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    Could not successfully build powerblock - PowerBlock Driver (opt/retropie.../build/powerblock not found)

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      mikealves
      last edited by mikealves

      I installed wiringpi from here:

      http://wiringpi.com/download-and-install/

      I installed it this way:

      To update or install on a Raspbian-Lite system:

      sudo apt-get install wiringpi

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        mitu Global Moderator @mikealves
        last edited by mitu

        @mikealves wiringpi is already installed on a RetroPie system, however installing it through apt-get is also ok - but you didn't answer my other question: did you add extra-repositories to your apt sources ?

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          mikealves
          last edited by mikealves

          @mitu said in Could not successfully build powerblock - PowerBlock Driver (opt/retropie.../build/powerblock not found):

          Raspbian Buster

          Hey. I just followed the instructions on the WiringPi site and wound up with this.

          100%] Installing service.
          [....] Starting powerblock (via systemctl): powerblock.service.
          [100%] Built target installservice
          /home/pi/PowerBlock
          [SUCCESS] The PowerBlock driver binary is installed
          [SUCCESS] The PowerBlock service is running
          You can find the configuration file at /etc/powerblockconfig.cfg.

          Now it works fine. Thank you for your help. This noob wouldn't have figured without your help. Thanks so much for everything!

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            petrockblog Global Moderator
            last edited by

            Glad to hear that!
            Just in case, I have just updated the ControlBlock and PowerBlock modules such that wiringpi gets installed as APT packages as part go the module installation process.

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              mikealves @petrockblog
              last edited by

              @petrockblog

              I had to reinstall RetroPie (long story). Now I am getting this error when I try to reinstall PowerBlockService.

              /home/pi/PowerBlock/src/powerblock/PowerBlock.cpp:24:22: fatal error: plog/Log.h: No such file or directory
              #include <plog/Log.h>
              ^
              compilation terminated.
              src/powerblock/CMakeFiles/powerblock-app.dir/build.make:62: recipe for target 'src/powerblock/CMakeFiles/powerblock-app.dir/PowerBlock.cpp.o' failed
              make[2]: *** [src/powerblock/CMakeFiles/powerblock-app.dir/PowerBlock.cpp.o] Error 1
              CMakeFiles/Makefile2:514: recipe for target 'src/powerblock/CMakeFiles/powerblock-app.dir/all' failed
              make[1]: *** [src/powerblock/CMakeFiles/powerblock-app.dir/all] Error 2
              Makefile:127: recipe for target 'all' failed
              make: *** [all] Error 2
              pi@retropie:~/PowerBlock/build $

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                petrockblog Global Moderator
                last edited by

                Does it work if you run the quick installation command from https://github.com/petrockblog/PowerBlock#quick-installation?

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                  superpie3k @petrockblog
                  last edited by

                  @petrockblog said in Could not successfully build powerblock - PowerBlock Driver (opt/retropie.../build/powerblock not found):

                  Does it work if you run the quick installation command from https://github.com/petrockblog/PowerBlock#quick-installation?

                  That one does not work for me, build stops with

                  [ 64%] Linking CXX executable powerblock
                  /usr/lib/gcc/arm-linux-gnueabihf/6/../../../libwiringPi.so: undefined reference to `fcntl@GLIBC_2.28'
                  collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
                  CMakeFiles/powerblock.dir/build.make:97: die Regel für Ziel „powerblock“ scheiterte
                  make[2]: *** [powerblock] Fehler 1
                  CMakeFiles/Makefile2:68: die Regel für Ziel „CMakeFiles/powerblock.dir/all“ scheiterte
                  make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/powerblock.dir/all] Fehler 2
                  Makefile:127: die Regel für Ziel „all“ scheiterte
                  make: *** [all] Fehler 2
                  Error during building binary
                  [ 23%] Built target jsoncpp_lib_static
                  [ 52%] Built target powerblock-app
                  [ 58%] Linking CXX executable powerblock
                  /usr/lib/gcc/arm-linux-gnueabihf/6/../../../libwiringPi.so: undefined reference to `fcntl@GLIBC_2.28'
                  collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
                  CMakeFiles/powerblock.dir/build.make:97: die Regel für Ziel „powerblock“ scheiterte
                  make[2]: *** [powerblock] Fehler 1
                  CMakeFiles/Makefile2:68: die Regel für Ziel „CMakeFiles/powerblock.dir/all“ scheiterte
                  make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/powerblock.dir/all] Fehler 2
                  Makefile:127: die Regel für Ziel „all“ scheiterte
                  make: *** [all] Fehler 2
                  Error during installation of binary
                  Scanning dependencies of target installservice
                  [100%] Installing service.
                  [ ok ] Starting powerblock (via systemctl): powerblock.service.
                  [100%] Built target installservice
                  /home/pi/PowerBlock
                  [SUCCESS] The PowerBlock driver binary is installed
                  [ERROR] The PowerBlock service is not running
                  You can find the configuration file at /etc/powerblockconfig.cfg.
                  
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                    superpie3k
                    last edited by

                    Had to install wiringpi manually, and to execute steps from https://github.com/petrockblog/PowerBlock manually. Seems to be a version mismatch with library wiringpi.

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                      mikealves @superpie3k
                      last edited by

                      @superpie3k Thanks for your responses. I was away on vacation and only just got back to this. I had the same experience as above. "Had to install wiringpi manually, and to execute steps from https://github.com/petrockblog/PowerBlock manually. Seems to be a version mismatch with library wiringpi." But I got it working now.

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                        petrockblog Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        For future note: I removed the dependency to WiringPi now. Please see also https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/23328/powerblock-driver-quick-installation-fails/5.

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