Packaging for linux (on win) fails

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Hey everyone.

I’ve been struggling with this one for two days now. I see a lot of similar issues that other people are having, but I can’t seem to find a solution that works.

I have been following this tutorial:

Along with some other help threads where people are having issues.

I can compile (in VS) and I have linux executables, but I cannot get the package step to complete.

Package step error log is here: http://pastebin.com/MVUJiLkL

I saw some others had this same issue, and the solution they found was to “build ue4 in ‘development’ ‘linux’ mode”. This is failing for me too:

Severity	Code	Description	Project	File	Line	Suppression State
Error		linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)	UE4	F:\Unreal Projects\MMDEMO1\Intermediate\ProjectFiles\clang++.exe	1	
Error		Failed to produce item: F:\ue4github\UnrealEngine\Engine\Binaries\Linux\UE4Game	UE4	F:\Unreal Projects\MMDEMO1\Intermediate\ProjectFiles\ERROR	1	
Error	MSB3073	The command "F:\ue4github\UnrealEngine\Engine\Build\BatchFiles\Build.bat UE4Game Linux Development -waitmutex" exited with code -1.	UE4	C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\Microsoft.MakeFile.Targets	37

Please help! I’m so close!!!

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Update: I was able to complete the “build ue4 development linux” step. But I am still seeing this same error.

How can I get LinuxNoEditor to be available to package?

Fatal error: [File:F:\ue4github\UnrealEngine\Engine\Source\Developer\TargetPlatform\Private\TargetPlatformManagerModule.cpp] [Line: 220]
Invalid target platform specified (LinuxNoEditor). Available = { AllDesktop, WindowsClient, WindowsNoEditor, WindowsServer, Windows, Android, Android_ASTC, Android_ATC, Android_DXT, Android_ETC1, Android_ETC2, Android_Multi, Android_PVRTC, HTML5, IOS }

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is linux selected in target platforms

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Thanks for the response Mulldoon!

Inside of VS, linux is there. Is there somewhere else to check?

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It is also here. inside ue4. Anywhere else to check?

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I am also seeing some conflicting instructions (now that i’ve gone through the process multiple times). For example:

This A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki - Announcements - Unreal Engine Forums page says after running the powershell script, and setting the environment variable, the next step is “re-regenerate UE4 project files (using GenerateProjectFiles.bat)”

This http://allarsblog.com/2015/11/06/Installing-Linux-Toolchain-On-Windows/ page says the next step is to run “Setup.bat”

I’ve tried it both ways now, with the same result, so maybe it does not matter… Suggestions?

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Totally stuck here… I’m going to try to start from scratch with a new github pull.

Is there any way to verify these steps along the way?

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Update: I started over from a completely new github pull, and followed the instructions again. I got an error, but it was not the error I was expecting. This led me towards a potential solution.

I was building inside VS previously in “development” configuration.

Once I switched to “development-editor” “win64” and built “ue4” my linux packaging works.