[Help] Compiling Ascent on OSX (mac)

[tripleblade3]

Ok, so I'm trying to compile ascent on my mac. I have fink, mysql15-dev, autoconf, and automake. Ive been refering to this mmowned thread to compile it: http://www.mmowned.com/forums/emulat...lp-needed.htmlAnd I've gotten pretty far but when I try to compile it it gives me an error and I'm not sure what to do. Heres what it says in terminal when I try to compile it: (the error is at the bottom)

*****-********s-computer:~ *****$ /Users/*****/Ascent-Source/configure ; exit;
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /Users/*****/Ascent-Source/install-sh -c -d
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables... 
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking build system type... i386-apple-darwin9.1.0
checking host system type... i386-apple-darwin9.1.0
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /usr/bin/sed
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking for /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -p
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking how to recognise dependent libraries... pass_all
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking dlfcn.h usability... yes
checking dlfcn.h presence... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for g77... no
checking for xlf... no
checking for f77... no
checking for frt... no
checking for pgf77... no
checking for cf77... no
checking for fort77... no
checking for fl32... no
checking for af77... no
checking for xlf90... no
checking for f90... no
checking for pgf90... no
checking for pghpf... no
checking for epcf90... no
checking for gfortran... no
checking for g95... no
checking for xlf95... no
checking for f95... no
checking for fort... no
checking for ifort... no
checking for ifc... no
checking for efc... no
checking for pgf95... no
checking for lf95... no
checking for ftn... no
checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... no
checking whether  accepts -g... no
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 196608
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -p output from gcc object... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
ok
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for ar... ar
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for strip... strip
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fno-common
checking if gcc PIC flag -fno-common works... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
no
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin9.1.0 dyld
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
configure: creating libtool
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fno-common
checking if g++ PIC flag -fno-common works... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
no
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin9.1.0 dyld
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
checking uname -s for detecting host operating system... Darwin
checking uname -m for detecting host operating system architecture... x86 oh noes i ran out of address space
checking whether byte ordering is bigendian... no
checking for svn... yes
checking for the pthreads library -lpthreads... no
checking whether pthreads work without any flags... yes
checking for joinable pthread attribute... PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE
checking if more special flags are required for pthreads... -D_THREAD_SAFE
checking for compress in -lz... yes
checking for ftime  in -lcompat... no
checking for SHA1_Init in -lcrypto... yes
checking detecting network socket engine... kqueue
checking for kevent... yes
checking sys/event.h usability... yes
checking sys/event.h presence... yes
checking for sys/event.h... yes
checking for mysql_config... /sw/bin/mysql_config
checking for MySQL libraries... yes
checking if MySQL version is >= 5.0... yes
checking lib pcre... (testing)
checking for pcre_study in -lpcre... no
checking for pcre_compile in -lpcre... no
checking lib pcre... no, (WARNING)
configure: error: Couldn't find pcre library. Make sure your pcre path is correct.
logout

[Process completed]

Any body know what Is wrong?

Thanks in advance for the help and +Rep to everybody that helps me

[y2kss66]

Try this guide:
Compiling - Ascent Wiki

[tripleblade3]

Lol, /facepalm I can't believe I never thought to look on the ascent wiki. I didnt know they even had any guides for macs.

Thanks, and Ill let you know if it goes through now +Rep

[y2kss66]

Sounds good!

[tripleblade3]

Ok, I'm having a few more problems, Heres the terminal window from when i tried to do the ./configure command:

*****s-computer:Ascent *****$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/Ascent
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
/bin/sh: /Users/Vance/Ascent/missing: No such file or directory
configure: WARNING: `missing' script is too old or missing
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... ./install-sh -c -d
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables... 
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... none
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... none
configure: error: cannot run /bin/sh ./config.sub
vance-callinans-computer:Ascent Vance$ cd
vance-callinans-computer:~ Vance$ clear

vance-callinans-computer:~ Vance$ cd Ascent
vance-callinans-computer:Ascent Vance$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
vance-callinans-computer:Ascent Vance$ make -j 3
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.
vance-callinans-computer:Ascent Vance$ ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... ./install-sh -c -d
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... no
checking for awk... awk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables... 
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for g++... g++
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... yes
checking whether g++ accepts -g... yes
checking dependency style of g++... gcc3
checking build system type... i386-apple-darwin9.1.0
checking host system type... i386-apple-darwin9.1.0
checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /usr/bin/sed
checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking for /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld option to reload object files... -r
checking for BSD-compatible nm... /usr/bin/nm -p
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking how to recognise dependent libraries... pass_all
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for ANSI C header files... yes
checking for sys/types.h... yes
checking for sys/stat.h... yes
checking for stdlib.h... yes
checking for string.h... yes
checking for memory.h... yes
checking for strings.h... yes
checking for inttypes.h... yes
checking for stdint.h... yes
checking for unistd.h... yes
checking dlfcn.h usability... yes
checking dlfcn.h presence... yes
checking for dlfcn.h... yes
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... g++ -E
checking for g77... no
checking for xlf... no
checking for f77... no
checking for frt... no
checking for pgf77... no
checking for cf77... no
checking for fort77... no
checking for fl32... no
checking for af77... no
checking for xlf90... no
checking for f90... no
checking for pgf90... no
checking for pghpf... no
checking for epcf90... no
checking for gfortran... no
checking for g95... no
checking for xlf95... no
checking for f95... no
checking for fort... no
checking for ifort... no
checking for ifc... no
checking for efc... no
checking for pgf95... no
checking for lf95... no
checking for ftn... no
checking whether we are using the GNU Fortran 77 compiler... no
checking whether  accepts -g... no
checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 196608
checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -p output from gcc object... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
ok
checking for objdir... .libs
checking for ar... ar
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for strip... strip
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
no
checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fno-common
checking if gcc PIC flag -fno-common works... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
yes
checking if gcc static flag -static works... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
no
checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
yes
checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin9.1.0 dyld
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
checking whether to build static libraries... yes
configure: creating libtool
appending configuration tag "CXX" to libtool
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
checking for ld used by g++... /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) is GNU ld... no
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking for g++ option to produce PIC... -fno-common
checking if g++ PIC flag -fno-common works... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
yes
checking if g++ static flag -static works... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
no
checking if g++ supports -c -o file.o... rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
yes
checking whether the g++ linker (/usr/libexec/gcc/i686-apple-darwin9/4.0.1/ld) supports shared libraries... yes
checking dynamic linker characteristics... darwin9.1.0 dyld
checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
appending configuration tag "F77" to libtool
checking uname -s for detecting host operating system... Darwin
checking uname -m for detecting host operating system architecture... x86 oh noes i ran out of address space
checking whether byte ordering is bigendian... no
checking for svn... yes
checking for the pthreads library -lpthreads... no
checking whether pthreads work without any flags... yes
checking for joinable pthread attribute... PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE
checking if more special flags are required for pthreads... -D_THREAD_SAFE
checking for compress in -lz... yes
checking for ftime  in -lcompat... no
checking for SHA1_Init in -lcrypto... yes
checking detecting network socket engine... kqueue
checking for kevent... yes
checking sys/event.h usability... yes
checking sys/event.h presence... yes
checking for sys/event.h... yes
checking for mysql_config... /sw/bin/mysql_config
checking for MySQL libraries... yes
checking if MySQL version is >= 5.0... yes
checking lib pcre... (testing)
checking for pcre_study in -lpcre... yes
checking lib pcre... -lpcre
: command not foundion.sh: line 2: 
: command not foundion.sh: line 5: 
svn: '.' is not a working copy
: command not foundion.sh: line 17: 
mv: rename svn_revision.h to src/ascent-sharedr: No such file or directory
: command not foundion.sh: line 19: 
configure: creating ./config.status
.infig.status: error: cannot find input file:

and then if i try the "make" command it just says:

make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

But theres a Makefile.am and a Makefile.in in that folder????

Any help is Greatly appreciated.

[y2kss66]

Do the makefiles link to the correct files that you are trying to compile?

[kevinno]

Maybe its impossible?

Because Macs are terrible ^.^

[grayfm]

ya i'm having an issue with compiling on a mac as well if anybody has a guide or something please link or pm me ... ty... (btw macs rule) o and the ascent site is down so i can't look on there.

[Hasbro]

You should get Parallels or Bootcamp and just run Windows or another os ontop of OSX.

[arvindn]

try opening configure.ac in vi and see if line endings have a [CTRL]M at the end. If they do, global find/replace and then try running configure.

To replace:
:s/[CTRL]v[CTRL]m//g