Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Build the ROSE compiler in a Docker container using autotools or CMake. Use when setting up ROSE development environment, building ROSE from source, or troubleshooting ROSE build issues. ROSE requires GCC 7-10 which most modern hosts don't have, so Docker is the recommended approach.
Build the ROSE compiler in a Docker container using autotools or CMake. Use when setting up ROSE development environment, building ROSE from source, or troubleshooting ROSE build issues. ROSE requires GCC 7-10 which most modern hosts don't have, so Docker is the recommended approach.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Build the ROSE source-to-source compiler in an isolated Docker container.
ROSE requires GCC 7-10. Modern systems have GCC 11+, causing build failures. Docker provides: Correct GCC version (9.x recommended) All dependencies pre-installed Reproducible builds Edit on host, build in container
# 1. Clone ROSE git clone git@github.com:rose-compiler/rose.git cd rose && git checkout weekly # 2. Create Docker environment mkdir ../rose-docker && cd ../rose-docker # 3. Build and run container (see Dockerfile below) docker build -t rose-dev . docker run -d --name rose-dev -v $(pwd)/../rose:/rose/src rose-dev # 4. Build ROSE inside container docker exec rose-dev bash -c 'cd /rose/src && ./build' docker exec rose-dev bash -c 'mkdir -p /rose/build && cd /rose/build && \ /rose/src/configure --prefix=/rose/install \ --enable-languages=c,c++ \ --with-boost=/usr \ --with-boost-libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu \ --disable-binary-analysis \ --disable-java' docker exec rose-dev bash -c 'cd /rose/build && make core -j$(nproc)' docker exec rose-dev bash -c 'cd /rose/build && make install-core'
CMake builds require CMake 4.x (3.16 fails at ROSETTA generation). # 1. Clone ROSE git clone git@github.com:rose-compiler/rose.git cd rose && git checkout weekly # 2. Create Docker environment and build container mkdir ../rose-docker && cd ../rose-docker docker build -t rose-dev -f Dockerfile.cmake . docker run -d --name rose-cmake -v $(pwd)/../rose:/rose/src:ro rose-dev # 3. Configure with CMake docker exec -w /rose/build rose-cmake cmake /rose/src \ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/rose/install \ -DENABLE_C=ON \ -DENABLE_TESTS=OFF \ -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release # 4. Build (use -j4 to avoid OOM on 16GB systems) docker exec -w /rose/build rose-cmake make -j4 # 5. Test docker exec rose-cmake /rose/build/bin/rose-compiler --version
OptionDescriptionENABLE_C=ONEnable C/C++ analysis (uses EDG frontend)ENABLE_BINARY_ANALYSIS=ONEnable binary analysis (no EDG needed)ENABLE_TESTS=OFFSkip test compilation (faster build)CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=ReleaseOptimized build
FeatureAutotoolsCMakeStability✅ Mature⚠️ NewerC/C++ analysis✅ Works✅ Works (with fixes)Build targetmake coremake (full build)Incremental buildsSlowerFasterIDE integrationLimitedExcellent
FROM ubuntu:20.04 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive ENV TZ=America/Los_Angeles RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \ build-essential g++ gcc gfortran \ automake autoconf libtool flex bison \ libboost-all-dev libxml2-dev \ git wget curl vim \ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash developer RUN mkdir -p /rose/src /rose/build /rose/install && chown -R developer:developer /rose USER developer WORKDIR /rose CMD ["tail", "-f", "/dev/null"]
FROM ubuntu:20.04 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive ENV TZ=America/Los_Angeles # Install build dependencies RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \ build-essential g++ gcc gfortran \ flex bison \ libboost-all-dev libxml2-dev libreadline-dev \ zlib1g-dev libsqlite3-dev libpq-dev libyaml-dev \ libgmp-dev libmpc-dev libmpfr-dev \ git wget curl vim \ gnupg software-properties-common \ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # Install CMake 4.x from Kitware (Ubuntu 20.04 has 3.16 which is too old) RUN wget -O - https://apt.kitware.com/keys/kitware-archive-latest.asc 2>/dev/null | apt-key add - \ && echo 'deb https://apt.kitware.com/ubuntu/ focal main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kitware.list \ && apt-get update && apt-get install -y cmake \ && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* RUN useradd -m -s /bin/bash developer RUN mkdir -p /rose/src /rose/build /rose/install && chown -R developer:developer /rose USER developer WORKDIR /rose CMD ["tail", "-f", "/dev/null"]
EDG (C++ frontend) binaries are required for C/C++ analysis. The build checks:
Build directory for existing tarball Source tree at src/frontend/CxxFrontend/roseBinaryEDG-*.tar.gz Network download from edg-binaries.rosecompiler.org
Source tree at src/frontend/CxxFrontend/roseBinaryEDG-*.tar.gz (auto-detected) Extracts matching tarball based on GCC version at build time Links libroseEDG.a to librose.so automatically If server is down, ensure source tree has EDG binaries (included in weekly branch).
# Rebuild after source changes docker exec rose-dev bash -c 'cd /rose/build && make core -j8' # Install docker exec rose-dev bash -c 'cd /rose/build && make install-core'
# Rebuild after source changes docker exec -w /rose/build rose-cmake make -j4 # Install docker exec -w /rose/build rose-cmake make install
# Test ROSE compiler docker exec rose-dev /rose/install/bin/rose-compiler --version docker exec rose-cmake /rose/build/bin/rose-compiler --version # Source-to-source test docker exec rose-dev bash -c 'echo "int main(){return 0;}" > /tmp/test.c && \ /rose/install/bin/rose-compiler -c /tmp/test.c && cat rose_test.c' # Enter container shell docker exec -it rose-dev bash docker exec -it rose-cmake bash
Build SystemFirst BuildIncrementalAutotools (make core -j8)~60-90 minseconds-minutesCMake (make -j4)~35 minseconds-minutes librose.so: ~200 MB (CMake) to ~1.3 GB (autotools with debug) Memory: Use -j4 on 16GB systems to avoid OOM
IssueSolutionEDG download failsUse weekly branch (has EDG binaries in source tree)CMake: ROSETTA failsUpgrade to CMake 4.xCMake: EDG link errorsEnsure using latest CMake fixes (PR #250)CMake: quadmath errorsAdd -lquadmath or use latest fixesPermission deniedCheck volume mount permissionsOut of memoryReduce -j parallelismBoost not foundVerify boost paths in configure/cmake
# Create factorial test cat << 'EOF' | docker exec -i rose-cmake tee /tmp/factorial.cpp #include <iostream> int factorial(int n) { return n <= 1 ? 1 : n * factorial(n-1); } int main() { for(int i = 0; i <= 10; i++) std::cout << "factorial(" << i << ") = " << factorial(i) << std::endl; return 0; } EOF # Run through ROSE (source-to-source transformation) docker exec -w /tmp rose-cmake /rose/build/bin/rose-compiler factorial.cpp # Compile and run the transformed code docker exec -w /tmp rose-cmake g++ rose_factorial.cpp -o factorial_test docker exec -w /tmp rose-cmake ./factorial_test Expected output: factorial(0) = 1 factorial(1) = 1 ... factorial(10) = 3628800
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