Failed to build kubernetes on Mac

[tedyu]

On Mac, 'kind build node-image' failed with:

    cmd/kube-scheduler
    cmd/kube-proxy
/usr/local/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/link: signal: killed
!!! [0116 08:30:53] Call tree:
!!! [0116 08:30:53]  1: /go/src/k8s.io/kubernetes/hack/lib/golang.sh:614 kube::golang::build_some_binaries(...)
!!! [0116 08:30:53]  2: /go/src/k8s.io/kubernetes/hack/lib/golang.sh:758 kube::golang::build_binaries_for_platform(...)
!!! [0116 08:30:53]  3: hack/make-rules/build.sh:27 kube::golang::build_binaries(...)
!!! [0116 08:30:53] Call tree:
!!! [0116 08:30:53]  1: hack/make-rules/build.sh:27 kube::golang::build_binaries(...)
!!! [0116 08:30:53] Call tree:
!!! [0116 08:30:53]  1: hack/make-rules/build.sh:27 kube::golang::build_binaries(...)
make: *** [all] Error 1
Makefile:92: recipe for target 'all' failed
!!! [0116 08:30:54] Call tree:
!!! [0116 08:30:54]  1: build/../build/common.sh:518 kube::build::run_build_command_ex(...)
!!! [0116 08:30:54]  2: build/release-images.sh:38 kube::build::run_build_command(...)
make: *** [quick-release-images] Error 1
ERRO[08:30:54] Failed to build Kubernetes: failed to build images: exit status 2
Error: error building node image: failed to build kubernetes: failed to build images: exit status 2
Usage:
  kind build node-image [flags]

Flags:
      --base-image string   name:tag of the base image to use for the build (default "kindest/base:v20181203-d055041")
  -h, --help                help for node-image
      --image string        name:tag of the resulting image to be built (default "kindest/node:latest")
      --kube-root string    Path to the Kubernetes source directory (if empty, the path is autodetected)
      --type string         build type, one of [bazel, docker, apt] (default "docker")

Global Flags:
      --loglevel string   logrus log level [panic, fatal, error, warning, info, debug] (default "warning")

error building node image: failed to build kubernetes: failed to build images: exit status 2

Here is my OS:

Darwin v.com 17.7.0 Darwin Kernel Version 17.7.0: Wed Oct 10 23:06:14 PDT 2018; root:xnu-4570.71.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

The kubernetes source is as of commit fdfd88588596c5d35c6d62e0b8658f05f3e165c9

Docker version 18.09.0, build 4d60db4

[BenTheElder]

Signal Kill in this context usually means that docker for Mac ran out of memory, can you try increasing the memory allocation? https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/blob/master/docs/user/README.md#creating-a-cluster shows how to.

[tedyu]

Increasing memory of docker solves the problem.

Thanks

[BenTheElder]

Awesome, glad to hear it! Maybe we should mention this somewhere in the docs for building as well. Thoughts @alejandrox1 ? 🤔

[idealhack]

+1 on this should be documented.

I had once seen a PR trying to fix a similar issue on k/k but seems not adding at the right place, so it just got rotten.

[alejandrox1]

@BenTheElder I'm definitely for adding this types of errors - supporting a local dev/testing environment for various systems would be nice. If we get enough users it may even be nice to pull this from the user docs into a series of runbooks.
I'll work on work on adding this to the docs and will try to replicate it (I have just the Mac for the job!).

[BenTheElder]

Thanks @alejandrox1 :-)