How to Install Valgrind Properly?
I'm Installing Valgrind Now, Until the ‘Make Install’ Command It Goes Good. the Next Command- ‘Make Regtest’ Outputs the Next Error: .. /. ./Depcomp: Line 689...
I'm installing valgrind now, until the ‘make install’ command it goes good. The next command- ‘make regtest’ outputs the next error:
../../depcomp: line 689: exec: g++: not found
make[5]: *** [leak_cpp_interior.o] Error 127
make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0/memcheck/tests'
make[4]: *** [check-am] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0/memcheck/tests'
make[3]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0/memcheck/tests'
make[2]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0/memcheck'
make[1]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0'
make: *** [check] Error 2
How can I solve it?
Thanks.
4 Answers
Short answer: Make from source.
How?
- Uninstall the non working
valgrindversion with root rights (eg.sudo):
apt-get --purge valgrind
or
dpkg --remove valgrind
or
yum remove valgrind
Obtain sources from here.
Identify the latest version (for example 3.17.0)
Download sources :
wgetDecompress archive
tar xvf valgrind-3.17.0.tar.bz2Go to uncompressed archive
cd valgrind-3.17.0Configure
./configureCompile
makeInstall
make install(with root rights, eg.sudo)
Note: very useful for Raspberry Pi 4 users - Default valgrind installation generate a lot of internal errors. See Valgrind reports hundreds of errors in Hello World program on RaspberryPi 4B
All major linux distributions will include valgrind in their repositories. You can find this on debian derived, apt based systems with:
apt search valgrind
But first just try:
apt install valgrind
It should work, and pull in any dependencies. Remember, if you are not the superuser, you'll need to preface those with sudo.
It's a great tool, have fun.
i think its due to dependency not met. install g++ by
sudo apt-get install g++
then try again. error is due to exec is unable to find any package named g++
When trying to install Valgrind in Ubuntu 20.04, you can use apt or snap (notice the version number):
:~/valgrind-3.18.1$ valgrind
Command 'valgrind' not found, but can be installed with:
sudo snap install valgrind # version 3.18.1, or sudo apt install valgrind # version 1:3.15.0-1ubuntu9.1
Although snap provides the latest version, I preferred to install it natively by compiling the source code following the @g10guang instructions.
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