BUG: TeXShop fails to build: undefined compiler specification com.apple.compilers.gcc.4_0

[lars_brueckner@…]

Hi there,

as far as I understand TeXShop require Apples gcc4 to build, but I think that Apple's gcc4 is available for 10.4 only.

Vigor11:~ root# port info TeXShop TeXShop 2.03, Revision 1, aqua/TeXShop ​http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html

TeXShop is a TeX previewer for Mac OS X, written in Cocoa. Since pdf is a native file format on OS X, TeXShop uses pdftex and pdflatex rather than tex and latex to typeset, these programs in the standard teTeX distribution of TeX produce pdf output instead of dvi output.

Platforms: macosx Maintainers: waqar@… Vigor11:~ root# port install TeXShop ---> Building TeXShop with target -target TeXShop 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_aqua_TeXShop/work/texshopsource" && /usr/bin/xcodebuild -target TeXShop build FRAMEWORK_SEARCH_PATHS=/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/file._opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.opendarwin.org_dpupdate_dports_aqua_TeXShop/work/texshopsource" returned error 1 Command output: === BUILDING NATIVE TARGET TeXShop WITHOUT USING ANY BUILD STYLE === Dependency analysis: undefined compiler specification com.apple.compilers.gcc.4_0; specification may be missing or target may be misconfigured Dependency analysis: undefined compiler specification com.apple.compilers.gcc.4_0; specification may be missing or target may be misconfigured

.... (Above error repeats about 30 times ...)

BUILD FAILED

[blb@…]

Assign to maintainer.

[lars_brueckner@…]

The TeXShop homepage ​http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ says that Version 2.* is indeed only for Tiger, but that Version 1.* for 10.2 and 10.3 is still maintained.

Would it be possible to let Portfile choose the right version on the fly?

If not, I suggest to mention the requirement for tiger in the port description and/or make the Portfile fail on != 10.4 with a clear message before useless downloading.

Regards, Lars

[waqar@…]

One way to fix this would be to create a new port file called TeXShop1.

[markd@…]

(In reply to comment #3)

The TeXShop homepage ​http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ says that Version 2.* is indeed only for Tiger, but that Version 1.* for 10.2 and 10.3 is still maintained.

Would it be possible to let Portfile choose the right version on the fly?

If not, I suggest to mention the requirement for tiger in the port description and/or make the Portfile fail on != 10.4 with a clear message before useless downloading.

I think a separate port would be required. Someone would need to contribute a 1.x port. I took the liberty of adding ui_msg's for non-10.4 users to the current port. Is there still interest in that? If so I'll change the summary to an RFE and leave the bug open though it may never get done with 10.3 user base declining at this point. If there isn't interest, we can consider the ui_msg's the "fix" for this bug and close it.