Hi John: No need to apologize. We all learned something…. Maybe a note can be added to the README or the info documentation or something.
BTW I tend to use Homebrew to install 3rd party libs etc. <https://brew.sh/ <https://brew.sh/>> IME it’s been pretty reliable. As to learning the GNU build system. It’s the devil's nightmare IMO. Anything beyond ./configure, make, make install, is not worth the intellectual energy. (Unless you already are a veteran autotools user.) If all you want to do is build GNU APL on Mac just use Jürgen's production. Then spend the rest of your time learning APL. That will be more enjoyable and productive. OTOH if you want to produce your own SW that is cross platform use Xcode and CMake. my 02¢ respect… Peter > On Mar 19, 2021, at 11:20 AM, John Helm <jh...@usa.net> wrote: > > Thanks, Peter. I'm sorry to learn you reproduced the issue. I'll keep poking > on my end as time permits. I have not dug into how the GNU build system > really works, so my progress will probably not be fast. /John > > On 3/18/21 10:52 PM, Peter Teeson wrote: >> P.S. Gandalf:~ pteeson$ ls -al /usr/X11 >> lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8 9 Jul 2020 /usr/X11 -> /opt/X11 >> Gandalf:~ pteeson$ ls -al /opt/X11 >> total 0 >> drwxr-xr-x 9 root wheel 288 27 Sep 2016 . >> drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 96 26 Sep 2016 .. >> drwxr-xr-x 128 root wheel 4096 9 Jul 2020 bin >> drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 128 29 Oct 2016 etc >> drwxr-xr-x 19 root wheel 608 9 Jul 2020 include >> drwxr-xr-x 204 root wheel 6528 9 Jul 2020 lib >> drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 128 26 Oct 2016 libexec >> drwxr-xr-x 14 root wheel 448 27 Sep 2016 share >> drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 160 27 Sep 2016 var >> >>> On Mar 18, 2021, at 10:32 PM, Peter Teeson <peter.tee...@me.com >>> <mailto:peter.tee...@me.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi John: >>> >>> Same issue here…(svn 1410) on Mojave 10.14.6. >>> I have copied the list. >>> >>> ⎕PLOT '' >>> SYNTAX ERROR+ >>> ⎕PLOT ‘' >>> >>> I searched the bug-app archives and there was a bunch of emails last summer >>> about missing X11. >>> <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-apl/2020-08/msg00000.html >>> <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-apl/2020-08/msg00000.html>> <— >>> read this >>> >>> Never use ⎕PLOT myself. But I did find X11 in my build log: >>> >>> checking for XGetXCBConnection in -lX11-xcb... no >>> checking for XOpenDisplay in -lX11... no >>> >>> When I do locate X11 in Terminal I get this >>> /opt/X11 >>> /usr/X11 >>> >>> So maybe that’s the issue? >>> Need to fix $PATH for GNU APL build?? >>> >>> respect >>> >>> Peter >>>> On Mar 18, 2021, at 4:25 PM, John Helm <jh...@usa.net >>>> <mailto:jh...@usa.net>> wrote: >>>> Hello Peter - >>>> >>>> Please forgive me in advance for reaching out directly, but I fear I have >>>> a local problem and don't want to spam the list. >>>> >>>> I just tried your clone suggestion below and it fails for me... >>>> >>>> I built a VMware Fusion virtual machine with a clean install of Mojave >>>> 10.14.6 >>>> Installed the XCode command line tools >>>> Ran: git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/apl.git >>>> <https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/apl.git> >>>> cd trunk, followed by ./configure, make, sudo make install >>>> Installed the apl keyboard and tested with ⎕plot '', which returns a >>>> syntax error instead of the ⎕plot message. >>>> I have repeated this exercise with High Sierra and Catalina on physical >>>> machines with the same result. >>>> >>>> Also, I performed a MacPorts install on High Sierra and Catalina on >>>> physical machines; again, with the same result. >>>> >>>> I spend much of my time in OS X command shell (iTerm2, to be specific) and >>>> seldom have this much difficulty doing builds. Nonetheless, I'm okay with >>>> being guilty of user-error until proven innocent. In any case it seems >>>> clear that something big-and-basic is wrong. >>>> >>>> Would you be willing to send me the console log of one of your successful >>>> builds? This would let me do a diff against my build logs and possibly >>>> give me some clues as to what I'm doing wrong. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> On 3/7/21 9:59 PM, Peter Teeson wrote: >>>>> Hi Jürgen: >>>>> >>>>> As promised a brief update note. >>>>> >>>>> On a clean install of macOS Mojave 10.14.6 I confirm that using >>>>> git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/apl.git >>>>> <https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/apl.git> just works. >>>>> >>>>> And with the default settings the Terminal waltz builds clean. >>>>> And APL executes. >>>>> >>>>> My hardware is an Early 2009 Mac Pro and so far there has never been a >>>>> need >>>>> to patch the installer from 2009 Snow Leopard 10.6 thru to 2018 Mojave >>>>> 10.14. >>>>> >>>>> I did apply a patch to the firmware to make it a 5,1 from the original >>>>> 4,1. >>>>> Will look into whether it’s reasonable to install Catalina and Bug Sur. >>>>> >>>>> respect >>>>> >>>>> Peter >>> >>
