[Gambas-user] Release of Gambas 3.7, error in build

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 14/03/2015 18:52, Lewis Balentine a écrit :
> Regarding Linux Mint 17.1 (a.k.a. Rebecca):
> Becky had some teething problems and added a bunch off fancy user
> interface graphics that I did not need or want. Thus I decided to stick
> with 17.0 (updated of course --- so I may have all that stuff I did not
> want).
> ============
>
>> Strange, as I successfully compiled and installed the development version
> on Mint 17.1 a few weeks ago.<
> ----------------------
> I install version 3.6.2 from the ppa. My abilities with 'C', 'C++',
> 'C#', gcc , g++, make, gbd, etc. are very limited. They are getting
> better. I am now capable of compiling the following 'C' program:
> int main(){};
> ... and I am working on helloworld.c
>
> So I created a fresh VMWware virtual machine for build Gambas. It is
> based on an OVF image of Linux Mint X64(OEM) with Mate desktop that I
> maintain for such things. That gives me a more less 'virgin' environment
> with new machine name, user name and password. I get the same errors on
> that machine as well. (I now have an backup OVF image of a 'virgin'
> GambasBuild machine as well ;-) The Idea is that I can create new
> machine, extract the new source to it and run the shell script (see
> attached) to build a new version (when I get it working).
> ===================
>
> Progress:
>
> 1) commenting AC_LIBLTDL_CONVENIENCE in the 'acinclude.m4' file resolved
> the "./reconf-all" error.
>     (note: has to be done BEFORE the FIRST attempt to build gambas)
> 2) several errors produced by "make" because Mint does not install g++
> by default (resolved)
> 3) "sudo make install" produces the following errors:
> ----------------------
> libtool: install: /usr/bin/install -c .libs/gb.image.effect.so.0.0.0
> /usr/lib/gambas3/gb.image.effect.so.0.0.0
> /usr/bin/install: cannot stat '.libs/gb.image.effect.so.0.0.0': No such
> file or directory
> make[5]: *** [install-gblibLTLIBRARIES] Error 1
> make[5]: Leaving directory
> `/home/gbuilder/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/main/lib/image.effect'
> make[4]: *** [install-am] Error 2
> make[4]: Leaving directory
> `/home/gbuilder/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/main/lib/image.effect'
> make[3]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory
> `/home/gbuilder/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/main/lib'
> make[2]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/home/gbuilder/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/main'
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/home/gbuilder/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/main'
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> ----------------------
> I am guessing the the "libs" (not the 's') directory is actually
> "~/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/main/lib/image.effect/.libs"
> There are two directory entries there listed as as "link broken
> (inode/symlink)":
>    gb.image.effect.so
>    gb.image.effect.so.0
> So I went looking to see if there were any other "broken links" ...
>    ~/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/main/lib/clipper/.libs/gb.clipper.so
>    ~/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/main/lib/clipper/.libs/gb.clipper.so.0
>
> ====================
> Just to be sure this was not a fluke.
> I replaced the image and tried again ...
> second time around I got different errors;
> among them are:
>    gbi3: warning: component gb.xml.rpc not found
> ----
>    Compiling gb.eval.highlight...
>    gbc: error: Component not found: gb.qt4
>    Compiling gb.args
>    OK
>    Installing gb.args...
>    gbi3: warning: component gb.xml.rpc not found
>    Compiling gb.settings...
>    OK
> ---
>    Installing the development environment...
>    Compiling gambas3...
>    gbc: error: Component not found: gb.qt4
>    Compiling gbs3...
>    OK
> ---
>    Installing gbs3...
>    Installing the scripter...
>    Registering Gambas script mimetype
>    Registering Gambas server page mimetype
>    Installing the Gambas appdata file
>    make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
>    make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/home/gbuilder/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/app'
>    make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/home/gbuilder/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0/app'
>    Making install in .
>    make[1]: Entering directory
> `/home/gbuilder/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0'
>    make[2]: Entering directory
> `/home/gbuilder/Documents/Build/gambas3-3.7.0'
>
>    ||
>    || Unable to compile gb.eval.highlight
>    || Unable to compile gb.gui.base
>    || Unable to compile gb.form
>    || Unable to compile gb.form.dialog
>    || Unable to compile gb.form.mdi
>    || Unable to compile gb.db.form
>    || Unable to compile gb.desktop
>    || Unable to compile gb.report
>    || Unable to compile gb.report2
>    || Unable to compile gb.chart
>    || Unable to compile gb.net.pop3
>    || Unable to compile gb.memcached
>    || Unable to compile gb.map
>    || Unable to compile gb.media.form
>    || Unable to compile gambas3
> ---
> I am guessing that my 'virgin' machine is missing some required
> libraries or dev files.
> ... but I have other thing to attended to. I will have to get back to
> this later.
>
> Regards,
>
> Lewis
>

Install the packages specified on the wiki, on the Ubuntu page.

Regards,

-- 
Benoît Minisini