Building MacPorts on a Linux system

[Ryan Schmidt]

> On Aug 19, 2009, at 23:17, Sumner Trammell wrote:
>
>> checking objc/objc.h usability... no
>> checking objc/objc.h presence... no
>> checking for objc/objc.h... no
>> configure: error: Can't locate Objective C runtime headers


>> If there is no way to build MacPorts on a Linux system

MacPorts focuses on Mac OS X, but should be usable on other operating  
systems. There are ports that state they will work on other operating  
systems, and there are those that include patches which are used only  
on other operating systems. Still, these aspects aren't tested by the  
majority of MacPorts users so you may run into problems.

Not sure what part of MacPorts needs Objective C or how to work  
around that for non-Darwin operating systems. What version of  
MacPorts was this you tried?


On Aug 19, 2009, at 23:47, Andrew Berry wrote:

> I'm going to guess that many ports contain OS X specific patches,  
> much like FreeBSD Ports do. Unless there's an easy way to turn such  
> patches off, you're going to run into problems building packages.

A port that includes Mac-specific patches but does not isolate these  
to a "platforms darwin" section should be fixed to do so. Feel free  
to file a ticket if you find such a port.