Prebuilt Linux bin is linked against libssl1.1

[mattlqx]

The prebuilt binary of watchman is still being built under Ubuntu 20.04 which is nearing the end of standard maintenance and hasn't been the latest LTS version for 2+ years now. It links against libssl1.1, which was removed in Ubuntu 22.04. Can the Ubuntu watchman packaging be done on a newer Ubuntu utilizing libssl3 so that it can be installed and run without also installing a deprecated libssl?

[FezVrasta]

I don't think the ubuntu package is updated at all... they recommend to use the pre-built binaries, that are not provided anymore, or to build from source. 🤷‍♂️

[mkenchugonde]

Hi. Is anyone able to build Watchman for Ubuntu v22? I have been trying to build from source for a while and couldn't finish ./autogen.sh without failures.

[FezVrasta]

Try using Brew (there's a version for Linux), it was the only way I got it working

[manoraj]

I have tried building Watchman on the latest release (v2025.02.10.00) and it was built successfully. I would recommend using the latest release to build from the source.