Configure error? vim wouldn't build without linking x11

[Bryan Blackburn]

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:45:59AM -0500, Joel Thibault (MacPorts) said:
> It appears that either configure is not detecting my system properly
> or vim depends on X and is not looking for it.
> 
> When I tried to upgrade vim, the linker kept failing with this error.
> /usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/ld: Undefined symbols:
> __Xsetlocale
> 
> Adding -lX11 to the linker command line enabled it to build and now I
> have the new vim.
> 
> Maybe there should be a no_x11 variant, too?

With what variants did you install vim?  Use 'port installed vim' to see;
there are several variants which enable various toolkits based on X11, but
the default should be to ignore any X11 at all.  'port variants vim' will
list which add a graphical interface and all of those do enable X11 use.

Bryan


> 
> OS X Tiger 10.4.11
> Macports Trunk
> 
> I saved the output from port -d upgrade -cuv vim, but I didn't want to
> paste 1452 lines :)  Would any of that be useful?
> Joel
> 
> 
> -- 
> Joel Thibault [AIM: Jole Tebo]
> Software Engineer in Boston