How to install valgrind properly?

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I'm installing valgrind now, until the ‘make install’ command it goes good. The next command- ‘make regtest’ outputs the next error:

../../depcomp: line 689: exec: g++: not found
make[5]: *** [leak_cpp_interior.o] Error 127
make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0/memcheck/tests'
make[4]: *** [check-am] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0/memcheck/tests'
make[3]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0/memcheck/tests'
make[2]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0/memcheck'
make[1]: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/kbubuntu/valgrind-3.9.0'
make: *** [check] Error 2

How can I solve it?

Thanks.

Why don't you just use the disto valgrind (`apt-get valgrind` or whatever)? You don't have to build it. — CodeClown42, Jul 24 '14 at 13:52
but the thing is if g++ is already installed then why exec is showing error — shiv garg, Jul 24 '14 at 14:01
are u sure g++ is already installed .. and but about installing build essedntials — shiv garg, Jul 24 '14 at 14:03
@goldilocks this command output error: 'E: Invalid operation valgrind' — Shtrudle, Jul 24 '14 at 14:06
what !! what did you typed.. goldylocks was saying you to install valgring from apt-get..the command is sudo apt-get install velgrind.. but i have already checked there is no package in apt list named velgrind. either goldilocks did it from a ppa.. — shiv garg, Jul 24 '14 at 14:09
Whoops, my bad, sorry -- forgot `install`. So `sudo apt-get install valgrind`. I don't know which exact distro you are using but it should be there. If not check: `sudo apt-cache search valgrind`. — CodeClown42, Jul 24 '14 at 14:09
I already done 'sudo apt-get install valgrind'. If so, that all? If yes, how can I use valgrind? — Shtrudle, Jul 24 '14 at 14:21

score 47 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 15 '21 at 22:49

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Short answer: Make from source.

How?

Uninstall the non working valgrind version with root rights (eg. sudo):

apt-get --purge valgrind or dpkg --remove valgrind or yum remove valgrind

Obtain sources from here.
Identify the latest version (for example 3.17.0)
Download sources : wget https://sourceware.org/pub/valgrind/valgrind-3.17.0.tar.bz2
Decompress archive tar xvf valgrind-3.17.0.tar.bz2
Go to uncompressed archive cd valgrind-3.17.0
Configure ./configure
Compile make
Install make install (with root rights, eg. sudo)

Note: very useful for Raspberry Pi 4 users - Default valgrind installation generate a lot of internal errors. See Valgrind reports hundreds of errors in Hello World program on RaspberryPi 4B

edited Apr 15 '21 at 22:49

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answered Aug 03 '18 at 11:22

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For Dockerfile: # Valgrind! # RUN apt-get install -y valgrind ADD https://sourceware.org/pub/valgrind/valgrind-3.15.0.tar.bz2 /tmp/valgrind-3.15.0.tar.bz2 WORKDIR /src RUN tar --strip-components=1 -x -f /tmp/valgrind-3.15.0.tar.bz2 \ && cd build \ && ../configure \ --prefix=/opt/valgrind \ && make \ && make install \ && rm -f /tmp/valgrind-3.15.0.tar.bz2 ENV VALGRIND_LIB /opt/valgrind/lib/valgrind ENV PATH="/opt/valgrind/bin:${PATH}" – Thomas J Younsi Aug 17 '19 at 00:39

CodeClown42 · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-04T13:22:46.517

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All major linux distributions will include valgrind in their repositories. You can find this on debian derived, apt based systems with:

apt search valgrind

But first just try:

apt install valgrind

It should work, and pull in any dependencies. Remember, if you are not the superuser, you'll need to preface those with sudo.

It's a great tool, have fun.

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answered Jul 24 '14 at 14:13

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sir i just did it.. and it worked.. kindly tell me whose cache server it is using.. – shiv garg Jul 24 '14 at 14:19
You mean `apt`? That depends on your exact distro and how it is configured. It's a separate question to this one though ;) If you have an answer to your original question, tick one of the checkmarks to indicate this. – CodeClown42 Jul 24 '14 at 14:22
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If you want to ask about `apt`, the Unix & Linux Exchange is a more appropriate place: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions – CodeClown42 Jul 24 '14 at 14:23

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 24 '14 at 13:39

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i think its due to dependency not met. install g++ by

sudo apt-get install g++

then try again. error is due to exec is unable to find any package named g++

answered Jul 24 '14 at 13:39

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if u can try installing build-essentials – shiv garg Jul 24 '14 at 13:52
i'm sorry, i'm still new at linux, how can i try that? – Shtrudle Jul 24 '14 at 14:03
sudo apt-get install build-essential – shiv garg Jul 24 '14 at 14:05

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 15 '22 at 10:01

When trying to install Valgrind in Ubuntu 20.04, you can use apt or snap (notice the version number):

:~/valgrind-3.18.1$ valgrind

Command 'valgrind' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo snap install valgrind # version 3.18.1, or sudo apt install valgrind # version 1:3.15.0-1ubuntu9.1

Although snap provides the latest version, I preferred to install it natively by compiling the source code following the @g10guang instructions.

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