Cannot install PNGmeta

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Oct 11, 2007, at 04:57, Martin Stadler wrote:

> I just tried to install pngmeta with the output below.
> I use MacPorts 1.520 on OS-X 10.4.10 (intel).
> Xcode 2.4.1
> libpng @1.2.21_0+darwin_8 (active)
> zlib @1.2.3_1 (active)
>
> $ sudo port install pngmeta
> Password:
> --->  Fetching pngmeta
> --->  Attempting to fetch pngmeta-1.11.tar.gz from http:// 
> downloads.sourceforge.net/pmt
> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for pngmeta
> --->  Extracting pngmeta
> --->  Configuring pngmeta
> --->  Building pngmeta 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_graph 
> ics_pngmeta/work/pngmeta-1.11" && make all " returned error 2
> Command output: gcc -DPACKAGE=\"pngmeta\" -DVERSION=\"1.11\" - 
> DHAVE_LIBZ=1 -DHAVE_LIBPNG=1 -DHAVE_PNG_CREATE_READ_STRUCT=1 - 
> DHAVE_PNG_GET_TEXT=1  -I. -I.    -I/opt/local/include  -O2 -I/opt/ 
> local/include -I/opt/local/include -c pngmeta.c
> gcc  -O2 -I/opt/local/include -I/opt/local/include -L/opt/local/lib  
> -o pngmeta  pngmeta.o  -lpng -lz  -L/opt/local/include -L/opt/local/ 
> include -lpng -L/opt/local/lib -lm -L/opt/local/lib
> /usr/bin/ld: Undefined symbols:
> _png_IDAT
> _png_IEND
> _png_IHDR
> _png_crc_finish
> _png_crc_read
> _png_handle_IEND
> _png_handle_IHDR
> _png_handle_tEXt
> _png_handle_tIME
> _png_handle_unknown
> _png_handle_zTXt
> _png_read_data
> _png_read_destroy
> _png_reset_crc
> _png_tEXt
> _png_tIME
> _png_zTXt
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [pngmeta] Error 1
>
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

I agree. I get the same error.

The port has no maintainer. You should report this problem to the  
developer of the software. But the software has not been updated  
since 2001. They may not be developing it anymore. You could ask them.