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Summary

Add bundled protobuf fetch troubleshooting to source build guide. Files changed: packaging/installer/methods/source.md.

User Request

CHECK_STARTChecking for known bad compiler flags CHECK_PASSnone found CHECK_STARTChecking for LTO support CHECK_PASSsupported -- Performing Test HAVE_C__fexceptions -- Performing Test HAVE_C__fexceptions - Success -- Performing Test HAVE_CXX__fexceptions -- Performing Test HAV...

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How to resolve Netdata installation stuck at "Preparing bundled Protobuf" step

Reason for Change

This change applies the specific user request using repository-truth evidence from the audit execution workspace.


Summary by cubic

Add a troubleshooting note to the source build guide for builds that seem stuck at "Preparing bundled Protobuf" or "Preparing bundled Abseil". It explains the bundled download and lists system packages to install to skip it: Debian/Ubuntu libprotobuf-dev and protobuf-compiler, Fedora/RHEL protobuf-devel and protobuf-compiler.

Written for commit 0de0753. Summary will update on new commits.

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…ide explaining that when system protobuf is not installed, the build downloads bundled Abseil and Protobuf from GitHub and may appear to hang at the 'Preparing bundled Abseil' or 'Preparing bundled Protobuf' messages, with the system protobuf package names to install to skip this step.
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