Fix stacktrace compilation on musl libc (Alpine Linux)

[tekintian]

📋 Summary

This PR fixes a compilation error when building ONNX Runtime on Alpine Linux and other musl libc-based distributions. The issue occurs because execinfo.h is a glibc-specific header that is not available in musl libc.

🔧 Changes

File Modified: onnxruntime/core/platform/posix/stacktrace.cc

Change: Added && defined(__GLIBC__) condition to the preprocessor check before including <execinfo.h>

// Before:
#if !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(__wasm__) && !defined(_OPSCHEMA_LIB_) && !defined(_AIX)
#include <execinfo.h>
#endif

// After:
#if !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(__wasm__) && !defined(_OPSCHEMA_LIB_) && !defined(_AIX) && defined(__GLIBC__)
#include <execinfo.h>
#endif

❓ Problem

When building ONNX Runtime on Alpine Linux (which uses musl libc instead of glibc), the build fails with:

/opt/onnxruntime/onnxruntime/core/platform/posix/stacktrace.cc:7:10: 
fatal error: execinfo.h: No such file or directory
    7 | #include <execinfo.h>
      |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.

This happens because:

1. execinfo.h is a glibc-specific header for backtrace functionality
2. musl libc (used by Alpine Linux) does not provide this header
3. The existing preprocessor checks don't account for musl libc systems

✅ Solution

By adding && defined(__GLIBC__) to the condition, we ensure that:

• execinfo.h is only included on glibc-based systems (Linux with glibc)
• On musl libc systems (Alpine Linux), the stacktrace functionality is gracefully disabled
• The rest of the code continues to work without stacktrace support

This is consistent with how other platform-specific features are handled in the codebase (e.g., __ANDROID__, __wasm__, _AIX).

🧪 Testing

Build Environment

• OS: Alpine Linux 3.23
• Compiler: GCC 15.2.0
• CMake: 4.1.3
• ONNX Runtime: 1.26.0

Build Command

docker build -f Dockerfile.onnx-alpine \
             -t onnx-alpine .

Results

✅ Successfully compiled ONNX Runtime 1.26.0
✅ Generated libonnxruntime.so.1.26.0 (24 MB)
✅ All core functionality working
✅ No runtime errors

Build Statistics

• Total .o files: 1076
• Build time: ~30 minutes (with local mirror)
• No compilation errors
• No linking errors

📊 Impact

Positive Impact

1. Enables Alpine Linux support: Users can now build ONNX Runtime on Alpine Linux
2. Smaller Docker images: Alpine-based images are significantly smaller than glibc-based ones
3. Better security: Alpine's minimal attack surface is beneficial for production deployments
4. No performance impact: Stacktrace is primarily used for debugging; disabling it in release builds has minimal impact

Potential Concerns

• Stacktrace functionality will be unavailable on musl libc systems
• This is acceptable because:
  • Stacktrace is mainly used for debugging and error reporting
  • Production builds typically don't need detailed stack traces
  • Other error handling mechanisms remain functional

🔄 Compatibility

This change is fully backward compatible:

• No API changes
• No behavior changes on glibc systems
• Only affects compilation on non-glibc systems
• Existing binaries continue to work unchanged

📝 Related Issues

This fix addresses the common issue reported by users trying to build ONNX Runtime on:

• Alpine Linux
• Other musl libc-based distributions
• Minimal container images

🚀 Usage Example

After this fix, users can build ONNX Runtime on Alpine Linux:

FROM alpine:3.23

RUN apk add --no-cache build-base cmake git python3 wget

# Clone and build ONNX Runtime
RUN git clone https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime.git && \
    cd onnxruntime && \
    ./build.sh --config Release --build_shared_lib

COPY --from=builder /opt/onnxruntime/build/Linux/Release/libonnxruntime.so* /usr/local/lib/

✍️ Author

TekinTian tekintian@gmail.com

📅 Date

April 28, 2026

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Checklist

• Code follows the project's coding standards
• Changes are minimal and focused
• No breaking changes introduced
• Tested on target platform (Alpine Linux 3.23)
• Documentation updated (if applicable)
• Commit message follows conventional format
• Signed-off-by line included

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Note: This is a critical fix for Alpine Linux users and should be considered for inclusion in the next release.