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dr_...@me.com
Sep 23, 2012, 5:09:35 PM9/23/12
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Hi guys,
A while back I mentioned that I had been working on a new IDE for GNUstep. I am now testing out the different environments that GNUsteps runs to learn more about what I will need to do to make it work best on clean systems. Anyways, I am far from terminal loving expert and was just wondering if I could get some help installing a fresh GNUstep environment on FreeBSD. I simply want the simplest configuration with wmaker, cairo, Objectve-C 2.0, gnu-base, gnu-gui, et cetera. I have been trying for days to simply compile GNUstep on FreeBSD 9.0 fresh instillation using the various instructions on the internet and keep getting all sorts of errors. I would like to simply use the ports available on FreeBSD to do the job, but have found instructions which include changing configuration files, to changing etc/make.conf. Where the instructions on the GNUStep website is as easy as
cd /usr/ports/devel/gnustep
make install clean
Where I get a 'needs compiler' error. But Clang and GCC are installed.
I do not prefer to use an SVN, I was having more problems with that then I wanted.
Then there are these <http://www.freebsdonline.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=932> instructions.
I have tried getting Étoilé to install as well using their instructions, but since I can't even get past the GNUstep part, it seems to fail for me.
I am learning fast, and eventually I want to release the IDE I am developing for both OS X and GNUstep/FreeBSD (clean environment). Any help appreciated.
Also, It seems that Ubuntu is the easiest to get it running on, but I think I'd prefer something with out another setup already installed.
- Austin
Riccardo Mottola
Sep 25, 2012, 3:43:09 AM9/25/12
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Hi,
freebsd maintainers read this list, but you should rebort the bugs
directly to freebsd.
FreeBSD's 9 default compilers are crippled; gcc got obj-c supprot
removed sinve freebsd8 and thus cannot compile GS, while the default
clang doesn't work either. But you can install gcc or clang from ports
and then instruct make to use it.
I am running gnustep on freebsd compiled from sources without troubles.
each time you configure, do:
./configure CC=/usr/local/bin/clang
(or the equivalent to your gcc installed from ports, to override the
default gcc and clang compilers).
For packages that do not need configure, you don't need this, they will
just work fine with "make".
you can get easily the nightly tarballs that get generated each day as
well as release tarballs, if the releases aren't current enough for you.
machine, one step to gnustep.
Installing GS is really simple on most platforms: configure && make
install. On FreeBSD 9 you have the
Riccardo
> Hi guys,
>
> A while back I mentioned that I had been working on a new IDE for
> GNUstep. I am now testing out the different environments that GNUsteps
> runs to learn more about what I will need to do to make it work best
> on clean systems. Anyways, I am far from terminal loving expert and
> was just wondering if I could get some help installing a fresh GNUstep
> environment on FreeBSD. I simply want the simplest configuration with
> wmaker, cairo, Objectve-C 2.0, gnu-base, gnu-gui, /et cetera/. I have
>
> A while back I mentioned that I had been working on a new IDE for
> GNUstep. I am now testing out the different environments that GNUsteps
> runs to learn more about what I will need to do to make it work best
> on clean systems. Anyways, I am far from terminal loving expert and
> was just wondering if I could get some help installing a fresh GNUstep
> environment on FreeBSD. I simply want the simplest configuration with
> been trying for days to simply compile GNUstep on FreeBSD 9.0 fresh
> instillation using the various instructions on the internet and keep
> getting all sorts of errors. I would like to simply use the ports
> available on FreeBSD to do the job, but have found instructions which
> include changing configuration files, to changing etc/make.conf. Where
> the instructions on the GNUStep website is as easy as
>
> instillation using the various instructions on the internet and keep
> getting all sorts of errors. I would like to simply use the ports
> available on FreeBSD to do the job, but have found instructions which
> include changing configuration files, to changing etc/make.conf. Where
> the instructions on the GNUStep website is as easy as
>
> Where I get a 'needs compiler' error. But Clang and GCC are installed.
Ports should install clenaly, or there is a bug in ports. I think the
freebsd maintainers read this list, but you should rebort the bugs
directly to freebsd.
FreeBSD's 9 default compilers are crippled; gcc got obj-c supprot
removed sinve freebsd8 and thus cannot compile GS, while the default
clang doesn't work either. But you can install gcc or clang from ports
and then instruct make to use it.
I am running gnustep on freebsd compiled from sources without troubles.
each time you configure, do:
./configure CC=/usr/local/bin/clang
(or the equivalent to your gcc installed from ports, to override the
default gcc and clang compilers).
For packages that do not need configure, you don't need this, they will
just work fine with "make".
>
> I do not prefer to use an SVN, I was having more problems with that
> then I wanted.
Agreed, it is a bad advice that is often given by developers. However
> I do not prefer to use an SVN, I was having more problems with that
> then I wanted.
you can get easily the nightly tarballs that get generated each day as
well as release tarballs, if the releases aren't current enough for you.
>
> I am learning fast, and eventually I want to release the IDE I am
> developing for both OS X and GNUstep/FreeBSD (clean environment). Any
> help appreciated.
>
> Also, It seems that Ubuntu is the easiest to get it running on, but I
> think I'd prefer something with out another setup already installed.
>
For the quickest way, there is a read-made ISO image for virtual
> I am learning fast, and eventually I want to release the IDE I am
> developing for both OS X and GNUstep/FreeBSD (clean environment). Any
> help appreciated.
>
> Also, It seems that Ubuntu is the easiest to get it running on, but I
> think I'd prefer something with out another setup already installed.
>
machine, one step to gnustep.
Installing GS is really simple on most platforms: configure && make
install. On FreeBSD 9 you have the
Riccardo
David Chisnall
Sep 25, 2012, 4:33:10 AM9/25/12
to Riccardo Mottola, discuss...@gnu.org, dr_...@me.com
On 25 Sep 2012, at 08:43, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> FreeBSD's 9 default compilers are crippled; gcc got obj-c supprot removed sinve freebsd8 and thus cannot compile GS, while the default clang doesn't work either. But you can install gcc or clang from ports and then instruct make to use it.
Do you know what the error is? As far as I am aware, the clang in FreeBSD 9.0 is perfectly adequate for GNUstep, although it lacks some of the newer features (ARC support, objc_msgSend() support).
> FreeBSD's 9 default compilers are crippled; gcc got obj-c supprot removed sinve freebsd8 and thus cannot compile GS, while the default clang doesn't work either. But you can install gcc or clang from ports and then instruct make to use it.
The GNUstep ports in FreeBSD are currently unmaintained. I am hoping to find some time soon to update them.
David
With his FreeBSD toolchain maintainer hat on
-- Sent from my Apple II
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