I just added the ppmtomd portfile. Wait 12 hours, then "sudo port
selfupdate", then "sudo port install ppmtomd".
If you're interested to see what I had to do to get it to work, you
can "port cat ppmtomd" and "cat `port dir ppmtomd`/files/patch-
Makefile.diff".
On Jan 14, 2008, at 18:12, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
I see now that ppmtomd is more difficult to compile than most
software. As such, as soon as someone figures out how to do it, a
portfile should be created so nobody else has to figure it out again.
I'm working on a portfile. I'll see how far I can get.
On Jan 14, 2008, at 17:35, Matt wrote:
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the help.
I did find the following in the makefile for ppmtomd:
# if your ppm libraries are not in a standard place, uncomment
# and change this. You may also need thing like -R, but if you're
# on that sort of system you probably know it!
# LDLIBS = -L/usr/local/lib
I uncommented and changed the line to:
LDLIBS = -L/opt/local/lib
I also added your:
export CFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include"
export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib"
to my ~/.profile
Unfortunately, it still can't find those two header files on
compiling.
Do I need to add something more to the makefile that points to -I/
opt/local/include?
Thanks!
-Matt
On Jan 14, 2008, at 5:26 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
On Jan 14, 2008, at 14:54, Matt wrote:
I am trying to compile an intel mac compatible version of an
open source
printer driver so I can use my old but beloved Alps printer on
my new intel
imac. The source for the driver is here:
http://openprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?
driver=ppmtomd&fromprinter=Alps-MD-1000
I downloaded the source for the driver and tried to perform a
make on it in
the terminal. The string of errors showed me that it was
missing the pgm.h
and ppm.h header files. Searching for these files online I
found that they
belong to the netpbm library. It seemed like the easiest way to
install
netpbm and any dependant libraries was through macports.
I succesfully downloaded, installed, and updated macports, then
told it to
install netpbm. I got no errors and everything looked good.
Unfortunately,
the source for the ppmtomd driver still can't find those header
files
(though I can through spotlight).
You probably haven't told the ppmtomd build system that you've
installed netpbm in /opt/local and it probably won't think to
look there on its own.
When I check to see what ports I have installed I get the
following output:
iMatt:~ mwoods$ port installed
The following ports are currently installed:
jasper @1.701.0_0 (active)
jpeg @6b_2 (active)
libpng @1.2.24_0 (active)
netpbm @10.26.48_0 (active)
tiff @3.8.2_1+macosx (active)
zlib @1.2.3_1 (active)
iMatt:~ mwoods$
if they were installed properly though, I would think I could
use the
"which" command on them.
If they all provided a binary by the same name as the port, then
yes. But not all ports provide binaries of the same name. Not all
ports even provide binaries. (Some just provide libraries.)
Unfortunately, the only port that responds to
"which" is jasper which I assume is a dependent library that was
installed
with netpbm.
iMatt:~ mwoods$ which netpbm
iMatt:~ mwoods$ which jasper
/opt/local/bin/jasper
Yes. As you can see with "port deps netpbm", netpbm declares a
library dependency on jasper.
I suspect either netpbm is not installed properly, or I have to
do something
to the makefile of the printer driver to get it to find those
libraries, but
I haven't been able to figure it out.
netpbm is likely installed just fine. "port contents netpbm" will
show you everything it installed. It looks like it installs many
binaries but none called "netpbm". It does install a libnetpbm,
but "which" does not search for libraries, only binaries.
Bottom line: when you configure and compile ppmtomd, you just
need to tell it where netpbm is. This could help:
export CFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include"
export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib"
And then follow the instructions for how to compile ppmtomd.
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