Re: [Gcl-devel] mac os x port questions

[Lars Rosengreen]

Hi Aurelien, sorry for bothering you.

> However, I'm willing to help you get a running GCL for Mac OS X. Four 
> questions :

Thanks!

> - What OS version are you using (i.e. Jaguar or Panther) ?

10.3.2

> - Would it be ok for you to work with gcl 2.7.x ?

Yes, for my own work.   But I also want to write an ".info" file for 
installing GCL through fink and for that, it would probably be best if 
the upcoming 2.6.2 release worked.  I think getting GCL into fink would 
be a good way to make it more accessible and visible to potential mac 
users.  What are your thoughts?

> - How experimented a Unix hacker are you ?-

I am a reasonably experienced unix user, but I am not an experienced 
unix hacker.

> - Are you going to use the unexec'ing feature a lot ?

no

> Thanks,
> Aurelien

To get the ball rolling:

Camm suggested that I change the following in h/powerpc-macosx.h:

#define GET_FULL_PATH_SELF (a_) \

to

#define GET_FULL_PATH_SELF(a_) \

note removed space between SELF and (a_)

if I do that, make gives me this:

gcc  -c -Wall -DVOL=volatile -fsigned-char -fwritable-strings -pipe -O3 
-fomit-frame-pointer  -I/Users/lars/gcl-2.6.1/o -I../h -I../gcl-tk 
main.c
main.c: In function `main':
main.c:164: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
main.c:164: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
main.c:164: error: for each function it appears in.)
main.c:164: warning: unused variable `q'
main.c:164: error: storage size of `q' isn't known
main.c: In function `initlisp':
main.c:515: warning: implicit declaration of function 
`gcl_init_socket_function'
make[1]: *** [main.o] Error 1
make: *** [unixport/saved_pre_gcl] Error 2
kinkajou:~/gcl-2.6.1 lars$

One other thing I noticed is that in h/powerpc-macosx.defs is the line

# Set this for the linker to operate correctly.
MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.2

Should this be changed to 10.3?

All the best,
Lars