Error when building ROOT from source - build step for 'XROOTD'

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ROOT Version: ROOT 6.34.04
Platform: CentOS Stream 9
Compiler: gcc

I am currently trying to build ROOT from the source on CentOS, and when running the command cmake --build . --target install [-- builtin_xrootd=OFF] I receive this error:

CMake Error at /usr/bin/root_builddir/builtins/xrootd/XROOTD-prefix/src/XROOTD-stamp/XROOTD-build-Release.cmake:49 (message):
  Command failed: 2

   '/usr/bin/gmake'

  See also

    /usr/bin/root_builddir/builtins/xrootd/XROOTD-prefix/src/XROOTD-stamp/XROOTD-build-*.log


gmake[2]: *** [builtins/xrootd/CMakeFiles/XROOTD.dir/build.make:86: builtins/xrootd/XROOTD-prefix/src/XROOTD-stamp/XROOTD-build] Error 1
gmake[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:9470: builtins/xrootd/CMakeFiles/XROOTD.dir/all] Error 2
gmake: *** [Makefile:156: all] Error 2

This is the content of the log file:

[I] No git repository info found. Trying to interpret VERSION_INFO
[I] The XrdVersion.hh file already exists
/usr/bin/ld: XrdCl/libXrdCl.so.3.0.0: undefined reference to `uuid_unparse'
/usr/bin/ld: XrdCl/libXrdCl.so.3.0.0: undefined reference to `uuid_generate'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
gmake[5]: *** [src/CMakeFiles/xrdreplay.dir/build.make:99: src/xrdreplay] Error 1
gmake[4]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:367: src/CMakeFiles/xrdreplay.dir/all] Error 2
gmake[3]: *** [Makefile:136: all] Error 2

I have already tried installing xrootd myself, which is why I started running cmake with the option -- builtin_xrootd=OFF. I also tried enabling the powertools repo (crb) and running the command again to possibly resolve dependency issues, but neither of these solutions worked.

Thanks!

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Did you install all dependencies first including uuid?
See e.g. Install ROOT with TUnuran class - #9 by vpadulan

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You may (or may not) also need to apply this PR: [cmake] replace custom FindLibuuid.cmake with upstream version by silverweed · Pull Request #16971 · root-project/root · GitHub

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Yes, I installed the dependencies listed that were required for building on CentOS from the page linked on the ROOT site including uuid, but I ended up having to install some of the optional ones like libuuid-devel to resolve an error I was receiving prior to my current issue. However, I didn’t delete and start my build from scratch after installing libuuid-devel as the post you linked suggests so I may try that.

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I restarted my build and after running the command cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<installdir> <sourcedir> I received a warning to set the variable XRootD_DIR to XRootDConfig.cmake. So I made a shell script in /etc/profile.d with this in the script:

 export XRootD_DIR=XRootDConfig.cmake

I restarted my laptop and the build ended up finishing 100% without errors after I ran the command cmake --build . --target install.

However, now there is nothing in my install directory, so when I try to enable ROOT in my environment using source <installdir>/bin/thisroot.sh it doesn’t work since there is no script in that directory.

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Why not running it directly from the build directory? No need to install, just source builddir/bin/thisroot.sh