# Dolfinx installation gives error with make install

**URL:** <https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/dolfinx-installation-gives-error-with-make-install/9415>\
**Category:** dolfinx\
**Created:** [September 30, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/dolfinx-installation-gives-error-with-make-install/9415 "2022-09-30T12:49:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ali\_Rajabi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Ali\_Rajabi](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/Ali_Rajabi)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/dolfinx-installation-gives-error-with-make-install/9415/1 "2022-09-30T12:49:35Z")

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Hi guys,

I am installing dolfinx from the source (conda installation didn’t work for me) and I encounter this error while I run make install.

I am following instructions on “https://docs.fenicsproject.org/dolfinx/v0.4.1/python/installation.html” and installed all dependencies mentioned in there. “ **cmake …/** ” command worked successfully without any error. I am on Cluster and don’t have “ **sudo** ” access.

```auto
Consolidate compiler generated dependencies of target dolfinx
[1%] Building CXX object dolfinx/CMakeFiles/dolfinx.dir/fem/FiniteElement.cpp.o
/home/rajabi/Desktop/Dolfinx_project/dolfinx/cpp/dolfinx/fem/FiniteElement.cpp: In constructor 'dolfinx::fem::FiniteElement::FiniteElement(const ufcx_finite_element&)':
/home/rajabi/Desktop/Dolfinx_project/dolfinx/cpp/dolfinx/fem/FiniteElement.cpp:239:32: error: 'sobolev' in namespace 'basix' does not name a type
  239 | static_cast<basix::sobolev::space>(ce->sobolev_space),
      | ^ ~~~~~~
/home/rajabi/Desktop/Dolfinx_project/dolfinx/cpp/dolfinx/fem/FiniteElement.cpp:239:39: error: expected '>' before '::' token
  239 | static_cast<basix::sobolev::space>(ce->sobolev_space),
      | ^~
/home/rajabi/Desktop/Dolfinx_project/dolfinx/cpp/dolfinx/fem/FiniteElement.cpp:239:39: error: expected '(' before '::' token
  239 | static_cast<basix::sobolev::space>(ce->sobolev_space),
      | ^~
      | (
/home/rajabi/Desktop/Dolfinx_project/dolfinx/cpp/dolfinx/fem/FiniteElement.cpp:239:41: error: '::space' has not been declared; did you mean 'isspace'?
  239 | static_cast<basix::sobolev::space>(ce->sobolev_space),
      | ^ ~~~~
      | isspace
/home/rajabi/Desktop/Dolfinx_project/dolfinx/cpp/dolfinx/fem/FiniteElement.cpp:239:52: error: 'ufcx_basix_custom_finite_element' {aka 'struct ufcx_basix_custom_finite_element'} has no member named 'sobolev_space'
  239 | static_cast<basix::sobolev::space>(ce->sobolev_space),
      | ^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
make[2]: *** [dolfinx/CMakeFiles/dolfinx.dir/fem/FiniteElement.cpp.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [dolfinx/CMakeFiles/dolfinx.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

```

Thank you in advance for your replies

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**Post date:** [September 30, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/dolfinx-installation-gives-error-with-make-install/9415/2 "2022-09-30T12:54:42Z")

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Make sure that all repos are up to date. This Seems like on of the later updates to Basix by @mscroggs is mot reflected in your Basix version.