DesktopManager-0.5.3: Undefined symbols: _CGSCreateCStringNoCopy

[oxon@…]

desktopmanager-0.5.3 does not compile on Leopard. A link error occurs while building the port. Same link error occurs if one build the original source (​http://desktopmanager.berlios.de/) with XCode 3.0.

• PowerBook G4
• OS X 10.5.1

$ sudo port install desktopmanager
--->  Fetching DesktopManager
--->  Attempting to fetch DesktopManager-0.5.3.src.tar.gz from http://download.berlios.de/desktopmanager/
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for DesktopManager
--->  Extracting DesktopManager
--->  Configuring DesktopManager
--->  Building DesktopManager
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command "cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager" && xcodebuild  -alltargets -configuration Deployment build OBJROOT=build/ SYMROOT=build/ " returned error 1
Command output:     cd /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager
    /Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -x objective-c -arch ppc -pipe -Wno-trigraphs -fpascal-strings -fasm-blocks -Os -fmessage-length=0 -mtune=G4 -gdwarf-2 -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/DesktopManager.hmap -Wmost -F/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment/include -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/DerivedSources -include /Library/Caches/com.apple.Xcode.0/SharedPrecompiledHeaders/AppKit-cbrnqfvgfvifwdandyypcdjsyzln/AppKit.h -c /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/HotKeys/HotKeyController.m -o /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/Objects-normal/ppc/HotKeyController.o

CompileC build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/Objects-normal/ppc/HotKey.o /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/HotKeys/HotKey.m normal ppc objective-c com.apple.compilers.gcc.4_0
    cd /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager
    /Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -x objective-c -arch ppc -pipe -Wno-trigraphs -fpascal-strings -fasm-blocks -Os -fmessage-length=0 -mtune=G4 -gdwarf-2 -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/DesktopManager.hmap -Wmost -F/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment/include -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/DerivedSources -include /Library/Caches/com.apple.Xcode.0/SharedPrecompiledHeaders/AppKit-cbrnqfvgfvifwdandyypcdjsyzln/AppKit.h -c /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/HotKeys/HotKey.m -o /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/Objects-normal/ppc/HotKey.o
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/HotKeys/HotKey.m: In function '-[HotKey stringRepresentation]':
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/HotKeys/HotKey.m:280: warning: 'KLGetCurrentKeyboardLayout' is deprecated (declared at /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Headers/Keyboards.h:436)
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/HotKeys/HotKey.m:281: warning: 'KLGetKeyboardLayoutProperty' is deprecated (declared at /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Headers/Keyboards.h:322)
 
 CompileC build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/Objects-normal/ppc/NotificationView.o /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/NotificationView.m normal ppc objective-c com.apple.compilers.gcc.4_0
    cd /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager
    /Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -x objective-c -arch ppc -pipe -Wno-trigraphs -fpascal-strings -fasm-blocks -Os -fmessage-length=0 -mtune=G4 -gdwarf-2 -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/DesktopManager.hmap -Wmost -F/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment/include -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/DerivedSources -include /Library/Caches/com.apple.Xcode.0/SharedPrecompiledHeaders/AppKit-cbrnqfvgfvifwdandyypcdjsyzln/AppKit.h -c /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/NotificationView.m -o /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/Objects-normal/ppc/NotificationView.o
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/NotificationView.m: In function '-[NotificationView drawRect:]':
 /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/NotificationView.m:123: warning: 'cString' is deprecated (declared at /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/NSString.h:345)

CompileC build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/Objects-normal/ppc/StickyWindowController.o /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/Core/StickyWindowController.m normal ppc objective-c com.apple.compilers.gcc.4_0
    cd /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager
    /Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -x objective-c -arch ppc -pipe -Wno-trigraphs -fpascal-strings -fasm-blocks -Os -fmessage-length=0 -mtune=G4 -gdwarf-2 -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/DesktopManager.hmap -Wmost -F/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment/include -I/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/DerivedSources -include /Library/Caches/com.apple.Xcode.0/SharedPrecompiledHeaders/AppKit-cbrnqfvgfvifwdandyypcdjsyzln/AppKit.h -c /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/Core/StickyWindowController.m -o /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/Objects-normal/ppc/StickyWindowController.o

Ld /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment/DesktopManager.framework/Versions/A/DesktopManager normal ppc
    cd /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager
    /Developer/usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -o /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment/DesktopManager.framework/Versions/A/DesktopManager -L/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment -F/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/Deployment -filelist /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_DesktopManager/work/DesktopManager/build/DesktopManager.build/Deployment/DesktopManager.build/Objects-normal/ppc/DesktopManager.LinkFileList -framework Foundation -framework Cocoa -framework Carbon -framework ApplicationServices -framework AppleScriptKit -framework AppKit -arch ppc -prebind -Wl,-single_module -compatibility_version 1 -current_version 1 -install_name @executable_path/../Frameworks/DesktopManager.framework/Versions/A/DesktopManager -dynamiclib -framework Foundation -framework AppKit
Undefined symbols:
  "_CGSCreateCStringNoCopy", referenced from:
      __ensure_kCGSWindowTitle in ForeignWindow.o
      -[ForeignWindow title] in ForeignWindow.o
ld: symbol(s) not found
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
** BUILD FAILED **

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Same link error occurs if one build the original source with XCode 3.0.

Please file a bug upstream if you have not already done so.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

It doesn't built on Mac OS X 10.4.11 either, though it's a different error.

DesktopManager 0.5.3 is from 2005. Perhaps it has bitrotted.

Since Mac OS X 10.5 includes Spaces, perhaps this software isn't so interesting anymore.