Error messages with Freetype and XFree86

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jan 14, 2008, at 07:35, Stefan Schwarzer wrote:

> I got the following error when trying to install FREETYPE, and in a  
> later effort XFree86. Can anyone tell me what it means and if there  
> is a solution to this?
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Stef
>
>
> gridmac7:Documents schwarzer$ sudo /opt/local/bin/port install  
> freetype
> Password:
> --->  Fetching freetype
> --->  Attempting to fetch freetype-2.3.5.tar.bz2 from http:// 
> download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/
> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for freetype
> --->  Extracting freetype
> --->  Applying patches to freetype
> --->  Configuring freetype
> --->  Building freetype with target all
> --->  Staging freetype into destroot
> --->  Installing freetype 2.3.5_1
> --->  Activating freetype 2.3.5_1
> --->  Cleaning freetype

It looks like the freetype install succeeded without error?


> gridmac7:Documents schwarzer$ sudo /opt/local/bin/port install gd2
> --->  Fetching XFree86
> --->  Attempting to fetch XFree86-4.7.0-src-1.tgz from http://ftp- 
> stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.xfree86.org/XFree86/4.7.0/ 
> source/
> --->  Attempting to fetch XFree86-4.7.0-src-2.tgz from http://ftp- 
> stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.xfree86.org/XFree86/4.7.0/ 
> source/
> --->  Attempting to fetch XFree86-4.7.0-src-3.tgz from http://ftp- 
> stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.xfree86.org/XFree86/4.7.0/ 
> source/
> --->  Attempting to fetch XFree86-4.7.0-src-4.tgz from http://ftp- 
> stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.xfree86.org/XFree86/4.7.0/ 
> source/
> --->  Attempting to fetch XFree86-4.7.0-src-5.tgz from http://ftp- 
> stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.xfree86.org/XFree86/4.7.0/ 
> source/
> --->  Verifying checksum(s) for XFree86
> --->  Extracting XFree86
> --->  Applying patches to XFree86
> --->  Configuring XFree86
> --->  Building XFree86 with target World
> Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/ 
> local/var/macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_x11_X 
> Free86/work/xc" && make World " returned error 2
> Command output: including in lib/dps...
> checking ../../config/pswrap/pswrap over in ../../config/pswrap  
> first...
> /usr/bin/cc -Os -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wpointer-arith -no-cpp- 
> precomp   -I.   -I../../exports/include   "-I/opt/local/var/ 
> macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_x11_X 
> Free86/work/include" -D__i386__ - 
> D__DARWIN__                                 -DNO_ALLOCA - 
> DCSRG_BASED      -DXENVIRONMENT    -c -o main.o main.c
> yacc -d pswparser.y
> conflicts: 1 shift/reduce
> mv -f y.tab.c pswparser.c
> + mv -f y.tab.h pswparser.h
> /usr/bin/cc -Os -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wpointer-arith -no-cpp- 
> precomp   -I.   -I../../exports/include   "-I/opt/local/var/ 
> macports/build/ 
> _opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_x11_X 
> Free86/work/include" -D__i386__ - 
> D__DARWIN__                                 -DNO_ALLOCA - 
> DCSRG_BASED      -DXENVIRONMENT    -c -o pswparser.o pswparser.c
> flex -l  lexer.l
> lexer.l:108: bad character: %
> lexer.l:108: unknown error processing section 1
> lexer.l:108: unknown error processing section 1
> lexer.l:108: bad character: 3
> lexer.l:108: bad character: 5
> lexer.l:108: bad character: 0
> lexer.l:108: bad character: 0
> lexer.l:109: bad character: %
> lexer.l:109: unknown error processing section 1
> lexer.l:109: bad character: 2
> lexer.l:109: bad character: 5
> lexer.l:109: bad character: 0
> lexer.l:109: bad character: 0
> make[4]: *** [lexer.c] Error 1
> okay, continuing in lib/dps
> ../../config/pswrap/pswrap -a -o dpsclrops.c -h dpsclrops.h  
> dpsclrops.psw
> make[3]: ../../config/pswrap/pswrap: Command not found
> make[3]: *** [dpsclrops.c] Error 127
> make[2]: *** [includes] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [includes] Error 1
> make: *** [World] Error 2
>
> Error: The following dependencies failed to build: XFree86 fontconfig
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

I'm not sure why this happens. What version of Mac OS X, Xcode and  
MacPorts do you have, and what kind of Mac is this happening on?  
Based on the existence of "-D__i386__" in your output I assume you're  
on an Intel Mac?