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I just got a new Macbook Pro and had MacOSX completely reinstalled on it. So I started with a clean hard disk. I upgraded the machine to latest version of Apple software: Mac OS/X is 10.5.8

I'm following the instructions on the wiki for compiling under MacOSX. I installed the latest iPhone SDK 3.0 which included XCode v3.1.3. I downloaded the v1.0.1 tarball and followed the instructions:
cd extras/contrib
./bootstrap
make
cd ../..
./bootstrap
Setup the correct exports on CC,CXX,OBJC to point to the llvm compilers that do exist in the default area.

./configure --enable-debug --with-mozilla-sdk-path=./extras/contrib/gecko-sdk --enable-mozilla

was successful. However, the make fails:

export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.5
make all-recursive
Making all in po
Making all in compat
/bin/sh ../libtool --tag=CC --mode=compile /Developer/usr/bin/llvm-gcc-4.2 -std=gnu99 -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.5.sdk -mmacosx-version-min=10.5 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I.. -I../include -I../include -I/Users/pameladragosh/src/vlc-1.0.1/./extras/contrib/include -DSYS_DARWIN -I/Users/pameladragosh/src/vlc-1.0.1/./extras/contrib/include -D_INTL_REDIRECT_MACROS -DMACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.5 -Wall -Wextra -Wsign-compare -Wundef -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align -Wwrite-strings -Wmissing-prototypes -Wvolatile-register-var -Werror-implicit-function-declaration -MT strndup.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/strndup.Tpo -c -o strndup.lo strndup.c
../libtool: line 844: X--tag=CC: command not found
../libtool: line 877: libtool: ignoring unknown tag : command not found
../libtool: line 844: X--mode=compile: command not found
../libtool: line 1011: *** Warning: inferring the mode of operation is deprecated.: command not found
../libtool: line 1012: *** Future versions of Libtool will require --mode=MODE be specified.: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X/Developer/usr/bin/llvm-gcc-4.2: No such file or directory
../libtool: line 1155: X-std=gnu99: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-isysroot: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.5.sdk: No such file or directory
../libtool: line 1155: X-mmacosx-version-min=10.5: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-DHAVE_CONFIG_H: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-I.: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-I..: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-I../include: No such file or directory
../libtool: line 1155: X-I../include: No such file or directory
../libtool: line 1155: X-I/Users/pameladragosh/src/vlc-1.0.1/./extras/contrib/include: No such file or directory
../libtool: line 1155: X-DSYS_DARWIN: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-I/Users/pameladragosh/src/vlc-1.0.1/./extras/contrib/include: No such file or directory
../libtool: line 1155: X-D_INTL_REDIRECT_MACROS: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-DMACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.5: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wall: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wextra: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wsign-compare: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wundef: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wpointer-arith: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wbad-function-cast: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wcast-align: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wwrite-strings: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wmissing-prototypes: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Wvolatile-register-var: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-Werror-implicit-function-declaration: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-MT: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: Xstrndup.lo: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-MD: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-MP: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X-MF: command not found
../libtool: line 1155: X.deps/strndup.Tpo: No such file or directory
../libtool: line 1155: X-c: command not found
../libtool: line 1208: Xstrndup.lo: command not found
../libtool: line 1213: libtool: compile: cannot determine name of library object from `': command not found
make[2]: *** [strndup.lo] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2

Does any one have any ideas?

BTW I did try it with the latest source code via git, but it gave me the problem not have twolame installed.

Thanks,

Pam

Well, I did a git of an entirely new clone at 5:21pm EST, and now this went away. Although downloading the source for version 0.9.10 exhibited the same problem.

However, now that I've been able to get the make working, its still fails with some public key files:

=== BUILDING NATIVE TARGET vlc OF PROJECT vlc WITH THE DEFAULT CONFIGURATION (Default) ===

Checking Dependencies...

Processing /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx/build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents/Info.plist Info.plist
mkdir /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx/build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents
cd /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx
<com.apple.tools.info-plist-utility> Info.plist -expandbuildsettings -o /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx/build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents/Info.plist

CpResource build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents/Resources/dsa_pub.pem Resources/dsa_pub.pem
mkdir /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx/build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents/Resources
cd /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx
/Developer/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DevToolsCore.framework/Resources/pbxcp -exclude .DS_Store -exclude CVS -exclude .svn -strip-debug-symbols -resolve-src-symlinks /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx/Resources/dsa_pub.pem /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx/build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents/Resources
pbxcp: dsa_pub.pem: No such file or directory

... Lots of useless output messages that don't indicate any errors or warnings ............


PBXCp build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents/Frameworks/Sparkle.framework ../../contrib/Sparkle/Sparkle.framework
mkdir /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx/build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents/Frameworks
cd /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx
/Developer/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DevToolsCore.framework/Resources/pbxcp -exclude .DS_Store -exclude CVS -exclude .svn -strip-debug-symbols -resolve-src-symlinks /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx/../../contrib/Sparkle/Sparkle.framework /Users/pameladragosh/src/fromgit/vlc/tmp/extras/package/macosx/build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents/Frameworks
** BUILD FAILED **

The following build commands failed:
vlc:
CpResource build/Default/VLC.bundle/Contents/Resources/dsa_pub.pem Resources/dsa_pub.pem
(1 failure)

make[2]: *** [VLC.app] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2


Does anyone know what I'm missing to get past this? Can I disable something in the configure step?

thanks,

Pam

I'll just chime in and say I am experiencing the same issues. I am trying to see if any devs can help, but so far no luck. I would like to know what causes the build issue, so at least it can be documented. I am using XCode 3.1.3 on an Core 2 Duo based MacBook Pro, with MacOS X 10.5.8

The dsa_pub.pem issue is fixed now. Please update your git checkout and repeat the bootstrap-configure-mac process. An update is also available for the contrib (just make clean, bootstrap, make in there), but it's not required to compile VLC right now.

Please note that I was never able to reproduce the libcompat issue listed at the beginning of the thread.

I first got the latest code:
and then followed the steps in the wiki page. On calling make:

I have run into this issue as well. My configuration:
latest vlc source code from git
MacOSX 10.5.8
XCode 3.1.2

I took a look at config.log after the configure step and noticed that xgettext, msgfmt, etc. all failed with a dylib symbol lookup error between /usr/lib/libxslt.dylib and extras/contrib/lib/libxml2.dylib.

I found a libxml2.dylib in /usr/lib and assumed that configure was putting extras/contrib/lib in front of /usr/lib, and the version in extras/contrib was not compatible with libxslt in /usr/lib. I moved the extras/contrib/lib/libxml2 files to a backup directory and tried the configure again. This time xgettext failed with a conflict with libjpeg.dylib. I moved libjpeg to a backup and tried again. It then failed with libtiff, and eventually libpng as well. I imagine I can just continue doing this until all conflicts are resolved, but I have the feeling there is a better fix for this.

Anyone else come across this problem? How did you fix it?

Seems like the contrib package got corrupted on the last upgrade. I'll upload a fixed one soon. Please watch out for the commit and update your checkout afterwards.

Thanks. I will watch for the update and try again.

Does the corrupted contrib package apply to the binary or src or both versions? I have tried both building from src and just taking the binary contrib package and got the same results.

Updated binary packages are now available. Please make sure that you run "make clean" in extras/contrib before updating to the new version.

Ok, I did a re-get and also changed CONTRIBREV=18 in the extras/contrib/Makefile to ensure that the latest contributions were brought down. It now compiles. The player works but the Firefox plugin does nothing, it simply hangs. I believe there is another thread regarding this issue.

Thanks,

Pam

I'm still back at your 8/13 post with the exact same failed make.

I'm using 3.1.4 X-code and 10.5.8 OSX on a new Macbook. I dont' know WTF "git of an entirely new clone..." means, but

binkley:vlc-1.0.2 jennix$ git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc.git --depth 3
-bash: git: command not found

how about a little help in plain english? anybody? I'd like the last two hours of my effin' life back too. I'd like to know why the hell i have to go through all this bullshit because of some stupid effin legality too, but that's probably more pointless than making me do the whole T^&I&^%^&*(*%R$^&*u compile in the first %^&*(*&%^R&Y place!

git is not installed on your Mac (or your PATH variable is set incorrectly). There are both binary and source versions of git available for Mac OS X by their respective maintainers.

I had the same issue as the first post, but with the 1.0.2 source using Mac OS X 10.5.5 and XCode 3.1.4 on an Intel Core 2 based notebook.

Compiling from git looked promising, but eventually it errors out starting with

...
In file included from playlist.m:42:
../../../include/vlc_keys.h:89: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘KeyToString’
../../../include/vlc_keys.h:89: error: expected declaration specifiers or ‘...’ before ‘(’ token
...

Well, git is 1.1.0 and is under heavy development. Update your tree to latest version or revert a few commits.