Errors installing Artiq8 on Windows using MSYS2 and Conda

Jjdp · Oct 11, 2023

I am trying to get our new artiq8 system running on windows and followed the instructions in the manual to install artiq8 on MSYS2 but have two errors after follwing these steps

When running artiq_master I get

INFO:worker(scan,configureKasliHW.py):print:C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/h5py/__init__.py:36: UserWarning: h5py is running against HDF5 1.14.2 when it was built against 1.14.1, this may cause problems
INFO:worker(scan,configureKasliHW.py):print:  _warn(("h5py is running against HDF5 {0} when it was built against {1}, "

When trying to run aqctl_moninj_proxy I get

 File "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\aqctl_moninj_proxy-script.py", line 33, in <module>
    sys.exit(load_entry_point('artiq==8.8564+d070826.beta', 'console_scripts', 'aqctl_moninj_proxy')())
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/artiq/frontend/aqctl_moninj_proxy.py", line 213, in main
    loop.run_until_complete(comm_moninj.connect(args.core_addr))
  File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/asyncio/base_events.py", line 653, in run_until_complete
    return future.result()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/artiq/coredevice/comm_moninj.py", line 32, in connect
    self._reader, self._writer = await async_open_connection(
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipyco/keepalive.py", line 82, in async_open_connection
    set_keepalive(sock, after_idle, interval, max_fails)
  File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipyco/keepalive.py", line 50, in set_keepalive
    sock.ioctl(socket.SIO_KEEPALIVE_VALS,
    ^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: 'TransportSocket' object has no attribute 'ioctl'
Exception ignored in: <function StreamWriter.__del__ at 0x000001468ae5ce00>

The first error should be fixed by using pip to install h5py but this never gets past Installing build dependencies and the second error seems to be caused by python3.11 asynchio issues.

The alternative approach I took was to install using the deprecated conda instructions. This gave me the same error for aqctl_moninj_proxy as above but I fixed it by rolling python back to 3.10 following other examples on the forum.

However, on conda when trying to run experiments I get an LLVM IR Parsing Error

root:Terminating with exception (RuntimeError: LLVM IR parsing error)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\artiq8\lib\site-packages\artiq\master\worker_impl.py", line 340, in main
    exp_inst.run()
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\artiq8\lib\site-packages\artiq\language\core.py", line 54, in run_on_core
    return getattr(self, arg).run(run_on_core, ((self,) + k_args), k_kwargs)
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\artiq8\lib\site-packages\artiq\coredevice\core.py", line 147, in run
    self.compile(function, args, kwargs, set_result)
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\artiq8\lib\site-packages\artiq\coredevice\core.py", line 122, in compile
    library = target.compile_and_link([module])
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\artiq8\lib\site-packages\artiq\compiler\targets.py", line 205, in compile_and_link
    return self.link([self.assemble(self.compile(module)) for module in modules])
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\artiq8\lib\site-packages\artiq\compiler\targets.py", line 205, in <listcomp>
    return self.link([self.assemble(self.compile(module)) for module in modules])
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\artiq8\lib\site-packages\artiq\compiler\targets.py", line 159, in compile
    llparsedmod = llvm.parse_assembly(str(llmod))
  File "C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\envs\artiq8\lib\site-packages\llvmlite\binding\module.py", line 25, in parse_assembly
    raise RuntimeError("LLVM IR parsing error\n{0}".format(errmsg))
RuntimeError: LLVM IR parsing error
<string>:403:63: error: expected '('
  %"UNN.5" = call {i32*, i32}* @"cache_get"({i8*, i32}* byval %".14"), !dbg !75
                                                              ^

Please can you advise how to resolve the issues with either the MSYS2 or conda?

fsagbuya · Oct 13, 2023

Hi,

I submitted a PR to address the asyncio compatibility issue in Python 3.11 when running on Windows machine.
https://github.com/m-labs/sipyco/pull/37.

Jjdp · Oct 13, 2023

fsagbuya Thanks - any idea how to fix the h5py issue?

fsagbuya · Oct 16, 2023

jdp

It seems like a packaging issue in MSYS2. I opened an issue here: https://github.com/msys2/MINGW-packages/issues/18871

In the meantime, you can try to downgrade to hdf5 1.14.1. You can download the package here: https://repo.msys2.org/mingw/mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-hdf5-1.14.1.2-2-any.pkg.tar.zst

Then in mingw64 terminal, cd to the directory of the downloaded package and enter:

pacman -U mingw-w64-x86_64-hdf5-1.14.1.2-2-any.pkg.tar.zst

After installing, try to run artiq and check if the warning is still emitted.

fsagbuya · Oct 17, 2023

Python 3.11 asyncio compatibility issue already closed:
https://github.com/m-labs/artiq/issues/2256

You can update ARTIQ (to v8.8572+6705c9f.beta) in msys2 via mingw64 shell:

pacman -Syu

After updating you can follow again the direction on downgrading the hdf5 in my previous post.

If you find another issue regarding the upgrade, please don't hesitate to post it here in the forum or submit an issue on Github.

Reference:
https://m-labs.hk/artiq/manual-beta/installing.html#upgrading-artiq-with-msys2

Jjdp · Nov 14, 2023

Dear @fsagbuya thanks so much for your help, apologies I thought I had replied at the time.

Currently on MSYS64 I now have the same behaviour as conda with an LLVM IR error as described above so for now I have just switched back to linux!

YYueh17 · Dec 22, 2023

"I encountered a similar issue after executing the following command:
''' pacman -Syu'''

When I run the command 'aqctl_moninj_proxy', I encounter the following issue:"

Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\aqctl_moninj_proxy-script.py", line 33, in <module> sys.exit(load_entry_point('artiq==8.8593+77c6553.beta', 'console_scripts', 'aqctl_moninj_proxy')()) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/artiq/frontend/aqctl_moninj_proxy.py", line 213, in main loop.run_until_complete(comm_moninj.connect(args.core_addr)) File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/asyncio/base_events.py", line 653, in run_until_complete return future.result() ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/artiq/coredevice/comm_moninj.py", line 32, in connect self._reader, self._writer = await async_open_connection( ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/site-packages/sipyco/keepalive.py", line 80, in async_open_connection reader, writer = await asyncio.open_connection(host, port, *args, **kwargs) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/asyncio/streams.py", line 48, in open_connection transport, _ = await loop.create_connection( ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/asyncio/base_events.py", line 1085, in create_connection raise exceptions[0] File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/asyncio/base_events.py", line 1069, in create_connection sock = await self._connect_sock( ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/asyncio/base_events.py", line 973, in _connect_sock await self.sock_connect(sock, address) File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/asyncio/proactor_events.py", line 726, in sock_connect return await self._proactor.connect(sock, address) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/asyncio/windows_events.py", line 846, in _poll value = callback(transferred, key, ov) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:/msys64/mingw64/lib/python3.11/asyncio/windows_events.py", line 633, in finish_connect ov.getresult() ConnectionRefusedError: [WinError 1225] The remote computer refused the network connection。
Could every one help me to solve the issue?

Thanks a lot

sb10q · Jan 2, 2024

Doesn't look like an issue with MSYS2 and more like one with your network and/or devices. Consider starting a new forum topic.