[MacPorts] #53471: Failed to build qhull

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#53471: Failed to build qhull
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  Reporter:  gchinn  |      Owner:  mamoll
      Type:  defect  |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal  |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports   |    Version:  2.4.0
Resolution:          |   Keywords:  powerpc
      Port:  qhull   |
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Comment (by gchinn):

 Replying to [comment:7 kencu]:
 > OK. So I had a few minutes, and so I found a way to build qhull on 10.5
 PPC. There were a couple of wrinkles, mostly revolving around the fact
 that gcc-4.8 doesn't know what the `-arch` flag is, and errors out. So you
 need to override that flag from being produced.
 >
 > You need to edit the portfile with your favourite editor and change a
 couple of things near the top of the portfile, so it looks like so:
 >
 > {{{
 > PortSystem          1.0
 > PortGroup           cmake 1.1
 > PortGroup           compiler_blacklist_versions 1.0
 > cmake.out_of_source yes
 > cmake.set_osx_architectures no
 > }}}
 >
 > then, build it like this
 >
 > {{{
 > sudo port -v install qhull configure.compiler=macports-gcc-4.8
 > }}}
 >
 > and you get a completed build, that looks OK.
 > {{{
 > $ port -v installed qhull
 > The following ports are currently installed:
 >   qhull @2015.2_1 (active) platform='darwin 9' archs='ppc'
 date='2017-02-04T18:46:09-0800'
 > }}}
 >
 > If you get this far, please test it in some way and see if it works
 correctly for you. Hope this helps -- K


 kencu,
 while I was waiting for a reply to my last comment, I decided to install
 two other programs, cmus, then terminator. Initially, both failed with the
 same error: " command execution failed". At the time, I was using mp-
 gcc44. So then, I returned to the installation of qhull separately. I
 uninstalled mp-clang-3.4, only to have it reinstall as a dependency of
 either qhull or freecad. The next morning, I retried cmus after switching
 back to gcc42 and it installed with no errors and works perfectly. I
 retried terminator and gtk3 failed to install with the same error that was
 discussed in Ticket #52468. On that ticket, kencu asked, "why was he using
 clang34?". Once clang was installed, macports must have set it as default,
 because I didn't. I'm going to finish reading this ticket throughly, and
 hopefully, it may contain information to help solve both problems since
 clang is present during both compilations. I followed the one of the
 instructions on that ticket; installed switch to gcc6 and using the
 compiler argument with port. Qhull, gtk3 and terminator finally installed
 but getting terminator to run from the command line shows errors that I
 will address later.
         So, then I returned to the installation of freecad. Now, there is
 a problem with py27-shiboken. Over the past six month, I have tried to
 this g5 and an emac, both running leopard using macports-2.3.5 and the
 installation has always stopped at py27-setuptools or py27-shiboken. but
 not qhull One of the errors was so dumbfounding that I gave up on macports
 and tried fink, homebrew, and several ppc distro, including freebsd.
 "Error: py27-shiboken could not be installed because py27-shiboken was not
 installed". Eventually, I realized that I should stick one method instead
 of jumping around, I came back to macports and decided to enlist the help
 of macports trac. Before proceeding, should I file a new ticket for
 py27-shiboken or should it be left together for anyone trying to install
 freecad in the future if my efforts are successful. My apology, if this
 post isn't too long. Gregory

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