# Cannot build swift: SELF-SOLVED

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/cannot-build-swift-self-solved/21181>\
**Category:** SourceKit-LSP\
**Tags:** gsoc-2019\
**Created:** [March 4, 2019, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/cannot-build-swift-self-solved/21181 "2019-03-04T07:29:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Gumichocopengin8](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/gumichocopengin8/32/6853_2.png) [@Gumichocopengin8](https://forums.swift.org/u/Gumichocopengin8)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/cannot-build-swift-self-solved/21181/1 "2019-03-04T07:29:24Z")

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I cannot build swift.  
I followed README on GitHub: [GitHub - apple/swift: The Swift Programming Language](https://github.com/apple/swift#building-swift)  
However, terminal says `-bash: utils/build-script: No such file or directory`

I installed cmake and ninja  
`brew install cmake ninja`

and cloned code `git clone https://github.com/apple/swift.git`  
`./swift/utils/update-checkout --clone`

Could you tell me how to run `utils/build-script --release-debuginfo` and/or build swift?  
Thanks

--SELF SOLVED--  
`cd swift`  
`utils/build-script --release-debuginfo`

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**Author:** ![krilnon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/krilnon/32/276_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forums.swift.org/u/krilnon)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/cannot-build-swift-self-solved/21181/2 "2019-03-04T07:37:50Z")

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How much familiarity do you have with `bash`?

To me the error is indicating either 1) you’re not running the command from the right directory, or 2) you haven’t cloned the `swift` repository where the build script lives.

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After running `git clone`, you should run `cd swift` if you’re going to refer to the utils directory without qualification.

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**Author:** ![Gumichocopengin8](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/gumichocopengin8/32/6853_2.png) [@Gumichocopengin8](https://forums.swift.org/u/Gumichocopengin8)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/cannot-build-swift-self-solved/21181/3 "2019-03-04T07:39:26Z")

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I am familiar with bash.  
I didn't know where `utils/build-script` is, but I solved the problem.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![krilnon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/krilnon/32/276_2.png) [@krilnon](https://forums.swift.org/u/krilnon)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/cannot-build-swift-self-solved/21181/4 "2019-03-04T07:43:15Z")

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Glad you solved it! I must have been typing a response during your debugging. 😅

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**Author:** ![Gumichocopengin8](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/gumichocopengin8/32/6853_2.png) [@Gumichocopengin8](https://forums.swift.org/u/Gumichocopengin8)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/cannot-build-swift-self-solved/21181/5 "2019-03-04T07:46:43Z")

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Thanks!  
You're fine. I should have be more careful.