BUG: python24 mactoolboxglue error because of missing QuickTime

[speisert@…]

I am having a problem seemingly similar to that described in bug #3055 preventing the compilation of python 24.

[:~] % uname -a
Darwin 8.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 8.2.0: Fri Jun 24 17:46:54 PDT 2005; 
root:xnu-792.2.4.obj~3/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh powerpc

[~]% sudo port install python24
--->  Fetching python24
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for python24
--->  Extracting python24
--->  Applying patches to python24
--->  Configuring python24
--->  Building python24 with target all libpython.2.4.1.dylib
Error: Target com.apple.build returned: shell command "cd "/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/
file._opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.opendarwin.org_dpupdate_dports_lang_python24/
work/Python-2.4.1" && make all libpython.2.4.1.dylib" returned error 2
Command output: Python/mactoolboxglue.c:440: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a 
cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:440: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c: In function 'CFTypeRefObj_Convert':
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:443: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:443: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c: In function 'CFStringRefObj_Convert':
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:446: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:446: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c: In function 'CFMutableStringRefObj_Convert':
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:448: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:448: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c: In function 'CFArrayRefObj_Convert':
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:451: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:451: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c: In function 'CFMutableArrayRefObj_Convert':
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:453: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:453: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c: In function 'CFDictionaryRefObj_Convert':
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:456: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:456: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c: In function 'CFMutableDictionaryRefObj_Convert':
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:458: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:458: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c: In function 'CFURLRefObj_Convert':
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:461: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:461: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c: In function 'OptionalCFURLRefObj_Convert':
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:462: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
Python/mactoolboxglue.c:462: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
make: *** [Python/mactoolboxglue.o] Error 1

[mww@…]

would you please provide a whole build log? (`port clean python24; port build python24 -vd > log 2>&1')

[speisert@…]

build log

[mww@…]

do you have /System/Library/Frameworks//QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/Headers/QuickTime.h ? It seems as if Quicktime is missing on your system or - more likely - the Quicktime.h header file isn't found.

[speisert@…]

I have QuickTime, but not the QuickTime.h file:

[~] % ls /System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/ total 6824 drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 136 Sep 7 15:22 . drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 136 Sep 7 11:57 .. -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3489924 Sep 7 15:21 QuickTime drwxr-xr-x 20 root wheel 680 Sep 7 11:57 Resources

This makes sense -- I'm pretty sure that I realized that I wasn't going to be doing any QT development, and didn't install them along with the other Xcode 2.1 stuff as a space-saving measure. Although I can certainly go back and do so, are QuickTime headers are really required for Python?

[speisert@…]

After a couple of more rounds of compiles, I discovered that python24 requires not only QuickTime, but also CoreAudio and OpenGL, but after installing them, it seems to have worked. Thanks for the pointers!

Since the need for these packages is kind of non-intuitive, I might suggest either making them optional add-ons (if possible), or maybe just a clearer error message might suffice, as I definitely wouldn't have thought of QuickTime (though I should definitely have used the -dv flags!).

[mww@…]

This problem has made it to the FAQ meanwhile: port(1) requires an XCode installation; this problem occurs if the Quicktime-SDK is deselected when installing XCode.

If you have a standard or even full XCode installation and this problem persists, please re-open this bug!

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