On 2014-03-11, at 4:30 PM, Peter Teeson <[email protected]> wrote: > Mac Pro Desktop dual quad core CPU's, Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.5 > > I DL'd the 2014-01-13 APL 1.2 tar.gz and did ./configure. > Blew up because of > configure:2767: checking for gcc > configure:2797: result: no > configure:2860: checking for cc > configure:2907: result: no > configure:2963: checking for cl.exe > configure:2993: result: no > configure:3017: error: in `/Users/pteeson/Desktop/APL/apl-1.2': > configure:3020: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH > See `config.log' for more details. > > Apple's Xcode uses llvm-gcc4. I'm not deeply familiar with the whole GNU make > system. > Do I need to set an environment var for gcc and cc? > Where is the proper place to do this? In configure.ac? AC_PROG_CXX AC_PROG_CC > Or some other way? > > Sorry to be so ignorant of naked unix but it's never been necessary for me to > dig that deep. > > Thanks and respect…. > > Peter Teeson (formerly a 14 year member of the IPSA zoo a.k.a. dev group)
I booted into Lion OS X 10.7.6 and everything built and installed without a hitch. Back in Mountain Lion I searched for llvm-gcc4 and it looks like it was not installed by default from the Xcode package. Further digging uncovered this note in the "What's New in Xcode" document. "NOTE: LLVM_GCC is not included in Xcode 5" So that's where things stand right now. It seems to me there are a number of options for 10.8 Mountain Lion and forward: (0) Install GCC4 (1) Try to build using llvm-clang (2) Boot into 10.7 Lion to use APL Personally I don't mind trying to do what it takes to try (1). I have the time ( I'm in my mid 70s) and some experience. But I'd need some guidance and help with the whole automake and friends to be of any use. Seeking your advice …. respect…. Peter
