[Fink-devel] static

2005-02-20 Thread Michael
This may be a stupid question, but when is it necessary, or is it, or is it even possible, to use static linked libraries in a fink package? Mike S --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of

Re: [Fink-devel] static

2005-02-20 Thread Tony Arnold
Hi Mike and all, On 20/02/2005, at 7:31 PM, Michael wrote: This may be a stupid question, but when is it necessary, or is it, or is it even possible, to use static linked libraries in a fink package? Not at all a stupid question I was going to ask the same thing (in relation to the

Re: [Fink-devel] static

2005-02-20 Thread Michael
Tony Arnold wrote: Hi Mike and all, On 20/02/2005, at 7:31 PM, Michael wrote: This may be a stupid question, but when is it necessary, or is it, or is it even possible, to use static linked libraries in a fink package? Not at all a stupid question I was going to ask the same thing (in relation

Re: [Fink-devel] Pybliographer

2005-02-20 Thread Don McKenzie Paul
On 20 Feb 2005, at 01:44, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: Don McKenzie Paul wrote: ./configure --prefix=/sw checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking whether

[Fink-devel] gtk+2

2005-02-20 Thread Michael
Ok, now I have a new error. I installed a fresh copy of XDarwin, figuring that it was something I did to that directory, now the package builds fine, but dpkg fails with: (Reading database ... 11260 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking gtk+2 (from

Re: [Fink-devel] static

2005-02-20 Thread Peter O'Gorman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Michael wrote: | Not at all a stupid question I was going to ask the same thing (in | relation to the fontconfig2-dev packages). I understand that it forces | libraries/executables to link against a specific version of a library | (i.e. in the case of

Re: [Fink-devel] static

2005-02-20 Thread Peter O'Gorman
Tony Arnold wrote: OK, that's really good to know - I guess what I'd also like to know is when is this static library situation appropriate? To be honest, I'd rather build a full fontconfig2 2.2.9x package (dynamic libraries and all). Is there any reason I shouldn't? If I recall correctly, the

Re: [Fink-devel] gtk+2

2005-02-20 Thread David R. Morrison
From: Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Fink-devel] gtk+2 Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 02:46:42 -0800 Ok, now I have a new error. I installed a fresh copy of XDarwin, figuring that it was something I did to that directory, now the package builds fine,

Re: [Fink-devel] Pybliographer

2005-02-20 Thread Alexander K. Hansen
On Feb 20, 2005, at 4:53 AM, Don McKenzie Paul wrote: On 20 Feb 2005, at 01:44, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: Don McKenzie Paul wrote: ./configure --prefix=/sw checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk

Re: [Fink-devel] Pybliographer

2005-02-20 Thread Don McKenzie Paul
On 20 Feb 2005, at 14:58, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: Ah---I didn't realize that pybibliographer isn't a Fink package. There's a couple of things to do: was that based on something I wrote? It is a fink package isn't it? 1) Check the config.log file in the pybibliographer build directory to

Re: [Fink-devel] Pybliographer

2005-02-20 Thread Don McKenzie Paul
Ah---I didn't realize that pybibliographer isn't a Fink package. There's a couple of things to do: 1) Check the config.log file in the pybibliographer build directory to see what file it can't find. 2) Make sure you've set your environment up as per

Re: [Fink-devel] Pybliographer

2005-02-20 Thread Don McKenzie Paul
On 20 Feb 2005, at 21:07, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: snip Am I correct in thinking that this means it is trying to use python form /usr/bin, see line Python='/usr/bin/python' and configure:1659: found /usr/bin/python configure:1672: result: /usr/bin/python configure:1688: checking python

Re: [Fink-devel] Pybliographer

2005-02-20 Thread Alexander K. Hansen
On Feb 20, 2005, at 5:09 PM, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: On Feb 20, 2005, at 4:22 PM, Don McKenzie Paul wrote: On 20 Feb 2005, at 21:07, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: snip Am I correct in thinking that this means it is trying to use python form /usr/bin, see line Python='/usr/bin/python' and

Re: [Fink-devel] Pybliographer

2005-02-20 Thread David R. Morrison
Sorry to be so slow to respond here: I've only just begun to track down what's happening. When I compile this, I have no problem because the python setup script does not find a value for DISPLAY in the environment, and so reports cannot test gtk [no DISPLAY]. My first guess was that this