January 2007 - macports-users - lists.macosforge.org

Re: Building octave
by Calum Robertson 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

On 1/4/07, Anthony Michael Agelastos <iqgrande(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jan 3, 2007, at 11:51 AM, Calum Robertson wrote: > > > > On 1/2/07, Anthony Michael Agelastos <iqgrande(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Jan 2, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Calum Robertson wrote: > > > > > > > > On 12/30/06, Anthony Michael Agelastos <iqgrande(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 30, 2006, at 3:40 PM, Calum Robertson wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I encountered some problems when building SuiteSparse and have applied > > > the patch using: > > > > > > sudo patch -p1 < patch-SuiteSparse-Portfile > > > > > > and this appears to apply the patch: > > > > > > patching file > > > opt/local/var/db/dports/sources/rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports/math/SuiteSparse/Portfile > > > > > > patching file files/patch-complex-type > > > patching file files/patch-config > > > patching file files/patch-disable-demos > > > patching file files/patch-macports-metis > > > patching file files/patch-powerpc-nanotime > > > patching file files/patch-size_t-fix > > > > > > However, when I come to build octave, I do: > > > > > > sudo port -v install octave > > > > > > and get: > > > > > > Portfile changed since last build; discarding previous state. > > > ---> Fetching SuiteSparse > > > ---> patch-complex-type doesn't seem to exist in > > > /opt/local/var/db/dports/distfiles/SuiteSparse > > > ---> Attempting to fetch patch-complex-type from http://distfiles-od.opendarwin.org/SuiteSparse > > > > > > % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time > > > Time Current > > > Dload Upload Total Spent > > > Left Speed > > > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:56 > > > --:--:-- 0 > > > > > > Various attempts are made to find the file patch-complex-type to no > > > avail. > > > > > > Can someone tell me what I need to do to build SuiteSparse? > > > > > > It has been my experience that the patch is not needed if you do not > > > mind doing some work yourself. The following steps should allow you to build > > > SuiteSparse. > > > > > > 1) Go to http://www.cise.ufl.edu/research/sparse/SuiteSparse/ and > > > download SuiteSparse-2.1.1.tar.gz. I will assume that you have this > > > automatically download to ~/Desktop. > > > > > > 2) Do `sudo mv ~/Desktop/SuiteSparse-2.1.1.tar.gz /opt/local/var/db/dports/distfiles/SuiteSparse/SuiteSparse.tar.gz`. > > > This command assumes that you have a standard MacPorts installation. > > > > > > 3) Do `sudo port install SuiteSparse` with the standard Portfile (no > > > patch applied) and it should work. > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > I hope this helps. Good luck. > > > > > > > > > Thanks very much for the info - I got a bit further with the SuiteSparse > > build but got the following errors: > > > > gfortran-dp-4.2 -o readhb readhb.f > > make[2]: gfortran-dp-4.2 : Command not found > > > > I assume that I have to install gcc to get gfortran, but which version? > > Should I install gcc41 or gcc42? > > > > If you are on an Intel Mac, you will want to install gcc42. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Anthony, > > Finally got octave to build - thanks very much for all of your help! > > No problem; I am glad my advice helped. Now that you have Octave > installed, are you able to plot with it, i.e. > t=linspace(0,2*pi),y=sin(t),plot(t,y) > ? This does not work for me, so I am wondering if everyone has the same > problem. Thank you for your reply. Good luck. > > -Anthony > Hi, I'm afraid that I have the same problem as well - octave crashes when trying to plot. I've tested gnuplot independently with some simple examples and it works fine... Calum. Calum. > > _______________________________________________ > > > macports-users mailing list > > > macports-users(a)lists.macosforge.org > > > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Q: Transfering list of installed ports to a different machine?
by Ralf Graf 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

Hi all, I'm in the process of moving my stuff from my good old G4-Powerbook to an all shiny new MacBook Pro. I wonder wether it's possible to take over my installed ports from the Powerbook to the MacBook Pro. Simply copying /opt/local shouldn't work, because the installed ones are all PPC-Binaries. Is there a way of rebuilding the same list of ports without the need to hack every port that "port installed" listed on the old machine into a terminal on the new machine? I may sound confusing, to make clear what I'm searching for, something like: Old machine: ports installed > list_of_ports.txt New machine: ports install < list_of_ports.txt TIA, regards Ralf

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php4/php5 +ipc variant (was: Re: (no subject))
by Ryan Schmidt 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

On Jan 3, 2007, at 15:31, Kevin Ballard wrote: > On Jan 3, 2007, at 12:08 PM, Emory Smith wrote: > >> id like to propose a new "ipc" variant for php4 / php5: >> >> variant ipc { >> configure.args-append --enable-shmop --enable-sysvsem --enable- >> sysvshm --enable-sysvmsg >> } >> >> i dont believe this should entail any other dependencies. > > You should email the maintainers for those ports, if you haven't > already. > > I've taken the liberty of CCing them on this email for convenience. Emory, I've added an ipc variant to the php5 port. It compiles ok and php now sees that it has the relevant functions available, though I didn't test to see if they work, since I have no experience with these functions. You should be able to "port sync" soon and install with the +ipc variant then. Jyrki, would you like to add the same variant to php4?

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(no subject)
by James Coyle 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

In attempting to install MacPorts, I've run into a little problem. Since I already have Fink on my system, the latest 10.4 developer tools and X11 had been installed earlier. I downloaded and installed the MacPorts binary, and then using pico, opened and edited the ~./ profile and it now looks like this: > # Your previous .profile (if any) is saved as .profile.dpsaved > # Setting the path for DarwinPorts. > export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH > export DISPLAY=:O.O > However, when I run the env command, I get this: > PATH=/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin > SECURITYSESSIONID=51d020 > HOME=/Users/jamescoy > SHELL=/bin/tcsh > USER=jamescoy > __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0 > TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal > TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=133 > TERM=xterm-color > LOGNAME=jamescoy > HOSTTYPE=powermac > VENDOR=apple > OSTYPE=darwin > MACHTYPE=powerpc > SHLVL=1 > PWD=/Users/jamescoy > GROUP=staff > HOST=James-Coyles-iBook.local > MANPATH=/sw/share/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/X11R6/man:/sw/lib/ > perl5/5.8.6/man:/sw/lib/perl5-core/5.8.1/man:/sw/lib/perl5/5.8.1/man > INFOPATH=/sw/share/info:/sw/info:/usr/share/info > PERL5LIB=/sw/lib/perl5:/sw/lib/perl5/darwin > XML_CATALOG_FILES=/sw/etc/xml/catalog > SGML_CATALOG_FILES=/sw/etc/sgml/catalog > As you can see, the PATH does not display as per the instructions. Is that because of Fink being on my system or.....what's the deal? Thanks!

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Bug in port name handling
by Sbranzo 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

I thinks there's a bug in the way port names are handled. I'm trying to compile a cvs snapshot of slrn, the same present in debian experimental. The debian maintainer assigned 0.9.8.1pl2~cvs20061116 as version number, and I wish to keep this convention. If I manually change some links before the ./configure phase (refer to my previous email) I can build and install my port using macports, but it blocks here: $ sudo port -vc install slrn-dev +ssl +pull [...] ./opt/local/share/slrn/macros/xcomment.sl ---> Archive slrn-dev-0.9.8.1pl2~cvs20061116_0+pull+ssl.powerpc.tgz packaged ---> Archive for slrn-dev 0.9.8.1pl2~cvs20061116_0+pull+ssl packaged ---> Installing slrn-dev 0.9.8.1pl2~cvs20061116_0+pull+ssl ---> Activating slrn-dev 0.9.8.1pl2~cvs20061116_0+pull+ssl Error: Target com.apple.activate returned: Registry error: slrn-dev cvs20061116_0+pull+ssl not registered as installed. Warning: the following items did not execute (for slrn-dev): com.apple.activate Error: Status 1 encountered during processing. If you notice the version should be 0.9.8.1pl2~cvs20061116_0+pull+ssl but com.apple.activate sees only cvs20061116_0+pull+ssl. Now I officially have a screwed installations of macports :-D $ port installed Error: port installed failed: Registry error: slrn-dev cvs20061116_0+pull+ssl not registered as installed. No ports are installed. How can I repair it? Thanks, Gufo

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Re: New slrn-dev port
by Mark Duling 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Sbranzo <sbranzo(a)gmail.com> on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 4:26 AM -0800 wrote: >I'm trying to write a new slrn-dev port using the same cvs snapshot used >in debian-unstable. > >To do this I think I need to execute some commands between the >various phases of the automated process: > >1) The name of the sources tarball is >slrn_0.9.8.1pl2~cvs20061116.orig.tar.gz, but the enclosed folder is >called slrn-0.9.8.1pl2cvs20061116 ("-" instead of "_" and w/o .orig) >How could I workaround this? Now I simply use slrn-0.9.8.1pl2cvs20061116 >as distname, but I have to manually place sources in >/opt/local[..]/distfiles/slrn-0.9.8.1pl2[..].tar.gz When the tarball or extract folder names do not match the default ${name}-${version} format, override the default with these keywords as needed in the global portfile (not inside any phase): distfiles ${name}_weird_name.tar.gz worksrcdir extracted_folder_name > >2) Inside the autoconf directory a couple of links are wrong. They point >to /usr/share/automake-1.9/ and on tiger I have automake-1.6. >Is this a common problem? (which is a different way of asking for a common >solution ;-) I'm not sure the answer to this. I don't understand fully what you mean, but probably because I wouldn't understand autoconf issues anyway. Perhaps someone else can help. > >I'm using the current slrn portfile as a base, and I'm not sure it's >completely correct in the ssl variant, because it explicitly points to >/usr/lib. Unless there is a reason it will not work this way, the accepted way is to depend upon MacPorts openssl port and -with-ssl-include=${prefix}/whatever. See the FAQ for reasons why if necessary. Some ports are old and just haven'tbeen done this way and neverchanged. It definitely should be changed unless it just won't work that way. If so, comments should be inserted explaining why so others won't have to scratch their heads and wonder why it is this way. Mark

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apr-util 1.2.8 with db44
by Doug McCorkle 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Hello, Recently I update apr-util from 1.2.7 to 1.2.8 which requires db44. After doing this db44 libs end up in /opt/local/lib/db44. This causes a problem when using the apr-util pc file since apr appears to think that the libs are in /opt/local/lib. Is this particular problem an issue with the apr-util build configuration or is it an issue with the db44 port? Thanks for the help. Doug

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(no subject)
by Emory Smith 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

id like to propose a new "ipc" variant for php4 / php5: variant ipc { configure.args-append --enable-shmop --enable-sysvsem --enable- sysvshm --enable-sysvmsg } i dont believe this should entail any other dependencies. -emory

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New slrn-dev port
by Sbranzo 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

Hi, I'm trying to write a new slrn-dev port using the same cvs snapshot used in debian-unstable. To do this I think I need to execute some commands between the various phases of the automated process: 1) The name of the sources tarball is slrn_0.9.8.1pl2~cvs20061116.orig.tar.gz, but the enclosed folder is called slrn-0.9.8.1pl2cvs20061116 ("-" instead of "_" and w/o .orig) How could I workaround this? Now I simply use slrn-0.9.8.1pl2cvs20061116 as distname, but I have to manually place sources in /opt/local[..]/distfiles/slrn-0.9.8.1pl2[..].tar.gz 2) Inside the autoconf directory a couple of links are wrong. They point to /usr/share/automake-1.9/ and on tiger I have automake-1.6. Is this a common problem? (which is a different way of asking for a common solution ;-) I'm using the current slrn portfile as a base, and I'm not sure it's completely correct in the ssl variant, because it explicitly points to /usr/lib. If it's needed I can send the portfile I'm writing. TIA, Gufo

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is platypus maintained? + crosscompiling (intel + ppc)
by Pau Arumi 03 Jan '07

03 Jan '07

hi all, i'm new to the list and to macports. i've succeed porting the osx build of my project (http://clam.iua.upf.edu) macports. since we are used to linux development it suits our needs very much. i have problems installing platypus, are these servers temporarily down, or just not maintained anymore? $ sudo port install platypus Password: ---> Fetching Platypus ---> Attempting to fetch platypus3.2.src.zip from http://sveinbjorn.sytes.net/files/software/platypus/ ... actually my dns cannot even resolve the ip of any of the mirrors. on another topic, i'd like to crosscompile (intel+ppc) all my project's dependencies. i have already done some research on how to this in unix-like packages, but i guess that the compile/link flags should change depending on the packages. so i'd like to know if there is some documentation or experience whatsoever on that. thanks, pau -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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