make error: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed - c++

Question

Hello and thank you for your help in advance (I'm a bit of a newbie). I am on ubuntu 18.
I am trying to install an older version of some software called HepMC (need older version for project) and I had no problem installing the slightly newer version. When I try to build from source I get an error on the make command. I've seen this "all-recurive failed" error all over the web, but the solutions I've seen for other people have seemed to be very software specific and have not helped me.
I am not really sure how to interpret this error and I haven't been able to find a good answer. Any tips or suspicions on what might be going on here would be greatly appreciated. Been bashing my head against this for awhile
Before running make I did
autoreconf -i configure.ac
./configure
and this ran with no errors or warnings.
Here's the snippet where the error seems to begin, I'll attach the full printout from "make" down below.
In file included from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15:0,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:408:80: error: template argument 3 is invalid
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:459:71: error: ‘ptrdiff_t’ was not declared in this scope
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^~~~~~~~~
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:459:71: note: suggested alternatives:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/7/string:38:0,
from CommonIO.cc:8:
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
typedef __PTRDIFF_TYPE__ ptrdiff_t;
^~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
In file included from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15:0,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:459:80: error: template argument 3 is invalid
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^
CommonIO.cc: In member function ‘HepMC::HeavyIon* HepMC::CommonIO::read_heavy_ion(std::istream*)’:
CommonIO.cc:318:9: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::HeavyIon*’ [-Wconversion-null]
return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc:328:26: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::HeavyIon*’ [-Wconversion-null]
if( nh == 0 ) return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc: In member function ‘HepMC::PdfInfo* HepMC::CommonIO::read_pdf_info(std::istream*)’:
CommonIO.cc:344:9: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::PdfInfo*’ [-Wconversion-null]
return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc:356:27: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::PdfInfo*’ [-Wconversion-null]
if( id1 == 0 ) return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc: In member function ‘HepMC::GenVertex* HepMC::CommonIO::read_vertex(std::istream*, HepMC::TempParticleMap&)’:
CommonIO.cc:374:9: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::GenVertex*’ [-Wconversion-null]
return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc: In member function ‘HepMC::GenParticle* HepMC::CommonIO::read_particle(std::istream*, HepMC::TempParticleMap&)’:
CommonIO.cc:411:9: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::GenParticle*’ [-Wconversion-null]
return false;
^~~~~
Makefile:478: recipe for target 'CommonIO.lo' failed
make[1]: *** [CommonIO.lo] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/maxfieg/Desktop/FelixResearch/junk/hep_build2/HepMC2.04/src'
Makefile:397: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
and here's the full return of make
make
Making all in HepMC
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/maxfieg/Desktop/FelixResearch/junk/hep_build2/HepMC2.04/HepMC'
make all-am
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/maxfieg/Desktop/FelixResearch/junk/hep_build2/HepMC2.04/HepMC'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/maxfieg/Desktop/FelixResearch/junk/hep_build2/HepMC2.04/HepMC'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/maxfieg/Desktop/FelixResearch/junk/hep_build2/HepMC2.04/HepMC'
Making all in src
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/maxfieg/Desktop/FelixResearch/junk/hep_build2/HepMC2.04/src'
/bin/bash ../libtool --tag=CXX --mode=compile g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../HepMC -I.. -I.. -ansi -pedantic -Wall -g -O2 -MT CommonIO.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/CommonIO.Tpo -c -o CommonIO.lo CommonIO.cc
libtool: compile: g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../HepMC -I.. -I.. -ansi -pedantic -Wall -g -O2 -MT CommonIO.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/CommonIO.Tpo -c CommonIO.cc -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/CommonIO.o
In file included from ../HepMC/GenEvent.h:123:0,
from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenVertex.h:173:71: error: ‘ptrdiff_t’ was not declared in this scope
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^~~~~~~~~
../HepMC/GenVertex.h:173:71: note: suggested alternatives:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/7/string:38:0,
from CommonIO.cc:8:
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
typedef __PTRDIFF_TYPE__ ptrdiff_t;
^~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
In file included from ../HepMC/GenEvent.h:123:0,
from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenVertex.h:173:80: error: template argument 3 is invalid
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^
../HepMC/GenVertex.h:237:69: error: ‘ptrdiff_t’ was not declared in this scope
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenVertex*,ptrdiff_t>{
^~~~~~~~~
../HepMC/GenVertex.h:237:69: note: suggested alternatives:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/7/string:38:0,
from CommonIO.cc:8:
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
typedef __PTRDIFF_TYPE__ ptrdiff_t;
^~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
In file included from ../HepMC/GenEvent.h:123:0,
from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenVertex.h:237:78: error: template argument 3 is invalid
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenVertex*,ptrdiff_t>{
^
../HepMC/GenVertex.h:307:64: error: ‘ptrdiff_t’ was not declared in this scope
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^~~~~~~~~
../HepMC/GenVertex.h:307:64: note: suggested alternatives:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/7/string:38:0,
from CommonIO.cc:8:
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
typedef __PTRDIFF_TYPE__ ptrdiff_t;
^~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
In file included from ../HepMC/GenEvent.h:123:0,
from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenVertex.h:307:73: error: template argument 3 is invalid
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^
In file included from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15:0,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:289:69: error: ‘ptrdiff_t’ was not declared in this scope
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenVertex*,ptrdiff_t>{
^~~~~~~~~
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:289:69: note: suggested alternatives:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/7/string:38:0,
from CommonIO.cc:8:
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
typedef __PTRDIFF_TYPE__ ptrdiff_t;
^~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
In file included from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15:0,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:289:78: error: template argument 3 is invalid
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenVertex*,ptrdiff_t>{
^
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:341:69: error: ‘ptrdiff_t’ was not declared in this scope
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenVertex*,ptrdiff_t>{
^~~~~~~~~
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:341:69: note: suggested alternatives:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/7/string:38:0,
from CommonIO.cc:8:
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
typedef __PTRDIFF_TYPE__ ptrdiff_t;
^~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
In file included from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15:0,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:341:78: error: template argument 3 is invalid
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenVertex*,ptrdiff_t>{
^
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:408:71: error: ‘ptrdiff_t’ was not declared in this scope
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^~~~~~~~~
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:408:71: note: suggested alternatives:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/7/string:38:0,
from CommonIO.cc:8:
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
typedef __PTRDIFF_TYPE__ ptrdiff_t;
^~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
In file included from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15:0,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:408:80: error: template argument 3 is invalid
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:459:71: error: ‘ptrdiff_t’ was not declared in this scope
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^~~~~~~~~
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:459:71: note: suggested alternatives:
In file included from /usr/include/c++/7/string:38:0,
from CommonIO.cc:8:
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
typedef __PTRDIFF_TYPE__ ptrdiff_t;
^~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/7/bits/c++config.h:232:28: note: ‘std::ptrdiff_t’
In file included from ../HepMC/CommonIO.h:15:0,
from CommonIO.cc:11:
../HepMC/GenEvent.h:459:80: error: template argument 3 is invalid
public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag,HepMC::GenParticle*,ptrdiff_t>{
^
CommonIO.cc: In member function ‘HepMC::HeavyIon* HepMC::CommonIO::read_heavy_ion(std::istream*)’:
CommonIO.cc:318:9: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::HeavyIon*’ [-Wconversion-null]
return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc:328:26: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::HeavyIon*’ [-Wconversion-null]
if( nh == 0 ) return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc: In member function ‘HepMC::PdfInfo* HepMC::CommonIO::read_pdf_info(std::istream*)’:
CommonIO.cc:344:9: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::PdfInfo*’ [-Wconversion-null]
return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc:356:27: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::PdfInfo*’ [-Wconversion-null]
if( id1 == 0 ) return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc: In member function ‘HepMC::GenVertex* HepMC::CommonIO::read_vertex(std::istream*, HepMC::TempParticleMap&)’:
CommonIO.cc:374:9: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::GenVertex*’ [-Wconversion-null]
return false;
^~~~~
CommonIO.cc: In member function ‘HepMC::GenParticle* HepMC::CommonIO::read_particle(std::istream*, HepMC::TempParticleMap&)’:
CommonIO.cc:411:9: warning: converting ‘false’ to pointer type ‘HepMC::GenParticle*’ [-Wconversion-null]
return false;
^~~~~
Makefile:478: recipe for target 'CommonIO.lo' failed
make[1]: *** [CommonIO.lo] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/maxfieg/Desktop/FelixResearch/junk/hep_build2/HepMC2.04/src'
Makefile:397: recipe for target 'all-recursive' failed
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1