stalling popt with macports

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jul 16, 2007, at 00:10, olivier SAINT-EVE wrote:

> I want to install popt (dependency of gnome) but I have some problems.
> I must tell you this is a mess in the files: because it did not  
> run, I went to the temporary directory that macport created
> ( "/opt/local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel 
> _popt/work/popt-1.11)  and I modified some files; I also deleted  
> then restored some files in /opt/local/lib. All this without  
> success, other than change the error message.
>
> Here is the last; when I enter "sudo port install popt", I have:
>
> --->  Building popt with target all
> Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/ 
> local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel 
> _popt/work/popt-1.11" && make all " returned error 2
> Command output: make  all-recursive
> Making all in po
> make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> /bin/sh ./libtool --tag=CC   --mode=link gcc  -Wall -O2 -no- 
> undefined -L/opt/local/lib -lintl -L/opt/local/lib -liconv -lc -R/ 
> opt/local/lib -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation  -L/opt/local/lib - 
> o libpopt.la -rpath /opt/local/lib popt.lo findme.lo poptparse.lo  
> poptconfig.lo popthelp.lo poptint.lo gcc -dynamiclib  -o .libs/ 
> libpopt.0.0.0.dylib  .libs/popt.o .libs/findme.o .libs/ 
> poptparse.o .libs/poptconfig.o .libs/popthelp.o .libs/poptint.o  -L/ 
> opt/local/lib /opt/local/lib/libintl.dylib /opt/local/lib/ 
> libiconv.dylib -lc  -Wl,-framework -Wl,CoreFoundation - 
> install_name  /opt/local/lib/libpopt.0.dylib -Wl,- 
> compatibility_version -Wl,1 -Wl,-current_version -Wl,1.0
> i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/popt.o: No such file or directory
> i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/findme.o: No such file or  
> directory
> i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/poptparse.o: No such file or  
> directory
> i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/poptconfig.o: No such file or  
> directory
> i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/popthelp.o: No such file or  
> directory
> i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1: .libs/poptint.o: No such file or  
> directory
> make[2]: *** [libpopt.la] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
>
> The top of the message is the building of the source, so  
> consequently I deduce the configuration was a success 8-) .
> My method to compile the stuff is I try "port install popt", I see  
> that some files are missing (why?),I copy these files in the  
> temporary directory, and I try another time.
> But now I'm lost: the error message talk of ".libs", and I don't  
> see where it can be...
>
> Doesn't anybody know a way to solve the problem?

I don't see the problem on my system, therefore it's hard to know how  
to fix it on yours.

What did you do to get past the configure stage, at which you were  
stuck originally?