
==> Downloading https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lzmautils/xz-5.2.7.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /devtools/.cache/downloads/4eb076b0160c00e99dd67d38cddbbee3519920ef67831e22ed6efba152448265--xz-5.2.7.tar.gz
==> Installing dependencies for xz: linux-headers@5.15 and glibc
==> Installing xz dependency: linux-headers@5.15
==> Pouring linux-headers@5.15--5.15.57.x86_64_linux.bottle.1.tar.gz
🍺  $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar/linux-headers@5.15/5.15.57: 963 files, 5.7MB
==> Installing xz dependency: glibc
==> ../configure --disable-crypt --disable-debug --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-silent-rules --prefix=$HOME/.linuxb
==> make all
==> make install
==> $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar/glibc/2.35_1/sbin/ldconfig
==> Installing locale data for en_US.UTF-8 en_US.utf8
==> $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar/glibc/2.35_1/bin/localedef -i en_US -f UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
==> $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar/glibc/2.35_1/bin/localedef -i en_US -f UTF-8 en_US.utf8
🍺  $HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar/glibc/2.35_1: 1,436 files, 133.8MB, built in 4 minutes 29 seconds
==> Installing xz
==> ./configure --prefix=$HOME/.linuxbrew/Cellar/xz/5.2.7
Last 15 lines from $HOME/.cache/Homebrew/Logs/xz/01.configure:

Initializing Automake:
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a race-free mkdir -p... /usr/bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking whether make supports the include directive... yes (GNU style)
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/tmp/xz-20221005-47896-tsei6p/xz-5.2.7':
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details

READ THIS: https://docs.brew.sh/Troubleshooting

[carlocab]

brew install xz should never install gcc as a dependency or else we'd have a circular dependency, because gcc depends on xz (through zstd). Given how much relies on gcc we should probably trim its dependency tree to the minimum possible on Linux.

[danielnachun]

Yes I think we need to make zstd a macOS-only dependency of GCC until xz is relocatable. zstd is an optional dependency of GCC that is only used to speed up compression for LTO. That’s not a bad thing to have but it’s certainly not essential.