Panther, GTK, Glib, Gettext, problems, help!

Kajo · 07-01-2003, 12:05 PM

Ok, so I'm having some problems installing stuff under Panther's new X11. I don't know how many of you will be able to help, but I hope someone has some answers.

Ultimately I'm trying to install nessus and snort, I had them working on my old 10.2 setup but can't seem to do it properly under 10.3. I understand that Fink can't be used in 10.3 because of the new GCC 3.3.3 compiler. So until they put out a new version of Fink I'm outta luck on that, this is good practice though installing dependancies and what not without Fink.

Anyway, I downloaded all the latest installs. So far I installed pkg-config and gettext. Now I am trying to install glib so I can install GTK, unfortunately the glib install dumps when I do a ./configure and tells me that I need the GNU version of gettext installed. I did a gettext -V at the command line and it says I have the correct version with GNU support. I checked the logs for glib (config.status) and it appears that it's terminating the install on msgfmt (a program supposedly installed with gettext). I did a find / msgfmt under root and it didn't turn up a damn thing, so I'm wondering what the deal is.

Anyone have any help for this situation?

sao · 07-01-2003, 03:19 PM

Kajo,

If you have GCC 3.3, before compiling packages, try running:

'sudo gcc_select 3.1'

Kajo · 07-01-2003, 03:27 PM

should i be doing this just before installing fink or anything that i do a ./configure to? I kind of wanted to figure out how this stuff was installed without fink because I don't like how fink dumps everything into
/sw , it just seems a little redundant to recreate the entire unix file structure under /sw

Thanks!

sao · 07-01-2003, 04:02 PM

Kajo,

I don´t recommend using Fink in Panther, as Fink latest version does not support yet OS X version 10.3.

Is still not clear how to handle things with GCC 3.3 and Panther, I know only bits and pieces, and I will wait to see how the Fink developers handle the transition. This is the info I gathered till now:

Fink 0.5.3 does not support yet OS X version 10.3.

Fink does not yet support compiling with gcc 3.3.

The new June 2003 Assambler crashes:
The Dec2002gccUpdater.pkg installs a new /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/as which is used even if one leaves the compiler at gcc-3.1. There is a bug that prevents people that have the Updater.pkg installed from compiling atlas and probably other fink software packages as well.

Kajo · 07-01-2003, 04:08 PM

I know, I didn't want to use Fink. I was questioning what your solution (using GCC 3.1) was for? I don't get when I am supposed to issue the command

sudo gcc_select 3.1

sometime before running a ./configure on something?

sao · 07-01-2003, 04:16 PM

Yes, try to see if it works for you.

Kajo · 07-01-2003, 04:29 PM

Well I issued the command and it told me that it was now using GCC 3.1. I reinstalled gettext and it says

gettext (GNU gettext-runtime) 0.12.1
Copyright (C) 1995-1997, 2000-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Ulrich Drepper.

But it still errors out upon installing glib.

checking for dgettext in -lintl... yes
checking for bind_textdomain_codeset... yes
checking for msgfmt... no
configure: error:
*** You must have either have gettext support in your C library, or use the
*** GNU gettext library. (http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/gettext.html

07-01-2003, 12:05 PM	#1
Kajo Prospect Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 5	Panther, GTK, Glib, Gettext, problems, help! Ok, so I'm having some problems installing stuff under Panther's new X11. I don't know how many of you will be able to help, but I hope someone has some answers. Ultimately I'm trying to install nessus and snort, I had them working on my old 10.2 setup but can't seem to do it properly under 10.3. I understand that Fink can't be used in 10.3 because of the new GCC 3.3.3 compiler. So until they put out a new version of Fink I'm outta luck on that, this is good practice though installing dependancies and what not without Fink. Anyway, I downloaded all the latest installs. So far I installed pkg-config and gettext. Now I am trying to install glib so I can install GTK, unfortunately the glib install dumps when I do a ./configure and tells me that I need the GNU version of gettext installed. I did a gettext -V at the command line and it says I have the correct version with GNU support. I checked the logs for glib (config.status) and it appears that it's terminating the install on msgfmt (a program supposedly installed with gettext). I did a find / msgfmt under root and it didn't turn up a damn thing, so I'm wondering what the deal is. Anyone have any help for this situation?

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07-01-2003, 03:19 PM	#2
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Kajo, If you have GCC 3.3, before compiling packages, try running: 'sudo gcc_select 3.1'

07-01-2003, 03:27 PM	#3
Kajo Prospect Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 5	should i be doing this just before installing fink or anything that i do a ./configure to? I kind of wanted to figure out how this stuff was installed without fink because I don't like how fink dumps everything into /sw , it just seems a little redundant to recreate the entire unix file structure under /sw Thanks!

07-01-2003, 04:02 PM	#4
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Kajo, I don´t recommend using Fink in Panther, as Fink latest version does not support yet OS X version 10.3. Is still not clear how to handle things with GCC 3.3 and Panther, I know only bits and pieces, and I will wait to see how the Fink developers handle the transition. This is the info I gathered till now: Fink 0.5.3 does not support yet OS X version 10.3. Fink does not yet support compiling with gcc 3.3. The new June 2003 Assambler crashes: The Dec2002gccUpdater.pkg installs a new /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/as which is used even if one leaves the compiler at gcc-3.1. There is a bug that prevents people that have the Updater.pkg installed from compiling atlas and probably other fink software packages as well.

07-01-2003, 04:08 PM	#5
Kajo Prospect Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 5	I know, I didn't want to use Fink. I was questioning what your solution (using GCC 3.1) was for? I don't get when I am supposed to issue the command sudo gcc_select 3.1 sometime before running a ./configure on something?

07-01-2003, 04:16 PM	#6
sao Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,237	Yes, try to see if it works for you.

07-01-2003, 04:29 PM	#7
Kajo Prospect Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 5	Well I issued the command and it told me that it was now using GCC 3.1. I reinstalled gettext and it says gettext (GNU gettext-runtime) 0.12.1 Copyright (C) 1995-1997, 2000-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Written by Ulrich Drepper. But it still errors out upon installing glib. checking for dgettext in -lintl... yes checking for bind_textdomain_codeset... yes checking for msgfmt... no configure: error: * You must have either have gettext support in your C library, or use the * GNU gettext library. (http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/gettext.html