On Jul 19, 2007, at 23:50, olivier SAINT-EVE wrote:

here is my problem: I want to install monodevelop, and to do this I have to install gtksourceview#. But this last one does not recognize gnome#:

checking for GTK_SHARP... configure: error: Package requirements (gnome-sharp-2.0 >= 1.9.3) were not met:

No package 'gnome-sharp-2.0' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables GTK_SHARP_CFLAGS and GTK_SHARP_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config. See the pkg-config man page for more details.

so I reinstalled gnome-sharp and after having entered "./configure" I have the following message:

--- Configuration summary

* Installation prefix = /opt/local * C# compiler: /opt/local/bin/mcs -define:GTK_SHARP_2_6 - define:GTK_SHARP_2_8 -define:GNOME_SHARP_2_16

Optional assemblies included in the build:

* art-sharp.dll: yes * gnomevfs-sharp.dll: yes * gnome-sharp.dll: no * rsvg-sharp.dll: no * gtkhtml-sharp.dll: no * vte-sharp.dll: no

NOTE: if any of the above say 'no' you may install the corresponding development packages for them, rerun autogen.sh to include them in the build.

---

so we can see that gnome-sharp is not installed.(what is confirmed if I go to /opt/local/lib/pkgconfig, where there is no gnome- sharp-2.0.pc file).

Do you know how I can install this dll?Is there an option of the "configure" command I didn't used?

I think there are a couple reasons why you're not getting satisfactory responses to your emails. First, you keep sending so many new messages to the list each day, it's hard to keep track of the conversation. If you have further information to contribute to an existing topic, don't send a new message with a new subject, or even a new message with the same subject; instead, reply to the existing message. This keeps the thread together both in our mail readers and in the web archives and makes it easier to follow the discussion. If you haven't yet received a reply to a message, don't post it again as a new message; reply to the existing message. Before you do so, read over your previous message again, and see if there's any additional information you can provide which will make it easier for us to answer you. If all you want to say is that you haven't heard a response yet, then be sure to wait at least 1 full business day from your previous message before doing so. Give us a chance to think about your message and compose a response. I see that this particular message you wrote was addressed to three other mailing lists in addition to macports-users. Cross-posting isn't generally a good idea; each list probably has a different audience and purpose, so you should write separate messages and tailor them to match each list. For example, you haven't been showing us any "port install" commands and their output, which is information that would be very valuable to us, but which other lists probably won't care about or even know how to interpret. If you're having trouble installing specific ports, give us this information. The first thing your should probably do is run the install command with debug output ("sudo port -dv install portname"); this will show you additional information which may already enable you to see what the problem is, and if not, it may help us. Also, tell us the actual port name. I know there's no port called "gtksourceview#" because "#" is not a valid port name character. If certain ports aren't compiling, ask the maintainer of the port. If the port has no maintainer, asking here is fine, but realize that we are not experts in all software, so you may not get a response. If you're not using MacPorts to install this software but are rather installing it by hand, then you may be on the wrong mailing list, and should instead ask on the mailing list of the particular software you're trying to install. Or, if there is already a port, try installing the software with MacPorts instead, and if your encounter problems, share them with us. If the reason you're doing it by hand is that there is no MacPorts port yet, then ask the authors of the software or their mailing list how to install it on Mac OS X, and once you figure it out, then come back and create a MacPorts port of the software; this way other users will not have the difficulty you've had, and will just be able to enjoy the relative simplicity MacPorts endeavors to offer. If you have trouble doing so, and reading the documentation and looking at the source of other ports doesn't help, then come back and I'm sure we can help you make the portfile. On Jul 19, 2007, at 18:57, olivier SAINT-EVE wrote:

- so I went to /opt/local/lib/pkgconfig, and I found gnome- vfs-2.0.pc but not gnome-sharp-2.0.pc - I copied gnome-sharp-2.0.pc from the directory where I have unzipped the sources into /opt/local/lib/pkgconfig, and I saw that gtksourceview# said me he has found gnome-sharp ( but there is an error of another file is not found, what is rather normal); the conclusion is that gtksourceview# attemps to find gnome-sharp-2.0.pc, but does not find it, this is gnome- sharp which is not properly installed

MacPorts likes to have complete control of its part of the filesystem (usually /opt/local). To that end, you should not manually install any items in the MacPorts prefix, such as manually copying in pkgconfig files. If you encounter error messages, it's much more helpful if you will copy and paste the error message into the email verbatim, rather than paraphrasing it. It's hard to know how to help you with descriptions like "there is an error of another file is not found."

On Jul 20, 2007, at 01:27, olivier SAINT-EVE wrote:

Ryan,

-for the subject of the messages, there's no problem, I will respond to the messages -for the using of macports, I would like to use more often macports but if I do not use macports, it's because I can't: gtksourceview# is in version 1.8.5 in macports, but I need version 2.0-0.10

Again, I'd ask you to use the actual name of the port in question. There can be no port "gtksourceview#" because "#" is not valid in port names. I see a port "gtksourceview" which is at version 1.8.5, but that is the latest stable version of gtksourceview as far as I can tell from the gnome FTP server. http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/gnome/sources/gtksourceview/1.8/ Also as far as I can tell, "gtksourceview#", a.k.a. "gtksourceview- sharp" (the C# bindings for gtksourceview) is a different project, and you're right, I don't see MacPorts port for it yet either. Though I'm not 100% sure of all of this as I don't use C# or gnome or gtk.

gnome-sharp seems not to exist in macports

I see the port "gnome-bindings-csharp" at version 2.12, but it doesn't seem to do anything, and its long description contains the note "the GNOME Java bindings have yet to be ported to Mac OS X." You could ask the maintainer of that port for more info.

In the particular case of gnome-sharp, I will follow your idea of contact its proper mailing-list, if I can find it.

thank you for your answer, ryan. could you help me to install gnome-sharp (does it need gnome?) ? lolveley.

thank you for your answer. I will contact the maintainer of the gnome-bindings-csharp, and I will see the result. lolveley.