[MacPorts] #13535: Problem with installing NS-2 port

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Sun Dec 9 19:36:04 PST 2007


#13535: Problem with installing NS-2 port
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 Reporter:  utayba at yahoo.com  |       Owner:  macports-dev at lists.macosforge.org
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new                              
 Priority:  Normal            |   Milestone:                                   
Component:  ports             |     Version:  1.5.2                            
 Keywords:  NS-2 gcc-3.3      |  
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 I am new to mac os x system, I tried to install the NS-2 port on my
 macbook (intel-based core 2 duo 2.2 GHz, 4 GB ram, Leopard), but I got
 errors in the early stages of the installation, starting with otcl

 in/g++-3.3 " returned error 77
 Command output: No .configure file found in current directory
 Continuing with default options...
 checking build system type... i386-apple-darwin9.1.0
 checking host system type... i386-apple-darwin9.1.0
 checking target system type... i386-apple-darwin9.1.0
 checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-3.3
 checking for C compiler default output file name...
 configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
 See `config.log' for more details.

 ..... I found later on that OTCL, TCLCL, and NS-2 ports use gcc-3.3 and
 gcc++-3.3 which are only compatible with powerpc processors for mac os x.
 I edited the port files and replaced the gcc-3.3 with gcc-4.0 and
 gcc++-3.3 with gcc++4.0, and the installation went through, but gave a
 warning message at the end

 utayba-mohammads-macbook:~ utayba$ sudo port install ns-2
 Portfile changed since last build; discarding previous state
 --->  Fetching ns-2
 --->  Verifying checksum(s) for ns-2
 --->  Extracting ns-2
 --->  Applying patches to ns-2
 --->  Configuring ns-2
 --->  Building ns-2 with target all
 --->  Staging ns-2 into destroot
 Warning: violation by /opt/local/man
 Warning: ns-2 violates the layout of the ports-filesystems!
 Warning: Please fix or indicate this misbehavior (if it is intended), it
 will be an error in future releases!
 --->  Installing ns-2 20050728_0
 --->  Activating ns-2 20050728_0
 --->  Cleaning ns-2

 I read in some sites that using gcc-4.0 could cause some problems with
 ns-2 but I hope it won't hurt much.... If there is a better way to solve
 this please let me know

 Best Regards,

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