ERROR: app-shells/fish-4.4.0::gentoo failed (install phase)

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Gregorentoo · Post by **Gregorentoo** » Sun Mar 22, 2026 11:28 pm

Hello,

Since some time an error pops up for app-shells/fish when updating @world:

ERROR: app-shells/fish-4.4.0::gentoo failed (install phase):
 *   ninja -v -l5 -j4 install failed
 * Call stack:
 *     ebuild.sh, line  143:  Called src_install
 *   environment, line 2325:  Called cmake_src_install
 *   environment, line 1568:  Called cmake_build 'install'
 *   environment, line 1315:  Called eninja 'install'
 *   environment, line 1663:  Called die
 * The specific snippet of code:
 *       "$@" || die -n "${*} failed"

Also, if I want to reinstall app-shells/fish it requires to install the following dependencies (never required previously):

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These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
Dependency resolution took 7.66 s (backtrack: 0/20).

[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/alabaster-1.0.0::gentoo  PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 (-pypy3_11) -python3_11 -python3_12 -python3_14" 24 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/roman-numerals-4.1.0::gentoo  USE="-test -verify-provenance" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 (-pypy3_11) -python3_11 -python3_12 (-python3_13t) -python3_14 (-python3_14t)" 9 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/babel-2.17.0::gentoo  USE="-doc -test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 (-pypy3_11) -python3_11 -python3_12 -python3_14" 43099 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/imagesize-1.4.1::gentoo  USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 (-pypy3_11) -python3_11 -python3_12 -python3_14" 1251 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/snowballstemmer-3.0.1::gentoo  PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 (-pypy3_11) -python3_11 -python3_12 -python3_14" 104 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/sphinxcontrib-applehelp-2.0.0-r1::gentoo  USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_12 -python3_14" 20 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/sphinxcontrib-devhelp-2.0.0-r1::gentoo  USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_12 -python3_14" 13 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp-2.1.0-r1::gentoo  USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_12 -python3_14" 23 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/sphinxcontrib-jsmath-1.0.1-r4::gentoo  USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_12 -python3_14" 6 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/sphinxcontrib-qthelp-2.0.0-r1::gentoo  USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_12 -python3_14" 17 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml-2.0.0-r1::gentoo  USE="-test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_12 -python3_14" 16 KiB
[ebuild  N     ] dev-python/sphinx-9.0.4-r1::gentoo  USE="-doc -latex -test" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_13 -python3_12 -python3_14" 8637 KiB
[ebuild     U  ] app-shells/fish-4.4.0::gentoo [4.2.1::gentoo] USE="doc nls -debug -test" 9418 KiB

Total: 13 packages (1 upgrade, 12 new), Size of downloads: 62632 KiB

Anyone could confirm if that is a bug to be reported or rather sth misconfigured on my side?

b11n · Post by **b11n** » Sun Mar 22, 2026 11:31 pm

looks like you've added the 'doc' useflag to fish, which is what is causing sphinx (and its dependencies in turn) to be pulled in.

edit for correction: fish is enabling the doc useflag by default, which it probably hadn't in the past.

As for the build failure, you'll need to share the build log (it's location is mentioned in the full emerge output)

Gregorentoo · Post by **Gregorentoo** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 12:02 am

b11n wrote:looks like you've added the 'doc' useflag to fish, which is what is causing sphinx (and its dependencies in turn) to be pulled in.

Aaaahh... that is why those packages names looked familiar. But I exclude 'doc' since some time. I need to check why it has been added to app-shells/fish. Thanks!

As for the build failure, you'll need to share the build log (it's location is mentioned in the full emerge output)

1. build.log: https://mega.nz/file/Hcs0xA6B#FP5fzvXDs ... WIraeaGXMg
2. Portage: https://mega.nz/file/yQVThIrK#i_bzpA3F2 ... QFIYpU9x8w
3. emerge --info: https://mega.nz/file/rA8U1CIY#DX1ArS2dP ... MrrjtliInU

b11n · Post by **b11n** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 5:44 am

emerge --info:

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setlocale: unsupported locale setting
setlocale: unsupported locale setting

There's your problem. I see your language is set to pl_PL, have you set a corresponding locale in /etc/locale.gen? Check that, run env-update, and try the emerge again

This thread may be of assistance.

Gregorentoo · Post by **Gregorentoo** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 8:04 am

b11n wrote:emerge --info:
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setlocale: unsupported locale setting
setlocale: unsupported locale setting
There's your problem. I see your language is set to pl_PL, have you set a corresponding locale in /etc/locale.gen? Check that, run env-update, and try the emerge again

This thread may be of assistance.

Thank you, I am aware of that.
But I'm not sure if this is the source of the problem. I was using fish despite this unsupported locale setting and it worked without any issues. Of course, I intend to set the locale, but that's also a bigger problem because env-update fails. Anyway, thanks for the tip.