Opened 3 years ago
Closed 2 years ago
#64167 closed defect (fixed)
R-app does not build for PowerPC 10.5.8
| Reported by: | barracuda156 | Owned by: | i0ntempest |
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| Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | ports | Version: | 2.7.1 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | kjellpk (Kjell Konis) | |
| Port: | R-app |
Description (last modified by barracuda156)
It doesn't even try to:
36-9:~ arjuna$ sudo port -v install R-app Error: R-app cannot be installed for the configured build_arch 'ppc' because it only supports the arch(s) 'x86_64 arm64'. Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets if you believe there is a bug. Error: Processing of port R-app failed
Change History (6)
comment:1 Changed 3 years ago by barracuda156
| Description: | modified (diff) |
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comment:2 follow-up: 3 Changed 3 years ago by reneeotten (Renee Otten)
| Cc: | kjellpk added |
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| Keywords: | r removed |
| Owner: | set to i0ntempest |
| Status: | new → assigned |
comment:3 Changed 3 years ago by barracuda156
Replying to reneeotten:
as the message states presumable the port will only build on 'x86_64 arm64'; the
supported_archsetting was added based on 38917. If you know how to fix this, please feel free to submit a PR - otherwise I don't think there is much we can do about it.
I can assure you that R 4.1.2 builds on PowerPC in 32 bit, and also R GUI (R.app) builds from Xcode project up to version 1.67 with appropriate changes to Project settings in 32 bits. Starting from R GUI v. 1.70 there are some changes to xib files, which fail on PowerPC, though I have been able to build 1.72 with replacing xibs from 1.67.
To sum up, the latest R.app 1.76 won't build. However earlier ones do build and can be linked to the latest R build via Macports.
comment:4 Changed 3 years ago by barracuda156
- S. Is it possible technically to link an older version of the port for PPC somehow? Or have a separate port like R.app.ppc?
comment:5 Changed 3 years ago by i0ntempest
It’s definitely possible, see portfile of mkvtoolnix. But it’s going to make the port much larger more complicated to maintain and I don’t really feel like doing it (plus I have no way to test). If you have built it on ppc before, it shouldn’t be hard to automate the process in the portfile and put it in a local repository.
comment:6 Changed 2 years ago by barracuda156
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | assigned → closed |
as the message states presumable the port will only build on 'x86_64 arm64'; the
supported_archsetting was added based on 38917. If you know how to fix this, please feel free to submit a PR - otherwise I don't think there is much we can do about it.