Does Espanso require cargo-make version 0.34.0 specifically?

[Oneechan69]

The documentation for compiling has a step to run cargo install --force cargo-make --version 0.34.0.

It fits better in the issues section than the Discord server, if its not necessary then shouldn't the documentation be changed to just install the latest version? If so then should there be a reason listed?

[smeech]

I don't believe so. IIRC, I didn't include the --version 0.34.0 last time I compiled.
I'm awaiting confirmation from others (so it may be worth airing again on Discord) before I change the https://github.com/espanso/website (which is perhaps a better place for this thread, so I'll transfer it).

[MRDGH2821]

I once used 0.37.0 to compile from the dev/main branch back in Nov 2024.
It didn't work.

There may be many more commits now, so can't say anything on the current state of things.

To compile espanso v2.2.1, cargo-make v0.34.0 was absolutely needed, otherwise compilation errors would popup & ultimately fail.

[AucaCoyan]

Since 0.37.24 was released (the current latest version), I've seen this error in all OSes when I try to compile espanso:

/home/acoyan/.cargo/bin/cargo-make: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.39' not found (required by /home/acoyan/.cargo/bin/cargo-make)
/home/acoyan/.cargo/bin/cargo-make: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.38' not found (required by /home/acoyan/.cargo/bin/cargo-make)

I have no idea why. Tried with the development version of cargo make but didn't went very far.
The changelog is here but I don't see any big changes. Could be the LTO? 🤔

Anyway. Federico used to compile with a locked version of cargo make, and a few months ago I released that lock to use the latest version. 2 cheetos later it doesn't work.

What can we do about this?

• one way is locking again to 0.37.23, which works and edit the documentation (my preference)
• and the other is keep trying to use the latest, submit the issue to cargo-make and hope it gets resolved soon. It's not bad, but we need to respond to the users who will ask in discord why the install instructions doesn't give the expected results.

Can you think in a different solution? do you prefer one of those?