tuntaposx does not compile on Snow Leopard

[monty19@…]

sudo port install tuntaposx
--->  Computing dependencies for tuntaposx
--->  Building tuntaposx
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_net_tuntaposx/work/tuntap" && /usr/bin/make -j2 all " returned error 2
Command output: ../tuntap.cc:329: error: invalid conversion from 'errno_t (*)(__ifnet*, u_int32_t, void*)' to 'errno_t (*)(__ifnet*, long unsigned int, void*)'
../tuntap.cc: In member function 'virtual bool tuntap_interface::register_interface(const sockaddr_dl*, void*, u_int32_t)':
../tuntap.cc:329: error: invalid conversion from 'errno_t (*)(__ifnet*, u_int32_t, void*)' to 'errno_t (*)(__ifnet*, long unsigned int, void*)'
../tuntap.cc: In member function 'virtual errno_t tuntap_interface::if_ioctl(u_int32_t, void*)':
../tuntap.cc:889: error: jump to case label
../tuntap.cc:873: error:   crosses initialization of 'ifaddr* ifa'
../tuntap.cc:892: error: jump to case label
../tuntap.cc:873: error:   crosses initialization of 'ifaddr* ifa'
../tuntap.cc:913: error: jump to case label
../tuntap.cc:873: error:   crosses initialization of 'ifaddr* ifa'
../tuntap.cc:925: error: jump to case label
../tuntap.cc:873: error:   crosses initialization of 'ifaddr* ifa'
../tuntap.cc: In member function 'virtual errno_t tuntap_interface::if_ioctl(u_int32_t, void*)':
../tuntap.cc:889: error: jump to case label
../tuntap.cc:873: error:   crosses initialization of 'ifaddr* ifa'
../tuntap.cc:892: error: jump to case label
../tuntap.cc:873: error:   crosses initialization of 'ifaddr* ifa'
../tuntap.cc:913: error: jump to case label
../tuntap.cc:873: error:   crosses initialization of 'ifaddr* ifa'
../tuntap.cc:925: error: jump to case label
../tuntap.cc:873: error:   crosses initialization of 'ifaddr* ifa'
make[1]: *** [../tuntap.o] Error 1
make: *** [tun.kext] Error 2
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
/usr/bin/g++-4.2 -static -nostdinc -Wall -msoft-float -mlong-branch -force_cpusubtype_ALL -fno-builtin -O2 -DKERNEL -D__APPLE__ -DKERNEL_PRIVATE -DTUNTAP_VERSION=\"20080804\" -DTAP_KEXT_VERSION=\"20080804\" -nostdinc++ -fapple-kext -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -I.. -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Headers -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Headers/bsd -c tap.cc -o tap.o
make[1]: *** [../tuntap.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
tap.cc: In member function 'virtual bool tap_interface::initialize(short unsigned int, short unsigned int)':
tap.cc:61: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
make: *** [tap.kext] Error 2

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

[febeling@…]

This is an unsolved compatibility problem of the package. Here is the corresponding upstream bug report:

​http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2816874&group_id=235725&atid=1097639

[monty19@…]

Thank you. Manually applying the changes in the patch posted on that page (from comment Date: 2009-08-31 23:28) caused it to compile successfully and after a basic test it appears to work.

(Looks like he patched 20080607 versus 20080804 so there were some minor differences in the files)

[kurtjaeke@…]

Cc Me!

[jdswinbank (John Swinbank)]

This should be fixed by the new 20090905 release:

​http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2816874&group_id=235725&atid=1097639

[jdswinbank (John Swinbank)]

Cc Me!

[andrewberry@…]

Here is an updated port file along with fixed Makefile patches. Seems to work reasonably - though I've only tested the tap driver.

[andrewberry@…]

Cc Me!

[jdswinbank (John Swinbank)]

64 bit kernel extensions need to be of type "Mach-O 64-bit kext bundle x86_64". The attached patches should take care of it, I think.

[mnick@…]

Cc Me!

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

r58577