[mactropolis]

i would like to know exactly what Mac OS X is refered to when you compile software that requires you to provide the --build. i've searched the web and seen it called the following:

apple-rhapsody5.5-powerpc
apple-darwin1.2-powerpc
powerpc-apple-macos
powerpc-apple-rhapsody
,etc....

which one is the correct one to use when compiling softare under Mac OS X/Darwin 1.2.1? Any why doesn't ./configure automattically know what it is, like how it does in Linux/ppc (powerc-unknow-linux)

thanks

[kyuss]

copy config.guess and config.sub from /usr/libexec to your build dir. this should guess the proper host for you.
--kyuss

[Gee4orce]

To answer the original question, Darwin is the one you want. Anything built for Darwin will work in X (as they share the same underpinnings). Rhapsody is, I believe, the name for Mac OS X Server, and is not quite the same thing as what will be know as X.

[parallax]

Yup, Darwin is Mac OS X's workings. Rhapsody is Mac OS X server.

If you want to install most programs, like nmap, you'll need to copy config.guess and config.sub. Sometimes you can get away by specifying the host while calling the configure script (I think it's -host <host>, like ./configure -host ***)

[mactropolis]

so when i'm compiling software that uses ./configure + make + make install (which most do), i should use "apple-darwin1.2-powerpc" as my host type -- since most of the time it will say it can't guess the correct host, right?

and aren't their other ones that say Darwin? for example
powepc-apple-darwin

based on the linux/ppc name:
powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
first is the CPU (powerpc), then company (unknown) then OS (linux-gnu)

[gorgonzola]

Just do this and it'll work:

%> cd THE_APP'S_DIRECTORY
%> cp /usr/libexec/config.* .
%> ./configure

that'll do it. works every time.

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[mactropolis]

Ok, i got it working and i'm now compiling without any problems-- thanks for the help!

hey guess what everyone! i'm now a senior @ MacNN's Forums! i've finally graduated from being a member to a senior member!!!!

mactropolis
--
the mactropolis has spoken

[parallax]

Excellent, excellent!

(tries to up his post count)

[gorgonzola]

has anyone gotten the error "your c compiler cannot create executables" when trying to use ./configure? The config files work to define host type, but after that step the configure script chokes on this bit.

any ideas?

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[mactropolis]

what were you trying to compile?

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[Psych]

compile????

[Rick1138]

I've been trying to compile bison,./configure works OK,but when I type make, or make bison-1.28 I get an error message,"Makefile:161: *** missing separator. Stop." Does anyone know how to solve this problem

[Angus_D]

The correct tag for Darwin 1.2 is:
powerpc-apple-darwin1.2

For Bison, the proper version for Darwin should be gotten from Apple's Public Source site. It's included with Darwin and the OS X PB DT, so I don't see why you'd want to have it.

[Rick1138]

This might sound like a stupid question,but how do I access Bison?I need to compile class-dump.2.1.3 Any info you have would be appreciated.