[Gambas-devel] Packaging gambas

[Benoit Minisini]

On Monday 02 August 2004 17:58, Tor Krill wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to build a package for gambas for my favourite distro,
> archlinux http://archlinux.org/.
>
> I think compilation goes alright, using gcc 3.4.1. The problem is
> however when at the make install step in this environment.
>
> Because i am building a package rather than doing a normal install i try
> to use the buildprocess to my advangtage. Here is what i have tried so
> far. (I have done a normal build and install which seems to be working)
>
> To configure:
> =============
> CXXFLAGS=-fpermissive ./configure --disable-kde \
> --with-qt-includes=/opt/qt/include --with-qt-libraries=/opt/qt/lib \
> --with-moc=/opt/qt/bin/
>
> The CXXFLAGS is to turn some errors into warnings. GCC 3.4 is a little
> more picky than the older ones.
>
> Building:
> =========
>
> I just issue make
>
> Installing:
> ===========
>
> This is the part that fails miserably.
>
> First attempt
>
> I issue:
>
> make ROOT=$startdir/pkg DESTDIR=$startdir/pkg install
>
> Then libtool(?) fails with (Sorry for the wrapped lines):
>
>  Making install in lib
> make[2]: Entering directory
> `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/src/lib'
> Making install in debug
> make[3]: Entering directory
> `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/src/lib/debug'
> make[4]: Entering directory
> `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/src/lib/debug'
> /bin/sh ../../../mkinstalldirs
> /home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/target/opt/gambas/lib/gambas
> /bin/sh ../../../libtool  --mode=install /bin/install -c lib.gb.debug.la
> /home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/target/opt/gambas/lib/gambas/lib.
>gb.debug.la /bin/install -c .libs/lib.gb.debug.so.0.0.0
> /home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/target/opt/gambas/lib/gambas/lib.
>gb.debug.so.0.0.0 (cd
> /home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/target/opt/gambas/lib/gambas
> && rm -f lib.gb.debug.so.0 && ln -s lib.gb.debug.so.0.0.0
> lib.gb.debug.so.0)
> (cd
> /home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/target/opt/gambas/lib/gambas
> && rm -f lib.gb.debug.so && ln -s lib.gb.debug.so.0.0.0 lib.gb.debug.so)
> /bin/install -c .libs/lib.gb.debug.lai
> /home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/target/opt/gambas/lib/gambas/lib.
>gb.debug.la libtool: install: warning: remember to run `libtool --finish
> /opt/gambas/lib/gambas'
> cp: cannot create regular file
> `/opt/gambas/lib/gambas/lib.gb.debug.component': Permission denied
> make[4]: *** [install-exec-local] Error 1
> make[4]: Leaving directory
> `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/src/lib/debug'
> make[3]: *** [install-am] Error 2
> make[3]: Leaving directory
> `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/src/lib/debug'
> make[2]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/src/lib'
> make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96/src'
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
>
>
> I then try another way which gets me a bit longer:
>
> mkdir -p $startdir/pkg/usr/bin
> make ROOT=$startdir/pkg prefix=$startdir/pkg/opt/gambas install
>
> And get:
>
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96'
> Installing with ROOT=/home/tor/packages/gambas/pkg
>
> Making symbolic links in /usr/bin...
>
> Creating the library info files...
> /home/tor/packages/gambas/pkg/opt/gambas/share/gambas/info/gb.net.info
> make[2]: *** [install-exec-local] Segmentation fault
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96'
> make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/tor/packages/gambas/src/gambas-0.96'
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> ==> ERROR: Build Failed.  Aborting...
>
> Here i get a segmentation fault from the gbi executable.
>
> Since im not used to Gambas itself i am not sure why this happens or
> what the gbi executable should do.

gbi creates *.info and *.class files that describe the components.

Can you use gdb to see where gbi crashes:

$ gdb /home/tor/packages/gambas/pkg/opt/gambas/bin/gbi
...
$ setenv ROOT /home/tor/packages/gambas/pkg
$ run
...

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

-- 
Benoit Minisini
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