Please try command " git submodule update --init" to check out the source code before you build the packages. From: devel@edk2.groups.io On Behalf Of jim slaughter Sent: Monday, April 27, 2020 11:30 PM To: devel@edk2.groups.io Subject: [edk2-devel] EDK2 Linux Build, Make Errors on Basetools, Ubuntu under WSL Hello, I am using Ubuntu (16.04 x86) under WSL. Error on "make -C BaseTools" found in common instructions document for linux, https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/Common-instructions Using BASH shell. I have done sudo updates and upgrade. Followed instructions and everything worked till errors below occurred. Any suggestions or help? Thanks. ERROR Printout - Jim Slaughter Found a problem failing the "make -C Basetools" . Using document https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/Common-instructions Instruction line "Compile build tools" make -C Basetools Make fails :: make -C BrotliCompress make[2]: Entering directory '/home/jws/src/edk2-stable202002/BaseTools/Source/C/BrotliCompress' gcc -o ../bin/Brotli brotli/c/tools/brotli.o brotli/c/common/dictionary.o brotli/c/common/transform.o brotli/c/dec/bit_reader.o brotli/c/dec/decode.o brotli/c/dec/huffman.o brotli/c/dec/state.o brotli/c/enc/backward_references.o brotli/c/enc/backward_references_hq.o brotli/c/enc/bit_cost.o brotli/c/enc/block_splitter.o brotli/c/enc/brotli_bit_stream.o brotli/c/enc/cluster.o brotli/c/enc/compress_fragment.o brotli/c/enc/compress_fragment_two_pass.o brotli/c/enc/dictionary_hash.o brotli/c/enc/encode.o brotli/c/enc/encoder_dict.o brotli/c/enc/entropy_encode.o brotli/c/enc/histogram.o brotli/c/enc/literal_cost.o brotli/c/enc/memory.o brotli/c/enc/metablock.o brotli/c/enc/static_dict.o brotli/c/enc/utf8_util.o -L../libs -lm gcc: error: brotli/c/tools/brotli.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/common/dictionary.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/common/transform.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/dec/bit_reader.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/dec/decode.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/dec/huffman.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/dec/state.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/backward_references.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/backward_references_hq.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/bit_cost.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/block_splitter.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/brotli_bit_stream.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/cluster.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/compress_fragment.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/compress_fragment_two_pass.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/dictionary_hash.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/encode.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/encoder_dict.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/entropy_encode.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/histogram.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/literal_cost.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/memory.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/metablock.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/static_dict.o: No such file or directory gcc: error: brotli/c/enc/utf8_util.o: No such file or directory ../Makefiles/app.makefile:18: recipe for target '../bin/Brotli' failed make[2]: *** [../bin/Brotli] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/jws/src/edk2-stable202002/BaseTools/Source/C/BrotliCompress' GNUmakefile:74: recipe for target 'BrotliCompress' failed make[1]: *** [BrotliCompress] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/jws/src/edk2-stable202002/BaseTools/Source/C' GNUmakefile:19: recipe for target 'Source/C' failed make: *** [Source/C] Error 2 make: Leaving directory '/home/jws/src/edk2-stable202002/BaseTools' -- -- Jim Slaughter