On Nov 30, 2007, at 3:11 AM, Warren Postma wrote:
I couldn't get the pre-built binary of Lazarus to run on Mac OS X
10.5 (Leopard). First the installer put the files somewhere
invisible to the finder, so I couldn't start up by clicking any mac
App icon. Secondly, even when I found lazarus.app and did "open
lazarus.app" from terminal, it crashed saying it can't find some
resources. I tried all different kinds of paths and working folders
with no luck.
So then I tried to install from subversion. I got the svn stuff
checked out and it builds up until it dies linking, missing library
glib.
So then I tried to get fink onto my system, because I realized I
need glib. Fink built and installed, and apt-get is there and
works but there's no glib package in apt-get.
Do I have to edit my sources.list or something, to find whatever
fink-repository it is that contains the glib packages? I had to
build fink using the bootstrap from source shell script
because according to the finkmeisters, the binary fink releases
available on the web don't work with leopard.
Ain't it fun being on the bleeding edge?
Fink does not work well on Leopard (not at all for me...). You can use
MacPorts and personally I prefer it. It is more up-to-date. I always
had problems when using Fink as far I remember.
The available snapshots work well under leopard in GTK1. However the
app produces from time to time a bad request to X11 and directly quit
(and afaik you cannot produce a backtrace). Under GTK2 as previously
posted images are strangely displayed. I have difficulties to compile
lazarus using QT. The best is the carbon widgetset, but it is still
quite difficult to use the code editor.
With MacPorts, you nearly only of this :
# sudo port install gdk-pixbuf
# sudo port install gdk2
In the same time I suggest you to install coreutils.
You can use both, Fink is by default in /sw and MacPorts in /opt/. But
it is better to remove (or move) the /sw folder and to replace it with
a symbolic link to opt like this :
# cd /
# sudo ln -s /opt sw
To get the carbon Interface, you can use this :
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Carbon_Interface
But I prefer the command line :
# make clean all LCL_PLATFORM=carbon FPC=fpc OPT="-k'-framework' -
k'carbon'"
To get the GTK2 Interface, use this :
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/GTK2_Interface
Here is a script I made to fast recompile Lazarus (changes are
necessary / I only use snapshots for now under OS X):
#!/bin/sh
path="/usr/local/share/lazarus"
sudo chown -R milipili:wheel "${path}"
cd "${path}"
widgetset="$1"
if [ "$widgetset" = 'gtk2' ]; then
make clean all LCL_PLATFORM=gtk2 FPC=fpc OPT="@/Users/milipili/
Projects/lazarus/gimplib.cfg"
exit 0
fi
if [ "$widgetset" = 'gtk' -o "$widgetset" = 'gtk1' ]; then
make clean all LCL_PLATFORM=gtk FPC=fpc
exit 0
fi
if [ "$widgetset" = 'carbon' ]; then
make clean all LCL_PLATFORM=carbon FPC=fpc OPT="-k'-framework' -
k'carbon'"
exit 0
fi
echo " Specify the widgetset : gtk, gtk2, carbon"
--
Damien Gerard
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