[MacPorts] #55302: gcc48 fails to build as universal on SnowLeopard
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Mon Nov 13 00:28:15 UTC 2017
#55302: gcc48 fails to build as universal on SnowLeopard
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Reporter: rmottola | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords: snowleopard universal
Port: gcc48 |
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Comment (by kencu):
I've been thinking...the best thing we could do here is to actually make a
Portfile to build TenFourFox.
I have a feeling it would not be trivial. The whole FireFox build system
seems complicated enough, and this one needs some modifications it
appears. But we have an older FireFox portfile (now retired) that we could
use to get started, and then integrate the instructions from the wiki you
mentioned above. The old FireFox port is discussed in detail here
[ticket:42087].
We will get stuck, for sure. But perhaps with the help from the experts on
this list (and there are some serious experts here how know how to make
things work), possibly with some help thrown in from Cameron, we could get
something working.
Once we have that, working on patches and specifics of the build would be
much easier. I will open up a separate ticket for that.
Regarding your gcc48 build failure, at this moment, I'm not 100% certain
why you're failing to build it.
I have my default compiler set to clang-3.9, and I use that to build
everything on MacPorts. It works spectacularly well for me, and I have not
been inclined to change it for some time now. So, you could try that quite
easily. Other compilers might well work, and we should figure out why the
default build is not working for you. But if you're in a "get it done"
mood, clang-3.9 definitely worked for me.
Install clang-3.9 (`sudo port -v install clang-3.9` should do it) and then
`sudo port -v install gcc48 +universal configure.compiler=macports-
clang-3.9`.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/55302#comment:5>
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