From d66606430b3ccdc3c9bfe347225e4bc2bce4ba30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pascal Precht Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 11:15:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add minor trouble shooting instructions Ran into an issue today while following the installation instructions. --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 76d65fb71e..bc3da1cbbd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ make for more output use `make V=1` +**Trouble Shooting**: + +If the `make` command fails due to already installed homebrew packages, such as: + +``` +Error: protobuf 3.11.4 is already installed +To upgrade to 3.11.4_1, run `brew upgrade protobuf`. +make[1]: *** [install-os-dependencies] Error 1 +make: *** [vendor/status-go/build/bin/libstatus.a] Error 2 +``` + +This can be fixed by uninstalling the package e.g. `brew uninstall protobuf` followed by rerunning `make`. + + ### 3. Setup Library Path ``` export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=vendor/DOtherSide/build/lib/