Re: [eclipse-clp-users] Errors when trying to build 7.0#37 from sources on macOS 10.13.3 (High Sierra)

From: Joachim Schimpf <jschimpf_at_...311...>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2018 01:38:18 +0000
On 03/02/18 23:48, Paulo Moura wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> On 3 Feb 2018, at 19:42, Joachim Schimpf <jschimpf_at_...311...> wrote:
>>
>> On 03/02/18 15:26, Paulo Moura wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm trying to build 7.0#37 from sources on macOS 10.13.3 (High Sierra):
>> ...
>>> unimplemented functionality in integer_list(9007474139725823, 31, _404977)
>>
>> This is caused by building without bignum support (GMP or MPIR library):
>> the compiler can then not process clauses with too many environment variables.
>>
>>
>> The current configure script will look for gmp/mpir in
>>
>> $ECLIPSETHIRDPARTY/{gmp4.2,gmp4.1,mpir1.3.1}/$ECLIPSEARCH/{lib,include}
> 
> Why such a odd location for third-party software? macOS users usually use either MacPorts or Homebrew for installing third-party software like GMP. MacPorts install on /opt/local. Homebrew install on /usr/local. I use MacPorts and tried several variants:
> 
> export ECLIPSETHIRDPARTY=/opt/local
> export ECLIPSETHIRDPARTY=/opt/local/lib
> export ECLIPSETHIRDPARTY=/opt/local/include
> 
> each after a make -f Makefile.$ECLIPSEARCH clean but got the same errors.

ECLIPSETHIRDPARTY is a directory structure you set up yourself.
It has a fixed structure, independent of operating system whims:
useful for cross-compilation (where we can't configure) and for
cases where configure doesn't do the right thing.


>  I'm also at:
> 
> $ port info gmp
> gmp _at_6.1.2_1 (devel, math)
> 
> Are the old 4.1/4.2 versions required?

No -- as long as gmp sticks to its APIs.


> 
>> or, failing this, try to use a system-wide installed one by linking with -lgmp
> 
> How exactly?

Well, you tell me!  How _do_ you link something with gmp on macOS?

Apparently our configure check
	AC_CHECK_LIB(gmp, __gmpz_import)
fails...


-- Joachim
Received on Sun Feb 04 2018 - 01:38:28 CET

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