apt-build-wrapper mis-wraps gcc/gpp search dirs

[quequotion]

Ran into this problem when trying to build wingpanel-slim (a package that uses cmake) with apt-build.

CMake runs a compiler check (that is exceedingly difficult to bypass) and kept hitting this wall:

gcc: error trying to exec 'cc1': execvp: No such file or directory

This statement is not true; cc1 is definitely installed in the correct place on my system (for gcc 4.8, 4.7, 4.6, and 4.4).

Take a look at this:

/usr/lib/apt-build$ ./c++ --print-search-dirs
install: /usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/
programs: =/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/bin/
libraries: =/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/lib/../lib/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../lib/:/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/:/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:/lib/../lib/:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/../lib/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/lib/:/usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../:/lib/:/usr/lib/

apt-build-wrapper is one directory off and looking in all the wrong places.

This directory: /usr/lib/apt-build/../lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/ would be /usr/lib/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/

For the time being, I've gotten around this by creating /usr/lib/lib/ and symlinking /usr/lib/gcc/ to /usr/lib/lib/gcc

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apt-build 0.12.42
Uname: Linux 3.9.7-qq-5-paranoia x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 17 02:43:42 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120407)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: apt-build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.