MacOS X building instructions

[gpetty]

Let me add that I just discovered that I have

/usr/local/lib/libwx_macud-2.5.3.dylib

but not the version 2.6.0 that is being sought in the make.

I did find:

/Users/gpetty/wx/v263/build-unicode-debug/lib/libwx_macud-2.6.0.dylib

I assume the build should be looking for that one; I don't know why it isn't.

[BPFowler]

Let me add that I just discovered that I have /usr/local/lib/libwx_macud-2.5.3.dylib but not the version 2.6.0 that is being sought in the make.

This was provided by Apple, FWIW I would suggest removing it (and all other traces of wxWidgets 2.5.x), but it was a pleasant surprise to find this library, and it would be very helpful to this project if future versions of MacOS has wxWidgets 2.6, 2.8 and so on.

... /Users/gpetty/wx/v263/build-unicode-debug/lib/libwx_macud-2.6.0.dylib
I assume the build should be looking for that one; I don't know why it isn't.

You want the --with-wx-config flag in your arguments to the configure script. See wxOil compiling issues for an example, and the Wx-Config page for more information about wx-config


Ben

[gpetty]

This was provided by Apple, FWIW I would suggest removing it (and all other traces of wxWidgets 2.5.x), but it was a pleasant surprise to find this library, and it would be very helpful to this project if future versions of MacOS has wxWidgets 2.6, 2.8 and so on.



You want the --with-wx-config flag in your arguments to the configure script. See wxOil compiling issues for an example, and the Wx-Config page for more information about wx-config


Ben

Here's the exact line I used, taking from my shell command history:

./configure --enable-debug --with-wx-config=/Users/gpetty/wx/v263/build-unicode-debug/wx-config

This in turn was taken verbatim from the "Xara LX Build for Mac" page, only substituting the slightly modified path to my wx-config

[gpetty]

This was provided by Apple, FWIW I would suggest removing it (and all other traces of wxWidgets 2.5.x), but it was a pleasant surprise to find this library, and it would be very helpful to this project if future versions of MacOS has wxWidgets 2.6, 2.8 and so on.

After 20 years of muddling through builds of diverse software packages under various flavors of Unix, I'm amazed that modern build scripts still don't automatically check for, and offer advice about, conflicting versions of and/or paths to previously installed packages. Especially since scripts like configure seem to check for literally everything else.

I think the inevitable pain, suffering, and frustrated cursing that accompanies the build of almost any moderately complicated package is one important reason why Unix and its variants still haven't caught on with most non-expert users (I'm probably a major exception). The worst part is never knowing whether success will come in 5 minutes or 5 days. Or never. At some point, you make a guess as to the odds that the additional time invested will ultimately pay for itself, and you either push on or else go do something you KNOW will have a successful outcome, like mowing your lawn.

Grant