protobuf fails to install

[tobbi]

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Description of issue

When i try to build protobuf, I keep getting these errors:

CMake Error at cmake/tests.cmake:91 (target_link_libraries):
  Target "libtest_common" links to:

    absl::scoped_mock_log

  but the target was not found.  Possible reasons include:

    * There is a typo in the target name.
    * A find_package call is missing for an IMPORTED target.
    * An ALIAS target is missing.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:334 (include)


CMake Error at cmake/tests.cmake:109 (target_link_libraries):
  Target "tests" links to:

    absl::scoped_mock_log

  but the target was not found.  Possible reasons include:

    * There is a typo in the target name.
    * A find_package call is missing for an IMPORTED target.
    * An ALIAS target is missing.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:334 (include)


CMake Error at cmake/tests.cmake:121 (target_link_libraries):
  Target "fake_plugin" links to:

    absl::scoped_mock_log

  but the target was not found.  Possible reasons include:

    * There is a typo in the target name.
    * A find_package call is missing for an IMPORTED target.
    * An ALIAS target is missing.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:334 (include)


CMake Error at cmake/tests.cmake:133 (target_link_libraries):
  Target "test_plugin" links to:

    absl::scoped_mock_log

  but the target was not found.  Possible reasons include:

    * There is a typo in the target name.
    * A find_package call is missing for an IMPORTED target.
    * An ALIAS target is missing.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:334 (include)


CMake Error at cmake/tests.cmake:157 (target_link_libraries):
  Target "lite-test" links to:

    absl::scoped_mock_log

  but the target was not found.  Possible reasons include:

    * There is a typo in the target name.
    * A find_package call is missing for an IMPORTED target.
    * An ALIAS target is missing.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:334 (include)


CMake Error at cmake/tests.cmake:185 (target_link_libraries):
  Target "lazily-build-dependencies-test" links to:

    absl::scoped_mock_log

  but the target was not found.  Possible reasons include:

    * There is a typo in the target name.
    * A find_package call is missing for an IMPORTED target.
    * An ALIAS target is missing.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:334 (include)


CMake Error at cmake/tests.cmake:222 (target_link_libraries):
  Target "upb-test" links to:

    absl::scoped_mock_log

  but the target was not found.  Possible reasons include:

    * There is a typo in the target name.
    * A find_package call is missing for an IMPORTED target.
    * An ALIAS target is missing.

Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:334 (include)


-- Generating done (2.3s)
CMake Warning:
  Manually-specified variables were not used by the project:

    BUILD_TESTING
    protobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST


CMake Generate step failed.  Build files cannot be regenerated correctly.

[daeho-ro]

I have opened a fix PR and it is merged, can you check?

• protobuf: update checksum homebrew-core#249966

[tobbi]

@daeho-ro Thanks, but my issue was after installing that above fix. It downloads and verifies the checksum successfully.

[daeho-ro]

I have confused the issue, sorry this is not the case :(

[chenrui333]

Thanks for the report! Since you’re running macOS 12 with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, that setup falls under our Tier 3 support. Homebrew doesn’t provide official support for this configuration, so build issues like this will need to be resolved locally. You may want to try updating to a supported macOS version (Sonoma, Sequoia, or Tahoe) or handle the dependency fixes manually.

[ZhongRuoyu]

From your brew doctor output:

Warning: You have unlinked kegs in your Cellar.
Leaving kegs unlinked can lead to build-trouble and cause formulae that depend on
those kegs to fail to run properly once built. Run `brew link` on these:
  qt@4
  libdeflate
  protobuf
  abseil

Can you brew link abseil and try again? I'd also try upgrading abseil if it's not already on the latest version.

[tobbi]

Delayed response, but: Thank you very much! Obviously that was the problem. Strange how I didn't see this.