Re: [Fink-beginners] ppl9 errors in attempting to install grace

2012-12-23 Thread Mike Wilkes
Thank you, Alex. I have tried to follow your instructions. The apt-cache policy gmp5 command shows only the 5.1.0-1 version of gmp5 on my machine. Per plan B), I downloaded gmp5.info from the cited site...it downloaded as a text file, is that OK? I copied it and gmp5.patch into

Re: [Fink-beginners] ppl9 errors in attempting to install grace

2012-12-23 Thread Alexander Hansen
On 12/23/12 12:11 PM, Mike Wilkes wrote: Thank you, Alex. I have tried to follow your instructions. The apt-cache policy gmp5 command shows only the 5.1.0-1 version of gmp5 on my machine. Per plan B), I downloaded gmp5.info from the cited site...it downloaded as a _text_ file, is that OK?

Re: [Fink-beginners] ppl9 errors in attempting to install grace

2012-12-23 Thread David Fang
Mike, It looks like the old ppl9 source provided a template specialization definition that was only just recently provided by gmp-5.1.0, which I just packaged not long ago. To make it compatible with both new and old gmp5, I need to conditionally patch out a piece... Fang Was successful

Re: [Fink-beginners] ppl9 errors in attempting to install grace

2012-12-23 Thread David Fang
Testing a patch now... results later today, since testsuite is massive. Fang Mike, It looks like the old ppl9 source provided a template specialization definition that was only just recently provided by gmp-5.1.0, which I just packaged not long ago. To make it compatible with

Re: [Fink-beginners] ppl9 errors in attempting to install grace

2012-12-23 Thread Mike Wilkes
Thank you, sir, and my apologies for cutting into your vacation time with my little problems. I am trying the work-around of downgrading gmp as suggested by Alex, but appear now to be having a bit of trouble with gcc47 compiling. I'll get back to you (and him) on that, later. By the way,

Re: [Fink-beginners] ppl9 errors in attempting to install grace

2012-12-23 Thread Mike Wilkes
Alex, I downloaded the correct gmp5.info file, installed it with the gmp5.patch file to make the downgrade, and was able to compile ppl9. Then tried to install grace, but am getting errors in the compilation of gcc47-4.7.2, which ends with: checking for suffix of object files... configure:

Re: [Fink-beginners] ppl9 errors in attempting to install grace

2012-12-23 Thread David Fang
You're welcome, Mike! The tests finished and passed. I've committed an updated ppl9 package that works with gmp-5.0.x and gmp-5.1.x. (Done for the 10.7 tree only, the other trees will need this update too, I'll backport later.) Update and give that a shot! Fang Thank you, sir, and my

Re: [Fink-beginners] ppl9 errors in attempting to install grace

2012-12-23 Thread David Fang
Mike, I've fixed the ppl9 issue, but for gcc47, Jack Howarth is our maintainer. Jack, are there any issues building gcc47 on 10.7, like what Mike is seeing? Fang Alex, I downloaded the correct gmp5.info file, installed it with the gmp5.patch file to make the downgrade, and was able to

Re: [Fink-beginners] ppl9 errors in attempting to install grace

2012-12-23 Thread Alexander Hansen
On 12/23/12 3:22 PM, Mike Wilkes wrote: Alex, I downloaded the correct gmp5.info file, installed it with the gmp5.patch file to make the downgrade, and was able to compile ppl9. Then tried to install grace, but am getting errors in the compilation of gcc47-4.7.2, which ends with: