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I have been trying to install YouCompleteMe for a long time. At first, I failed because I need to build Vim having python support. Now I have it solved, but I always fail at building YouCompleteMe itself because of various kinds of problems (if you guys want to help me on this, that's okay too :-)). The build log of YouCompleteMe is this (using only ./install.py):

./install.py
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 5.3.1
...... Successful Detects ......
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
Your C++ compiler supports C++11, compiling in that mode.
-- Found PythonLibs: /usr/local/lib/libpython2.7.a (found suitable version "2.7.10", minimum required is "2.6") 
-- Found PythonInterp: /usr/local/bin/python2 (found suitable version "2.7.10", minimum required is "2.6") 
NOT using libclang, no semantic completion for C/C++/ObjC will be available
-- Found PythonInterp: /usr/local/bin/python2 (found version "2.7.10") 
-- Looking for include file pthread.h
-- Looking for include file pthread.h - found
-- Looking for pthread_create
-- Looking for pthread_create - not found
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthreads
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthreads - not found
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthread
-- Looking for pthread_create in pthread - found
-- Found Threads: TRUE  
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /tmp/ycm_build.jmI4vO
Scanning dependencies of target BoostParts
[  0%] [  2%] [  2%] Building CXX object BoostParts/CMakeFiles/BoostParts.dir/libs/atomic/src/lockpool.cpp.o
...... Successfully Builds ......
[ 92%] Building CXX object ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_client_support.dir/PythonSupport.cpp.o
In file included from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/type_traits/ice.hpp:15:0,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/python/detail/def_helper.hpp:9,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/python/class.hpp:29,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/python.hpp:18,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/ycm/PythonSupport.h:21,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/ycm/ycm_client_support.cpp:19:
/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/type_traits/detail/ice_or.hpp:17:71: note: #pragma message: NOTE: Use of this header (ice_or.hpp) is deprecated
 # pragma message("NOTE: Use of this header (ice_or.hpp) is deprecated")
                                                                       ^
...... Some similar messages ......
In file included from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/type_traits/ice.hpp:18:0,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/python/detail/def_helper.hpp:9,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/python/class.hpp:29,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/python.hpp:18,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/ycm/PythonSupport.h:21,
                 from /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/ycm/ycm_core.cpp:19:
/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/cpp/BoostParts/boost/type_traits/detail/ice_eq.hpp:17:71: note: #pragma message: NOTE: Use of this header (ice_eq.hpp) is deprecated
 # pragma message("NOTE: Use of this header (ice_eq.hpp) is deprecated")
                                                                       ^
[ 96%] Building CXX object ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_client_support.dir/CustomAssert.cpp.o
[ 97%] Building CXX object ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_client_support.dir/Result.cpp.o
[ 98%] [100%] Building CXX object ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_core.dir/CustomAssert.cpp.o
Building CXX object ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_core.dir/Result.cpp.o
Linking CXX shared library /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/ycm_client_support.so
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/libpython2.7.a(abstract.o): relocation R_X86_64_32S against `_Py_NotImplementedStruct' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/local/lib/libpython2.7.a: error adding symbols: Bad value
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_client_support.dir/build.make:387: recipe for target '/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/ycm_client_support.so' failed
make[3]: *** [/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/ycm_client_support.so] Error 1
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:130: recipe for target 'ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_client_support.dir/all' failed
make[2]: *** [ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_client_support.dir/all] Error 2
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
Linking CXX shared library /home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/ycm_core.so
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/libpython2.7.a(abstract.o): relocation R_X86_64_32S against `_Py_NotImplementedStruct' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/local/lib/libpython2.7.a: error adding symbols: Bad value
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_core.dir/build.make:387: recipe for target '/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/ycm_core.so' failed
make[3]: *** [/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/ycm_core.so] Error 1
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:165: recipe for target 'ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_core.dir/all' failed
make[2]: *** [ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_core.dir/all] Error 2
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:209: recipe for target 'ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_support_libs.dir/rule' failed
make[1]: *** [ycm/CMakeFiles/ycm_support_libs.dir/rule] Error 2
Makefile:148: recipe for target 'ycm_support_libs' failed
make: *** [ycm_support_libs] Error 2
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/build.py", line 372, in <module>
    Main()
  File "/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/build.py", line 361, in Main
    BuildYcmdLibs( args )
  File "/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/build.py", line 275, in BuildYcmdLibs
    subprocess.check_call( build_command )
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 540, in check_call
    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['cmake', '--build', '.', '--target', 'ycm_support_libs', '--', '-j', '4']' returned non-zero exit status 2
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./install.py", line 32, in <module>
    Main()
  File "./install.py", line 21, in Main
    subprocess.check_call( [ python_binary, build_file ] + sys.argv[1:] )
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 540, in check_call
    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['/usr/local/bin/python', '/home/bunny/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe/third_party/ycmd/build.py']' returned non-zero exit status 1

. So I install the package vim-youcompleteme by apt successfully. So how can I use YouCompleteMe now?

EDIT: I used vam to install YouCompleteMe, no problem, but when I open vi, it gives me this error:

Error detected while processing function youcompleteme#Enable..    <SNR>30_SetUpPython:
line   29:
Traceback (most recent call last):
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Error detected while processing function youcompleteme#Enable..<SNR>30_SetUpPython:
line   29:
  File "<string>", line 25, in <module>
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Error detected while processing function youcompleteme#Enable..<SNR>30_SetUpPython:
line   29:
  File "/usr/share/vim-youcompleteme/python/ycm/youcompleteme.py", line 34, in <module>
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Error detected while processing function youcompleteme#Enable..<SNR>30_SetUpPython:
line   29:
    from ycm.client.ycmd_keepalive import YcmdKeepalive
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Error detected while processing function youcompleteme#Enable..<SNR>30_SetUpPython:
line   29:
  File "/usr/share/vim-youcompleteme/python/ycm/client/ycmd_keepalive.py", line 22, in <module>
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Error detected while processing function youcompleteme#Enable..<SNR>30_SetUpPython:
line   29:
from ycm.client.base_request import BaseRequest
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Error detected while processing function youcompleteme#Enable..<SNR>30_SetUpPython:
line   29:
   File "/usr/share/vim-youcompleteme/python/ycm/client/base_request.py", line 20, in <module>
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Error detected while processing function youcompleteme#Enable..<SNR>30_SetUpPython:
line   29:
    import requests
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Error detected while processing function youcompleteme#Enable..<SNR>30_SetUpPython:
line   29:
ImportError: No module named requests
Press ENTER or type command to continue

vi --version output:

VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Feb 11 2016 19:19:30)
Compiled by Vostro-3400
Normal version with GTK2 GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
-arabic          +file_in_path    -mouse_sgr       +tag_binary
+autocmd         +find_in_path    -mouse_sysmouse  +tag_old_static
+balloon_eval    +float           -mouse_urxvt     -tag_any_white
+browse          +folding         +mouse_xterm     -tcl
+builtin_terms   -footer          +multi_byte      +terminfo
+byte_offset     +fork()          +multi_lang      +termresponse
+cindent         +gettext         -mzscheme        +textobjects
+clientserver    -hangul_input    +netbeans_intg   +title
+clipboard       +iconv           +path_extra      +toolbar
+cmdline_compl   +insert_expand   -perl            +user_commands
+cmdline_hist    +jumplist        +persistent_undo +vertsplit
+cmdline_info    -keymap          +postscript      +virtualedit
+comments        -langmap         +printer         +visual
-conceal         +libcall         -profile         +visualextra
+cryptv          +linebreak       +python          +viminfo
-cscope          +lispindent      -python3         +vreplace
+cursorbind      +listcmds        +quickfix        +wildignore
+cursorshape     +localmap        +reltime         +wildmenu
+dialog_con_gui  -lua             -rightleft       +windows
+diff            +menu            -ruby            +writebackup
+digraphs        +mksession       +scrollbind      +X11
+dnd             +modify_fname    +signs           -xfontset
-ebcdic          +mouse           +smartindent     +xim
-emacs_tags      +mouseshape      -sniff           +xsmp_interact
+eval            -mouse_dec       +startuptime     +xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra        -mouse_gpm       +statusline      -xterm_save
+extra_search    -mouse_jsbterm   -sun_workshop    
-farsi           -mouse_netterm   +syntax          
   system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
  system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
    user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc"
    system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/local/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/gio-unix-2.0/ -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include  -g -O2 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1      
Linking: gcc   -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim   -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lcairo -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfontconfig -lfreetype -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lXdmcp -lSM -lICE  -lm -ltinfo -lnsl  -lselinux  -ldl    -L/usr/lib/python2.7/config-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython2.7 -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -Xlinker -export-dynamic -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions
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    What's in your .vimrc? And what problems do you have with building youcompleteme? Installing vim-youcomplete via package has been asked previously, here: askubuntu.com/questions/541737/how-to-use-vim-youcompleteme
    – fruglemonkey
    Commented Feb 12, 2016 at 2:40
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    Please add the information to the question. The info is crucial for anyone to answer the question, and thus you should not simply link to pastebins. If you want people to take the time to help you, then the least you can do is take the time to both formulate and formate your question to make it easy for people to understand what your problem is.
    – Karl Yngve Lervåg
    Commented Feb 12, 2016 at 6:50
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    Please show :version output
    – Christian Brabandt
    Commented Feb 12, 2016 at 8:25
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    If you used apt, you are on a Debian based distribution. Which means /usr/local/lib/python2.7 is python built from source. That can lead to any number of python problems. Why do you have it?
    – muru
    Commented Feb 12, 2016 at 10:07
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    @Chromium if YCM had some python dependencies, then installing using apt will install those - for the system python. The locally installed python would be unaware of these, and you'll have to install them separately for the local python as well, using pip, perhaps.
    – muru
    Commented Feb 12, 2016 at 11:39

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After some tries, I finally find out what's going on with my installation of vim-youcompleteme, and I decided to answer my own question.

First, building from source is not a good idea, unless you have to do it (just like my non-python support vim). Installing pre-built packages is always a good idea and a good starting point.

Second, the dependencies are important. When having the package installed and plugin installed by vam(vim-addon-manager), you need to solve the problems showing on the start of vim. For me, the main problem is the requests and requests_futures. After figuring it out, just use pip to install it and done!

By the way, thank you for those guys have helped me! You guys give some good advice and hints!

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