Attempted install of an Obj-C Foundation library

[Michael Hopkins]

Hi all

I am trying to get a working Objective-C Foundation library on FreeBSD amd64
(5.3-RELEASE-p10 with ports cvsup'd today) so that I can port some
Objective-C code from Mac OS X - and not having any success.

I first tried a default install of the gnustep-base port but got this:
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Athlon# pwd
/usr/ports/lang/gnustep-base
Athlon# make
===>   gnustep-base-1.10.3 depends on file: /usr/local/lib/libcallback.a -
found
===>   gnustep-base-1.10.3 depends on file:
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/x86_64-portbld-freebsd5.3/3.3.6/libobjc.so - not
found
===>    Verifying install for
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/x86_64-portbld-freebsd5.3/3.3.6/libobjc.so in
/usr/ports/lang/gcc-objc
===>  gcc-objc-3.3.6_20050330 is marked as broken: Bus errors in stage2;
system compiler may be broken..
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/lang/gcc-objc.
*** Error code 1

Stop in /usr/ports/lang/gnustep-base.
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Someone then suggested I should use 'make -DGNUSTEP_WITH_GCC34' and try
again, so I did and got a lot further.  After lots of successful building of
GCC 3.4.4 it died.  Another attempt (which skips the unsuccessful stuff)
gives this:
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===>  Building for gnustep-base-1.10.3
Making all in Source...
gmake[1]: Entering directory
`/usr/ports/lang/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.10.3/Source'
Making all in subprojects of library libgnustep-base...
gmake[2]: Entering directory
`/usr/ports/lang/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.10.3/Source/Additions'
Making all for subproject Additions...
gmake[3]: Nothing to be done for `internal-subproject-all'.
gmake[2]: Leaving directory
`/usr/ports/lang/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.10.3/Source/Additions'
Making all for library libgnustep-base...
 Linking library libgnustep-base ...
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/local/lib/libcallback.a(misc.o): relocation R_X86_64_32
can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/local/lib/libcallback.a: could not read symbols: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
gmake[1]: Leaving directory
`/usr/ports/lang/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.10.3/Source'
Making all in SSL...
gmake[1]: Entering directory
`/usr/ports/lang/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.10.3/SSL'
Making all for bundle SSL...
 Linking bundle SSL ...
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgnustep-base
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
gmake[2]: *** [SSL.bundle/./SSL] Error 1
gmake[1]: *** [SSL.all.bundle.variables] Error 2
gmake[1]: Leaving directory
`/usr/ports/lang/gnustep-base/work/gnustep-base-1.10.3/SSL'
gmake: *** [internal-all] Error 2
*** Error code 2

Stop in /usr/ports/lang/gnustep-base.
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I have also tried the other option i.e. libfoundation, from here:

 http://download.opengroupware.org/sources/trunk/libfoundation-trunk-latest.
tar.gz

I am told that this is a pretty complete port of the Foundation library, but
the install instructions are rather vague.  An attempted build after
./configure gives this:
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root at Athlon /home/mwh/Coding/Obj-C/libfoundation/libfoundation # gmake
GNUmakefile:29: /common.make: No such file or directory
GNUmakefile:34: /aggregate.make: No such file or directory
gmake: *** No rule to make target `/aggregate.make'.  Stop.
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Has anyone had any luck getting either gnustep-base or libfoundation to
build on FreeBSD amd64?  I will also want to get it working with the Linux
compatibility environment compiler and mingw32 (both of which are working
fine for compiling C code) - any thoughts on how feasible this would be?

TIA

Michael


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