Compiler installation fails on Linux

VT_ — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:53:05 GMT

I have created potentially hundreds of Apptainer containers including the Intel C++ and Fortran compilers. Suddenly, the installation of the compilers fails with a useless error message--but it still works for my colleague with the same definition file on the same host system. I was previously successfully using Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy) but have now demonstrated the same failure on 22.04 and 24.04 (noble).

I start with the standard Docker container. I installed a few packages from apt so that the Intel compilers can be installed. Then:

+ sh ./intel-dpcpp-cpp-compiler-2025.2.1.7_offline.sh -a --silent --eula accept Extract intel-dpcpp-cpp-compiler-2025.2.1.7_offline to /build/intel-dpcpp-cpp-compiler-2025.2.1.7_offline... [###################################################################################################################################################] Extract intel-dpcpp-cpp-compiler-2025.2.1.7_offline completed! Checking system requirements... Done. Wait while the installer is preparing... Done. Launching the installer... Start installation flow... Installation of component has failed. Component id: intel.oneapi.lin.oneapi-common.vars Name: oneAPI Common Version: 2025.2.0+377. Invalid arguments. An error has been encountered during the installation process. Detailed installation log files are located under '/build'.

What arguments are invalid? To what entity are these invalid arguments being passed? Despite the claim of detailed installation log files, there are none. Passing the `--log-dir` option to the installer results in a log file that says seemingly nothing additionally useful.

I am at a loss at how to debug this problem. Any ideas what the problem is?

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Compiler installation fails on Linux