newbie help wanted with installing/using netpbm through macports

[Matt]

Hmmm....

So I got the ppmtomd port installed, but it creates a unix executable,  
not a ppd.

Because the filetype was listed as type: Filter on the source page

http://www.openprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=ppmtomd&fromprinter=Alps-MD-1000

I tried putting a copy of the executable in with the /usr/libexec/cups/ 
filters

It doesn't allow me to select it as a printer though...

I don't suppose you know how to go about making a ppd out of it...

-Matt

On Jan 14, 2008, at 7:29 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

> I just added the ppmtomd portfile. Wait 12 hours, then "sudo port  
> selfupdate", then "sudo port install ppmtomd".
>
> If you're interested to see what I had to do to get it to work, you  
> can "port cat ppmtomd" and "cat `port dir ppmtomd`/files/patch- 
> Makefile.diff".
>
>
> On Jan 14, 2008, at 18:12, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>
>> I see now that ppmtomd is more difficult to compile than most  
>> software. As such, as soon as someone figures out how to do it, a  
>> portfile should be created so nobody else has to figure it out again.
>>
>> I'm working on a portfile. I'll see how far I can get.
>>
>>
>> On Jan 14, 2008, at 17:35, Matt wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ryan,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the help.
>>>
>>> I did find the following in the makefile for ppmtomd:
>>>
>>> # if your ppm libraries are not in a standard place, uncomment
>>> # and change this. You may also need thing like -R, but if you're
>>> # on that sort of system you probably know it!
>>> # LDLIBS = -L/usr/local/lib
>>>
>>> I uncommented and changed the line to:
>>>
>>> LDLIBS = -L/opt/local/lib
>>>
>>> I also added your:
>>>
>>> export CFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include"
>>> export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib"
>>>
>>> to my ~/.profile
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, it still can't find those two header files on  
>>> compiling.
>>>
>>> Do I need to add something more to the makefile that points to -I/ 
>>> opt/local/include?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> -Matt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 14, 2008, at 5:26 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Jan 14, 2008, at 14:54, Matt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to compile an intel mac compatible version of an  
>>>>> open source
>>>>> printer driver so I can use my old but beloved Alps printer on  
>>>>> my new intel
>>>>> imac.  The source for the driver is here:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://openprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=ppmtomd&fromprinter=Alps-MD-1000
>>>>>
>>>>> I downloaded the source for the driver and tried to perform a  
>>>>> make on it in
>>>>> the terminal.  The string of errors showed me that it was  
>>>>> missing the pgm.h
>>>>> and ppm.h header files.  Searching for these files online I  
>>>>> found that they
>>>>> belong to the netpbm library.  It seemed like the easiest way to  
>>>>> install
>>>>> netpbm and any dependant libraries was through macports.
>>>>>
>>>>> I succesfully downloaded, installed, and updated macports, then  
>>>>> told it to
>>>>> install netpbm.  I got no errors and everything looked good.   
>>>>> Unfortunately,
>>>>> the source for the ppmtomd driver still can't find those header  
>>>>> files
>>>>> (though I can through spotlight).
>>>>
>>>> You probably haven't told the ppmtomd build system that you've  
>>>> installed netpbm in /opt/local and it probably won't think to  
>>>> look there on its own.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> When I check to see what ports I have installed I get the  
>>>>> following output:
>>>>>
>>>>> iMatt:~ mwoods$ port installed
>>>>> The following ports are currently installed:
>>>>> jasper @1.701.0_0 (active)
>>>>> jpeg @6b_2 (active)
>>>>> libpng @1.2.24_0 (active)
>>>>> netpbm @10.26.48_0 (active)
>>>>> tiff @3.8.2_1+macosx (active)
>>>>> zlib @1.2.3_1 (active)
>>>>> iMatt:~ mwoods$
>>>>>
>>>>> if they were installed properly though, I would think I could  
>>>>> use the
>>>>> "which" command on them.
>>>>
>>>> If they all provided a binary by the same name as the port, then  
>>>> yes. But not all ports provide binaries of the same name. Not all  
>>>> ports even provide binaries. (Some just provide libraries.)
>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, the only port that responds to
>>>>> "which" is jasper which I assume is a dependent library that was  
>>>>> installed
>>>>> with netpbm.
>>>>>
>>>>> iMatt:~ mwoods$ which netpbm
>>>>> iMatt:~ mwoods$ which jasper
>>>>> /opt/local/bin/jasper
>>>>
>>>> Yes. As you can see with "port deps netpbm", netpbm declares a  
>>>> library dependency on jasper.
>>>>
>>>>> I suspect either netpbm is not installed properly, or I have to  
>>>>> do something
>>>>> to the makefile of the printer driver to get it to find those  
>>>>> libraries, but
>>>>> I haven't been able to figure it out.
>>>>
>>>> netpbm is likely installed just fine. "port contents netpbm" will  
>>>> show you everything it installed. It looks like it installs many  
>>>> binaries but none called "netpbm". It does install a libnetpbm,  
>>>> but "which" does not search for libraries, only binaries.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bottom line: when you configure and compile ppmtomd, you just  
>>>> need to tell it where netpbm is. This could help:
>>>>
>>>> export CFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include"
>>>> export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib"
>>>>
>>>> And then follow the instructions for how to compile ppmtomd.