nodejs 26.8.2 fails to build with clang/LLVM
Author: listoutCreated Sep 17, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
Version
26.8.2
Platform
Linux (Gentoo with LLVM profile)Subsystem
LIEF (or forzen)
What steps will reproduce the bug?
- Build nodejs version 26.8.2 with clang
- Observe failure
How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?
Always while building with clang
What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?
Successful build with clang
What do you see instead?
Build failure while building with Clang
A snippet from the build log:
...
In file included from ../../deps/LIEF/src/platforms/android/version.cpp:17:
In file included from ../../deps/LIEF/src/frozen.hpp:22:
../../deps/LIEF/third-party/frozen/include/frozen/map.h:40:20: error: implicit instantiation of undefined template 'std::less<LIEF::Android::ANDROID_VERSIONS>'
40 | Comparator const comparator_;
| ^
../../deps/LIEF/third-party/frozen/include/frozen/map.h:75:29: note: in instantiation of template class 'frozen::impl::CompareKey<std::less<LIEF::Android::ANDROID_VERSIONS>>' requested here
75 | impl::CompareKey<Compare> less_than_;
| ^
../../deps/LIEF/src/platforms/android/version.cpp:22:47: note: in instantiation of template class 'frozen::map<LIEF::Android::ANDROID_VERSIONS, const char *, 8>' requested here
22 | CONST_MAP(ANDROID_VERSIONS, const char*, 8) version2code {
| ^
/usr/include/c++/v1/__fwd/functional.h:25:8: note: template is declared here
25 | struct less;
| ^
In file included from ../../deps/LIEF/src/platforms/android/version.cpp:17:
In file included from ../../deps/LIEF/src/frozen.hpp:22:
../../deps/LIEF/third-party/frozen/include/frozen/map.h:110:20: error: implicit instantiation of undefined template 'std::less<LIEF::Android::ANDROID_VERSIONS>'
110 | : map{items, Compare{}} {}
| ^
../../deps/LIEF/src/platforms/android/version.cpp:22:47: note: in instantiation of member function 'frozen::map<LIEF::Android::ANDROID_VERSIONS, const char *, 8>::map' requested here
22 | CONST_MAP(ANDROID_VERSIONS, const char*, 8) version2code {
| ^
/usr/include/c++/v1/__fwd/functional.h:25:8: note: template is declared here
25 | struct less;
| ^
../../deps/LIEF/src/platforms/android/version.cpp:22:47: error: constexpr variable 'version2code' must be initialized by a constant expression
22 | CONST_MAP(ANDROID_VERSIONS, const char*, 8) version2code {
...Additional information
I think this is due to stricter include requirements on clang
I was able to build by adding #include <functional> in deps/LIEF/third-party/frozen/include/frozen/map.h
Source: nodejs/node