Make sure to uncomment -static in LDFLAGS definition of 9base/config.mk, because OS X doesn't support static linking by default (though you can build a static libc using the darwin source).
--Anselm On Sat, Jan 21, 2006 at 07:32:28PM -0800, John Magolske wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to get wmii running on OS X 10.3.9, and am trying > to get past the first step of installing the 9base package. A while > back I installed wmi on Linux, and was quite happy with it. If anyone > can pass along info regarding how to install wmii on OS X, I'd be > most grateful. > > After downloading & unpacking 9base-1.tar.gz, "sudo > make install" got the following response: > > 9base build > options: > CFLAGS = -Wall -Wno-missing-braces -Wno-parentheses > -Wno-switch -Os -c -I. -DPREFIX="/usr/local/9" > LDFLAGS = > -static > (...bunch of lines...) > AR lib9 > built lib9 > CC yacc.c > LD > yacc > ld: can't locate file for: -lcrt0.o > make[1]: *** [yacc] Error > 1 > make: *** [all] Error 2 > > Googling "can't locate file for: > -lcrt0.o", brought up references to OS X not supporting the building > of static binaries. Taking a wild guess, I tried commenting out this > line in the config.mk file: > LDFLAGS = -static > > This time, "sudo > make install" got this response: > > 9base build options: > CFLAGS = > -Wall -Wno-missing-braces -Wno-parentheses -Wno-switch -Os -c -I. > -DPREFIX="/usr/local/9" > LDFLAGS = > CC = cc > CC fmt/dofmt.c > CC > fmt/fltfmt.c > (...bunch of lines...) > AR lib9 > built lib9 > CC yacc.c > LD > yacc > ld: archive: ../lib9/lib9.a has no table of contents, add one > with ranlib(1) (can't load from it) > make[1]: *** [yacc] Error 1 > make: > *** [all] Error 2 > > > I'm still a newbie, so feeling a bit lost...any > suggestions or pointers much appreciated! > > John > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://wmii.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/wmii -- Anselm R. Garbe ><>< www.ebrag.de ><>< GPG key: 0D73F361 _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://wmii.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/wmii
