proton requires GLIBC_2.27 to run

[toddyocum]

Describe what's wrong

Unable to run proton-v1.6.3-Linux-x86_64 because of missing glibc requirement

How to reproduce

Try to run proton:

brawn:/base/data/files# ./proton-v1.6.3-Linux-x86_64 --version
./proton-v1.6.3-Linux-x86_64: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by ./proton-v1.6.3-Linux-x86_64)

Our embedded linux ( a customized older Fedora install ) libc version

brawn:/base/data/files# /lib/libc.so.6
GNU C Library (GNU libc) stable release version 2.24, by Roland McGrath et al.

Error message and/or stacktrace

Additional context

ClickHouse on the same box works, so was surprised that proton, which is built on top of/forked from ClickHouse, has a different run-time requirement.

So might not be a bug, just a different requirement, but leaves us without a path forward at this time for trying out proton.

brawn:/base/data/files# clickhouse --version
ClickHouse local version 24.8.5.115 (official build).

[chenziliang]

Hi @toddyocum , thanks for reporting this issue. We will look into it. In the meanwhile, is docker container an option to unblock you first ?

[toddyocum]

Hi @chenziliang , docker isn't an option on our embedded linux (I wish it was)

But not a big deal, the PoC is a low priority atm.

We are heavy users of ClickHouse and (lots of) MV's, and was curious to see what proton might offer over what we use.

[yokofly]

thanks, I can reproduce it with ubuntu1604 docker run -it --rm ubuntu:16.04
seems our glibc-compatible folder is not compatible in this case.

root@dcfd759831e4:~/timeplus/bin# /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
GNU C Library (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.23-0ubuntu11.3) stable release version 2.23, by Roland McGrath et al.
Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled by GNU CC version 5.4.0 20160609.
Available extensions:
	crypt add-on version 2.1 by Michael Glad and others
	GNU Libidn by Simon Josefsson
	Native POSIX Threads Library by Ulrich Drepper et al
	BIND-8.2.3-T5B
libc ABIs: UNIQUE IFUNC
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bugs>.
root@dcfd759831e4:~/timeplus/bin# 

[chenziliang]

Hi @toddyocum, thanks for the updates. Proton adds other functionalities like native JavaScript UDA and UDF, incremental join, incremental aggregation, incremental data deduplication, as well as streaming windows like hopping, sessionization, and high concurrent data ingest with small batches etc functions which are all complementary use cases to ClickHouse. We have quite a few users who deployed a Proton tier in front of ClickHouse doing ETL, streaming enchantments as well as light join, aggression and handle concurrent ingest before sending the data to ClickHouse.

For this glibc issue specifically, as the corresponding PR indicates, it is the embedded JavaScript V8 engine which depends on higher glibc version.

We can disable the JavaScript and provide a binary for you to experiment. Thanks!

[yokofly]

hi @toddyocum, thank you for reporting this issue.
I have applied a patch for the V8 engine. The new binary is released here; you can take a trial:
https://github.com/timeplus-io/proton/releases/v1.6.4