On Oct 22, 2007, at 04:52, Ali wrote:
Hi ML,
I'm new to both MacOS and MacPorts, and I think I completely screwed up something. Perhaps someone can help me.
Currently, I can install console apps, that is, "port install minicom" installed lots of libraries as well as minicom, without problems.
When I try to install xaw3d (which I need for xemacs), I get:
---> Configuring Xaw3d Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: xmkmf failure: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/ _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_x11_X aw3d/work/xc/lib/Xaw3d" && xmkmf " returned error 1 Command output: mv -f Makefile Makefile.bak imake -DUseInstalled -I/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/config Imakefile.c:16: error: Imake.tmpl: No such file or directory imake: Exit code 1. Stop.
I do not have the mentioned directory "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/config".
I think I screwed something up during install, because xemacs installed fine yesterday, though it didn't work. Here's the story: I installed X11.app and XCode from my MacOS DVD, then MacPorts, then "port install xemacs". This compiled lots of stuff, including XFree86. The result was a binary that couldn't run due to a library version mismatch in libXt. Then I found the MacPorts install guide that said never to install XCode from the DVD. So I tried to undo everything. I uninstalled XCode using the provided perl script, and I ran "port uninstall installed" (took several iterations). Then I installed an X11.app update from appe.com and XCode from apple.com, including the X11SDK.
I'd appreciate any help, 'cause I pretty much lost...
The recommendation to not install Xcode from the DVD is because it has often been not the latest version and has been known to cause problems. Xcode 2.4.1 from developer.apple.com is known to work. If you installed X11, MacPorts should not have installed XFree86. The XFree86 port is designed to detect an existing Apple X11 installation and issue warnings and abort. I do have /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/config on my system. It was provided by Apple's X11 (or the X11SDK, I'm not sure). If you don't mind starting over, it would be clearest if you would remove MacPorts and try again. http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/ FAQ#HowdoIremoveoruninstallMacPorts Since you now have the current version of Xcode, and X11User.pkg and X11SDK.pkg, MacPorts should detect this and use this instead of trying to build XFree86.