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Common Errors

This article provides an overview of how to handle any errors occurred when installing the Babylon Chain.

In this article:

Error During Repository Cloning ​

Too Many Arguments ​

fatal: Too many arguments.

This error occurs when something is wrong with the git clone syntax on your Ubuntu.

Solution: ​

Please make sure that the syntax is correct. Here is an example of the correct syntax to clone a git repository:

git clone https://qa12345678910@github.com/babylonchain/babylon.git
Note

Do not forget to create your personal access token to clone a git repository.

Could Not Set 'core.filemode' to 'false' ​

fatal: could not set 'core.filemode' to 'false'

This error occurs when the Windows Linux System permission within the drive is denied.

Solution: ​

Restarting the system will reset the permissions. If this doesn't work, add Sudo to the syntax, as illustrated in the following code:

sudo git clone https://qa12345678910@github.com/babylonchain/babylon.git

Error During Babylon Chain Initialization ​

No Such Directory Found ​

No such file or directory

This issue happens when a make syntax is executed in the incorrect directory or path.

Solution: ​

Remember to access the cloned repository folder to initialize the Babylon Chain after cloning the repository. Here is an example of a configuration code:

cd /mnt/c/Users/<yourusername>/Documents/Babylond/babylon

Command 'make' Not Found ​

Command 'make' not found

This occurs while building a chain without first installing the Make language.

Solution: ​

Install the Make language on Ubuntu by inserting the code below:

sudo apt install make

Make Build Error 1 ​

go build -mod=readonly -tags "netgo ledger" -ldflags '-X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Name=babylon -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.AppName=babylond -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Version=af24cf3 -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Commit=af24cf321f848619739fafa7c1f6173b0284e61f -X "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.BuildTags=netgo,ledger" -w -s' -trimpath -o /mnt/c/Users/kakakepan/Documents/babylon/babylon/build/ ./...
go: updates to go.mod needed, disabled by -mod=readonly
make: *** [Makefile:116: build] Error 1

This occurs when a Golang version lower than 1.20 has been installed. Babylon requires Golang version 1.20 or above.

Solution: ​

You need to uninstall Golang by inserting the code below on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get remove golang-go

Next, install the latest version of Golang by inserting the code below:

sudo wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.20.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.20.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
source ~/.bashrc

Make Build Error 127 ​

make: *** [Makefile:116: build] Error 127

This occurs if the cloned repository already contains a Build directory when running Make Install on Ubuntu.

Solution: ​

  1. Go to the cloned repository directory.
  2. Remove the Build directory permanently.
  3. Insert the code below to create a new Build directory:
make build

Genesis File Already Exists ​

Error: genesis.json file already exists

This occurs when a genesis file already exists when initializing the Babylon Chain.

Solution: ​

Insert the code below to solve the genesis file error on Ubuntu:

rm -r ~/.babylond