On Jan 8, 2007, at 4:48 PM, Mark Duling wrote:
Doug McCorkle <mccdo@iastate.edu> on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 6:48 PM -0800 wrote:
I have a port file for gmtl that I would like considered for addition to macports. Please let me know if the file needs to be updated in some manner to be included. Thanks for the consideration.
Doug,
I tried it and I have only two questions based on this:
------------------------------------- Building GMTL Version: 0.4.12 Install prefix: /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_Users_mduling_dports_math_gmtl/work/ destroot/opt/local checking for CppUnitDir [/usr/local/include]... no checking for EnablePython [False]... Using Boost version 1.31 checking for BoostPythonDir [/usr/local]... /usr/local/include/boost/version.hpp not found. Trying /usr/local/include/boost-1_31/boost/version.hpp /usr/local/include/boost-1_31/boost/version.hpp not found. -------------------------------------
1) Should the app be compiled with boost support? If so a dependency for it should be added for the MP version and a switch or configure patch to point gmtl to the MP one. 2) Or should boost support be turned off, or only off by default with optional support provided with a boost variant? 3) If boost support is added one way or another, then unless there are special circumstances (and there could be because I am not in a position to know) then the port should not look for a non-MP boost (in / usr). As it is now the port will 4) The same questions hold for CppUnitDir, whatever that is.
For basic development usage boost and cppunit are not needed. I figured after it was in use for a little while the other variants could be added. I talked with the developers of the library and they did not seem to think it was an immediate requirement to have the other variants available. I will see if it is possible to disable the boost and cppunit requirement.
After getting these issues resolved you should submit the portfile as an attachment to a Trac ticket, though sometimes you need to prod someone to commit it with a list message to get it soon.
Mark
Thanks for trying it out and the feedback! Doug