# Compiling filebeat for ppc64 h/w using go complier - issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [February 17, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682 "2020-02-17T22:23:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vee/32/55759_2.png) [@vee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vee)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/1 "2020-02-17T22:23:09Z")
Hi, I'm attempting to compile filebeat from source using go compiler v1.13.8 as per this document: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/devguide/7.x/beats-contributing.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/devguide/7.x/beats-contributing.html) However, when I run the make command - I see this error: [xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]# make go build -i -ldflags "-X [github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.buildTime=2020-02-17T22:17:09Z](http://github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.buildTime=2020-02-17T22:17:09Z) -X [github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.commit=6d0d0ae079e5cb1d4f224801ac6df926dfb1594c](http://github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.commit=6d0d0ae079e5cb1d4f224801ac6df926dfb1594c)" build [github.com/elastic/beats/filebeat:](http://github.com/elastic/beats/filebeat:) cannot load [4d63.com/tz:](http://4d63.com/tz:) open /opt/apps/go/src/4d63.com/tz: no such file or directory make: \*\*\* [filebeat] Error 1 I understand the support on power h/w is very limited from elastic support, and so reaching out here for help. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Madden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_madden/32/46640_2.png) [@Michael\_Madden](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Madden)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/2 "2020-02-18T02:39:23Z")
Hello, thanks for reaching out about building filebeat. Are you trying to build filebeat for a Linux distribution on ppc64? If so what Linux distribution are you using? It's possible that you'll be able to build filebeat on a ppc64 system running Linux. I've seen similar posts where folks built beats on a RHEL 7 ppc64 system. The error you included is interesting. The _tz_ library is a dependency for beats. Do the following commands work on your ppc64 system? `go get -u 4d63.com/tz` `go get -u https://github.com/leighmcculloch/go-tz` ---
**Author:** ![vee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vee/32/55759_2.png) [@vee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/3 "2020-02-18T15:05:33Z")
Thanks Michael, I tried to run the two commands (although second one didn't work as expected due to an error, and so had to git clone). But now, I see this error when ran the make command: [xxxxxxxxxxxxxx filebeat]# make go build -i -ldflags "-X [github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.buildTime=2020-02-18T15:03:30Z](http://github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.buildTime=2020-02-18T15:03:30Z) -X [github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.commit=6d0d0ae079e5cb1d4f224801ac6df926dfb1594c](http://github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.commit=6d0d0ae079e5cb1d4f224801ac6df926dfb1594c)" go: inconsistent vendoring in /opt/apps/go/src: go.mod requires [4d63.com/embedfiles](http://4d63.com/embedfiles) v1.0.0 but vendor/modules.txt does not include it. run 'go mod tidy; go mod vendor' to sync make: \*\*\* [filebeat] Error 1 I tried to run the command: go mod tidy; go mod vendor' to sync', but still erroring with same reason after the fact. ---
**Author:** ![vee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vee/32/55759_2.png) [@vee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/4 "2020-02-18T15:07:29Z")
Also, this is RHEL 7 on ppc64 system. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Madden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_madden/32/46640_2.png) [@Michael\_Madden](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Madden)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/5 "2020-02-18T16:12:32Z")
Good catch on the the second `go get` command. It should have been this: `go get -u github.com/leighmcculloch/go-tz` ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Madden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_madden/32/46640_2.png) [@Michael\_Madden](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Madden)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/6 "2020-02-18T16:24:40Z")
Do you also get a similar error when running this command? `go get -u 4d63.com/tz` Are you building filebeat from master? I wonder if you'd run in the same issue on a branch that's been released? Would you mind trying something like this? ```auto git checkout 7.6 cd filebeat make ``` ---
**Author:** ![vee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vee/32/55759_2.png) [@vee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/7 "2020-02-18T19:31:06Z")
I was able to run the command "go get -u [4d63.com/tz](http://4d63.com/tz)". However, I see the same error ever after checking out filebeat v7.6: [root@xxxxxxxx src]# go get -u [4d63.com/tz](http://4d63.com/tz) [root@xxxxxxxxx filebeat]# git branch - (detached from v7.6.0) master [root@xxxxxxxx filebeat]# pwd /opt/apps/go/src/github.com/elastic/beats/filebeat [root@xxxxxxxx filebeat]# make go build -ldflags "-X [github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.buildTime=2020-02-18T19:27:54Z](http://github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.buildTime=2020-02-18T19:27:54Z) -X [github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.commit=783999a3fd20b8d8bdc78db3156fd385d8840ef3](http://github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/version.commit=783999a3fd20b8d8bdc78db3156fd385d8840ef3)" go: inconsistent vendoring in /opt/apps/go/src: go.mod requires [4d63.com/embedfiles](http://4d63.com/embedfiles) v1.0.0 but vendor/modules.txt does not include it. run 'go mod tidy; go mod vendor' to sync make: \*\*\* [filebeat] Error 1 [root@xxxxxxxxxx filebeat]# ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Madden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_madden/32/46640_2.png) [@Michael\_Madden](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Madden)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/8 "2020-02-18T20:00:50Z")
Hello, Thanks for trying to build filebeat in the `7.6` branch. I'm wondering if the `GOPATH` and other variables are getting set correctly? Could you please try the following? ```auto go env ``` I've ran into issues with other make targets like `make update` and `make docs` if I did not have `GOPATH` set correctly. ---
**Author:** ![vee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vee/32/55759_2.png) [@vee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/9 "2020-02-18T20:09:57Z")
[root@xxxxxxxxxx filebeat-7.5.1-linux-ppc64le]# cd - /tmp [root@dc2-svzdev06 tmp]# go env GO111MODULE="" GOARCH="ppc64le" GOBIN="" GOCACHE="/root/.cache/go-build" GOENV="/root/.config/go/env" GOEXE="" GOFLAGS="" GOHOSTARCH="ppc64le" GOHOSTOS="linux" GONOPROXY="" GONOSUMDB="" GOOS="linux" GOPATH="/opt/apps/go" GOPRIVATE="" GOPROXY="[https://proxy.golang.org](https://proxy.golang.org),direct" GOROOT="/opt/apps/go" GOSUMDB="[sum.golang.org](http://sum.golang.org)" GOTMPDIR="" GOTOOLDIR="/opt/apps/go/pkg/tool/linux\_ppc64le" GCCGO="gccgo" GOPPC64="power8" AR="ar" CC="gcc" CXX="g++" CGO\_ENABLED="1" GOMOD="" CGO\_CFLAGS="-g -O2" CGO\_CPPFLAGS="" CGO\_CXXFLAGS="-g -O2" CGO\_FFLAGS="-g -O2" CGO\_LDFLAGS="-g -O2" PKG\_CONFIG="pkg-config" GOGCCFLAGS="-fPIC -pthread -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=/tmp/go-build197465576=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches" This is gopath that I used in the past, and it worked without errors for older version of filebeat/metricbeat (eg: v6.8 with older v of go). But once I upgraded go and working against latest beats - that is when I am noticing these errors. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Madden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_madden/32/46640_2.png) [@Michael\_Madden](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Madden)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/10 "2020-02-18T20:28:05Z")
Hello, thanks for the quick reply. That setting for `GOPATH` looks fine. I'll continue to brainstorm this issue. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Madden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/michael_madden/32/46640_2.png) [@Michael\_Madden](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michael_Madden)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/12 "2020-02-25T20:16:42Z")
I think the easiest approach would be to use the `elastic/golang-crossbuild` project to cross compile and package the binaries for ppc64le. Please let me know if you'd like me to post the details here. > **[elastic/golang-crossbuild](https://github.com/elastic/golang-crossbuild)** > > Contribute to elastic/golang-crossbuild development by creating an account on GitHub. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/compiling-filebeat-for-ppc64-h-w-using-go-complier-issues/219682/13 "2020-03-24T20:16:51Z")
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