Michael Dickens

• Nicknames: michaelld
• E-Mail: michaelld AT macports.org

Michael has been programming since 1981 in various languages including assembly (6502, 680x0, PPC, x86 - notice a trend?), C, C++, MATLAB (now PyLab), and Python. He has been a Mac user since entering ​MIT undergrad in 1986, and is finishing his PhD at the ​University of Notre Dame in the general topic area of software-defined radios (SDR) in 2012. He has worked for ​BBN (1992 through 1997) and ​The MITRE Corporation (Fall 2001 through Spring 2005), and is currently a consultant in the area of SDR / real-time signal processing systems. He is a ​GNU Radio developer, having contributed the Mac OS X USB and audio interfaces as well as numerous other bug fixes and various parts of the build system.

Ports

• science/gnuradio
• science/uhd

Projects

Tickets

Assigned Open Tickets

#21294

Enable cffi support in swig?

#31419

py27-numpy: multiarray.so: wrong architecture

#34891

swig: subports do not respect build_arch

#36410

Qt applications are blurry on MBP Retina

#36431

qt4-mac: macdeployqt shows errors when trying to copy in frameworks

#36435

swig-octave: mkoctfile... configure: error: mkoctfile is not installed

#37652

qt4-creator-mac no longer builds on powerpc

#38102

Request for 'disable log' variant of libusb port

#38838

Cannot add .qch files to QtCreator

#39347

Qt-Creator doesn't open any pro file anymore

#39495

qwt60+examples installed, but no examples found

#39606

qt4-creator-mac: error: IOKit/IOKitLib.h: No such file or directory

#39681

Error in SWIG C++ when installing gnuradio +full on OSX 10.6

#39803

qt4-mac @4.8.5_0 missing dependency: qt4-mac-sqlite3-plugin

#39967

qt4-creator-mac 2.8.0_1 fails building on 10.5.8 PPC

#43499

qt4-mac-mysql51-plugin upgrade after replacing mysql5 by mysql51 FAILS

#44237

CMake @3.0.0_2: configure and build pick up local frameworks

#44988

gnuradio-next: error: sys/soundcard.h: No such file or directory

#44998

make Qt4 respect icon visibility preferences in the system tray menu

#44999

limit Qt4's menu item placement guessing and the damages it can cause

#45321

port:phonon_backend_gstreamer causes digikam 4.3.0 to abort when $DISPLAY is set

#45562

swig 3.0.2 port lacks necessary JavaScript files

#47466

qt4: improved support for less common font weights

#48130

uhd @3.8.4: i386 build fails: error: integer constant is too large for ‘long’ type

#48205

py27-pyqwt: support for qwt60

#48614

boost 1.59 with -no_single failing to build

#48652

JRE installation dialog when updating cmake

#49143

qwt does not build with new qt4-mac port

#49344

qt4-mac: macdeployqt broken in 4.8.7_2

#49978

boost @1.59.0 +mpich+no_single+no_static+python27: ld: file not found: /opt/local/lib/libboost_chrono-mt.dylib for architecture x86_64

#50725

compilers-1.0 portgroup allows selection of nonexistent variant to defeat default variant

#51084

py27-pyqwt fails to compile on OSX 10.11.4 when installing gnuradio

#52334

phonon needs libpng

#52559

py27-numpy fresh installation on Sierra fails test

#53201

cmake: doesn't recognize macports-clang (No known features for CXX compiler)

#53430

Please update swig-ruby to work with ruby-2.4

#53460

boost: incompatible with _LIBCPP_DEBUG?

#53615

cmake : ignore policy CMP0025

#54176

boost assumes libc++ is only used by clang

#55247

py27-pyqt4-4.12.1_0+phonon: fatal error: 'abstractaudiooutput.h' file not found

#55254

gr-fcdproplus: distfile not found

#55909

mariadb-10.2 @10.2.12: opportunistic use of numerous libraries and programs

#55915

mariadb-10.2 @10.2.12: clang: error: unknown argument: '-fwhole-program'

#57413

osmocore: error: invalid cpu feature string for builtin

#57473

qt4-mac @4.8.7: configure not detecting arch properly on PPC64

#57474

bladeRF @20181024_1 fails to build on Mavericks

#57650

swig-ruby: Add support for ruby25

#57941

Unable to install py27-pyqt4

#58406

qwt60 @6.0.2_1: qt5 build fails with qwt_clipper.cpp:232:9: error: use of undeclared identifier 'qMemCopy'

#58795

gr-rds: next version

#59093

gr-rds: use Qt-Gui instead of WX

#59211

mariadb 5.5.65_0 fails to build on 10.6.8

#59320

py-numpy: Variant clang37 conflicts with gcc9

#59641

mariadb @5.5.66: error: unknown type name 'SHA1_CONTEXT'

#59780

cmake fails to build on Leopard 10.5: error: 'shared_mutex' is unavailable: introduced in macOS 10.12

#60490

SoapySDR @0.7.2_0+python37: Python Bindings Not Installed with +python37 Variant

#60695

py27-scipy @1.2.3: ImportError: cannot import name _distributor_init

#60743

udh: Suggest switching to python38 and compiler.cxx_standard

#60852

gnuradio-next: fatal error: 'endian.h' file not found

#60900

gr-fosphor @20200130-defdd4ac_0+python37: Illegal instruction: 4

#60965

gr-gsm failed to build; needs dependency on gr-osmosdr

#61062

mariadb-10.[45]: Undefined symbols for architecture i386: "_my_atomic_add32"

#61106

gr-osmosdr @20200214: Failed - ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'mako'

#61359

py37-pip @20.2.4: AttributeError: _ep_map

#61566

gr-rds checksum error

#61907

rtl-sdr: bind() failure when running rtl_tcp

#61914

split mariadb* into client and server ports

#62093

libiio @0.21 build failure: 'CFNetwork/CFNetwork.h' file not found

#62480

py-numpy: Compiler clang37 not available for Darwin20 arm

#62565

gr-specest: error: no matching function for call to 'sort'

#62668

gnuradio37: Undefined symbols gr::digital::map_bb_impl::s_map_size

#62698

restrictive patch to CMake's find frameworks algorithm

#63516

Installing bladerf failed on M1

#63535

boost176 @1.76.0_2: fails to configure on Leopard i386: Could not find a suitable toolset.

#63573

gr-gsm failed to build; [apps/grgsm_livemon_headless] Error 1

#63878

mariadb-10.5 and other versions after install problem with mysql_install_db

#63884

mariadb-10.6 @10.6: Configuration logfiles contain indications of -Wimplicit-function-declaration

#64110

swig-ruby @4.0.2_3: add newer Ruby ports as variants

#64262

libuv fails to build for ppc64

#64404

mariadb-10.5 @10.5.13 requires rebuild after running reclaim

#64412

mariadb-10.6/7 fails to build on Mojave 10.14.6

#64414

mariadb-10.3 crashes on macOS Monterey

#64939

Add muniversal PortGroup to libusb

#65377

Volk 2.5.1 Broken on <= 10.14, needs std::filesystem

#65483

mariadb-10.6.-server suddenly stops; don't know where to look for logs

#65489

gnuradio: radio-companion: app opens, but sometimes crashes... or does not update upon variable changes

#65535

rtl-sdr @20220115-5e73f90f rtl_tcp does not listen on specified port

#65592

py310-numpy fails on Rosetta: multiarray/lowlevel_strided_loops failure

#65595

gnuradio: TypeError: Argument 0 does not allow None as a value

#65742

Gnuradio gui stuck

#65752

libusb @1.0.26: error: compiler with C11 support is required to build libusb

#65764

mariadb 10.7.5, 10.8.4, and 10.10.x will not connect to remote databases

#65785

boost: install fails with +openmpi: bootstrap compilation fails for `b2`

#65789

libgcc-devel @12-20220828_0+stdlib_flag build failure: use of undeclared identifier 'PTR'

#65817

libgcc-devel @13-20220904: build failures for 10.8 thru 10.11: pthread/introspection.h: No such file or directory

#65848

mariadb @5.5.68 checksum mismatch

#66168

mariadb-10.1 @10.1.48: error: expected unqualified-id

#66203

qwt61 is defaulting to +qt4 on arm64, which doesn't work

#66322

swig-clisp, swig-chicken @4.1.0_1: Error: No files have been installed in the destroot directory!

#66577

py311-numpy uses -march=native on PPC, which breaks the build

#66596

py27-qscintilla-qt5 @2.11.6: Error: QScintilla 2.13.3 is being used but the Python bindings 2.11.6 are being built. Please use matching versions.

#66616

libuv fails on MacOS Leopard (PPC)

#66684

itsol @2.0: checksum mismatch

#66879

mariadb do not compile as dependency for Qt5-mysqlplugin

#66953

cmake @3.24.3: Does not compile with SDK 10.12

#66981

mariadb-10.11 @10.11.1_0 binaries aren't in the normal path

#67029

gqrx failed to build on macOS 10.15.7

#67035

gr-osmosdr fail to build with +iio in macOS 10.15.7

#67090

boost171 @1.71.0_6: doesn't build against python3.11

#67125

ccache fails to build on 10.5

#67146

qt4-mac fails to install during rev-upgrade which was triggered by a successful xhost install

#67278

mariadb-10.11 uses static asserts incompatible with 32-bit

#67544

boost176 lacks math_tr1 on 10.6.8?

#67911

libuv needs an update

#68089

gr-foo @20191217-13fac53d_5: checksum mismatch

#68090

gr-gfdm @20200409-df94a58d_4: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'doxyindex'

#68407

Gqrx could use Qt6

#68496

qt4-mac: fix the build for arm64

#68595

py310-pyqt4 @4.12.1_3: config failure

#68794

py311-numpy @1.26.1_1+gcc12: ERROR: Problem encountered: No BLAS library detected!

#68908

py-numpy: pep517 backend broken: ERROR: Unknown compiler(s): [['cython'], ['cython3']]

#68956

gr-baz: missing dylib?

#69059

py310-pyqt4 fails to build on Sonoma, installs only docs

#69102

boost181: livecheck incorrect

#69122

smtube fails to display video previews if built with Qt4: SSL issue?

#69151

boost does not build universal on Intel, despite claiming it is

#69199

py27-numpy selects ppc instead of i386

#69463

libuv-devel @1.47.0: Add patch to fix data corruption problem

#69501

itpp, itpp-devel +docs: library dependencies should be build dependencies

#69502

libosmo-dsp: doxygen should be a build dependency

#69698

boost @1.76: error: no member named 'result_of' in namespace 'boost'

#69702

cmake-devel: Subports have wrong names

#69832

phonon-qt5: please update the port so that it builds on Sonoma

#69905

gpsd @3.25_0+python312 build failure due to int conversion error

#69969

stellarium fail to build on Darwin Kernel Version 23.4.0 / Sonoma 14.4.1

#69971

uhd-39lts @3.9-LTS: checksum mismatch

#70059

Stellarium fails to configure

#70251

py-numpy 2.0.0

#70795

boost171 @1.71.0_8+no_single+no_static+python310: error: integer value -1 is outside the valid range of values [0, 3] for the enumeration type 'udt_builtin_mixture_enum' [-Wenum-constexpr-conversion]

#71062

mariadb-10.2 @10.2.44: error: assigning to 'xmlErrorPtr' (aka '_xmlError *') from 'const xmlError *' (aka 'const _xmlError *') discards qualifiers

#71092

tecla @1.6.3: error: incompatible function pointer types passing 'TputsRetType (TputsArgType)' (aka 'void (int)') to parameter of type 'int (*)(int)' [-Wincompatible-function-pointer-types]

#71159

gnuradio: update to current version

#71205

qscintilla: request for new subport for QT6

#71252

qwt: request for new subport for Qt6

#71318

boost: Remove this wrapper port; it keeps breaking different dependents of Boost

Reported Open Tickets

#39681

Error in SWIG C++ when installing gnuradio +full on OSX 10.6

#52323

aquaterm fails to build on 10.12 sierra

#59834

Boost: refactor and enhance

#65377

Volk 2.5.1 Broken on <= 10.14, needs std::filesystem

On CC Open Tickets

#19397

py-scipy: not completely universal

#34271

python27 2.7.3_0 py27-gtk 2.22.0_1 etc -- pkg-config files not installed correctly for python 2.6 and 2.7 versions of pygtk and pygobject

#36818

Amarok cannot play any audio files / phonon backend missing

#37604

doxygen and xorg-libxcb circular dependency

#38838

Cannot add .qch files to QtCreator

#39424

Ports that use qmake: consider using the new qmake portgroup

#40656

Use -isystem instead of -I in default configure.cppflags

#41103

libtool @2.4.2_4 put $prefix in dl search path

#42872

cmake PortGroup: don't add -I${prefix}/include to CXXFLAGS

#43431

Ports with mysql4 or mysql5 variants and/or dependencies should switch to using mysql57+ or mariadb.

#43676

py27-scipy: Symbol not found: _PyUnicodeUCS2_AsASCIIString

#43704

unify the use of +threads as a variant name

#46029

port submission: qtchooser

#46469

libgcc-devel @5-20150104: ld: absolute addressing (perhaps -mdynamic-no-pic) used in _byte_common_op_match_null_string_p from ../libiberty/pic/libiberty.a(regex.o) not allowed in slidable image

#46606

qt4-mac "noexceptions" variant

#46607

qt4-mac +KDE variant.

#47127

cmake portgroup: use ninja and/or speed up destroot install?

#47197

cmake-based ports: Switch to cmake 1.1 portgroup

#47294

port submission: qt_select

#47579

cmake portgroup: an option to specify non-default location of CMakeLists.txt

#47989

gr-gsm

#47990

gr-lte, gr-bluetooth, op25

#48288

CMake generating broken Xcode projects when using OpenCV

#48562

Update qwt to 6.1.2

#49150

py34-shiboken fail install or upgrade

#49548

Currently failing KDE4 ports (because of concurrent qt4-mac and other reasons)

#49793

qt4/5: set default QThread thread stack size to a reasonable value

#49978

boost @1.59.0 +mpich+no_single+no_static+python27: ld: file not found: /opt/local/lib/libboost_chrono-mt.dylib for architecture x86_64

#50246

CMake PortGroup : generate a file in ${workpath} containing the complete cmake invocation

#51000

cmake-1.0: better support for relocation of libraries

#52862

qt4-mac +debug: non-debug QtWebkit links to debug frameworks, and QtWebkit_debug does not exist

#53230

preparing port:qt5-kde step 2 : the qt5 PortGroup(s)

#53369

Qt5 : load OpenSSL dynamically using MacPorts' port:openssl

#53460

boost: incompatible with _LIBCPP_DEBUG?

#54176

boost assumes libc++ is only used by clang

#54357

Qt5 : 5.9, 5.8 and Mac OS X 10.9

#54752

cmake 1.1 PG : ccache support

#54845

py-zmq: problematic dependencies

#55351

Build libgccjit library as part of GCC port(s) or as separate port(s).

#57896

TigerVNC only displays blank windows

#58197

mysql57 @5.7.25: port select fails: target "/opt/local/share/man/mysql57/man1/mysql-stress-test.pl.1.gz" doesn't exist

#58218

port:qt4, port:qt59 : OpenSSL 1.1 compatibility

#59462

py37-zmq: Symbol not found: __ZNKSt3__119__shared_weak_count13__get_deleterERKSt9type_info

#59601

qt5-qt3d @ 5.12.5 configure fails ERROR: Feature 'system-assimp' was enabled, but the pre-condition 'features.assimp && libs.assimp' failed

#59834

Boost: refactor and enhance

#60352

orc @0.4.31+universal: destroot fails

#60511

move to quartz as default backend

#61105

mariadb-10.{4,5}: usage of the new mariadb-* names

#61258

atlas @3.10.2: error: implicit declaration of function 'dgeqlf_' is invalid in C99

#61427

gstreamer1-gst-plugins-base @1.16.2_0+ogg+universal+x11: Failed to build. Missing /opt/local/lib/libgstsdp-1.0.0.dylib

#61792

py-gobject3, py-graph-tool error: Failed to load shared library 'libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.0.dylib'

#61967

cctools @927.0.2: not fully compatible with llvm after llvm10: Unknown command line argument '-macho'.

#61987

gobject-introspection @1.60.2_4 : g-ir-scanner producing executable with linking problems

#63136

boost - Migrate remaining ports to use the Boost PortGroup

#63243

[boost17x] : python issues in the post-destroot

#63266

missing file in boost: boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp

#63575

stellarium @0.21.2 +RemoteControl+debug+python39: DEBUG being defined leads to: error: expected identifier

#63582

openblas @0.3.18_0+gcc11+lapack [+native] : (Intel) does not build because MAX_CPU_NUMBER is undefined

#63630

OpenBLAS @0.3.18_0+gcc7+lapack+native: Builds ppc7400 on a G3

#63736

libtool @2.4.6_13 complains about incorrectly used utility xattrs of PPC Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.11

#64242

gforth is looking for clang-mp-3.7 which doesn't seem to exist

#64379

lapack @3.12.0_1: cmake config files can't be found automatically. They should be moved into ${prefix}/lib/cmake where other ports put their cmake config files.

#64408

libusb @1.0.24_0: error: too many #pragma options align=reset

#64950

libgcc-devel @12-20220327_0+enable_stdlib_flag+universal: configure: error: C preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check

#65236

OpenBLAS @0.3.20_0+gcc11+lapack+native build failure on intel mac 11.6.5: gcc is putting out x86-pad-for-align=false but assembler is not accepting it

#65293

qmake5 PortGroup only works if use_xcode yes is applied to every PortFile that uses it: Project ERROR: Could not resolve SDK Path for 'macosx11' using --show-sdk-path

#65850

libgcc-devel @13-20220911: build fails for macOS 12.6 and Xcode 14

#66385

SoapyRTLSDR fails to build with GCC: ld: unknown option: --no-undefined

#66503

py27-radical-utils: Error: No such port: py27-pymongo

#66927

boost: backport fix for context from boost181

#66948

OpenBLAS @0.3.25 does not build universal arm64/x86_64

#67116

boost Python variants should be subports for automated installs with CI and buildbots

#67742

PothosFlow: builds fail across-the-board: undefined symbols related to libcxx: allocator<>, basic_string<>, etc

#68009

Improvement to logging for installation of Mariadb server

#68088

gr-adapt @20200630-13245e3f_7: checksum mismatch

#68384

Should we install Fortran-specific includes into prefix/finclude, following gcc?

#68402

OpenBLAS @0.3.24: failed to destroot

#68481

boost182, boost183: provide ports for new versions

#68507

OpenBLAS: some recent change in Macports broken finding OpenBLAS with Clang builds for some ports

#68518

boost181: error: "Boost.Locale requires C++11 since Boost 1.81."

#68783

OpenBLAS @0.3.25_2: installs /opt/local/include/openblas/openblas/lapacke_mangling.h

#69119

boost: enable static libraries by default

#69143

OpenBLAS @0.3.25: Update to 0.3.26

#69248

libuv-devel @1.47.0: undefined symbols for arch on 10.14 & 10.15

#69484

libpsl-docs: Does it need to be rebuilt when psl-data is updated?

#69731

SoapySDRPlay3: can't be installed on ARM due to SDRplay3 supported_archs

#69852

macports libusb for qdmr not compiled for arm64

#70105

oof2 opportunistically links to a random BLAS implementation

#70571

port:qscintilla--qt5 requires Qt 5.11.0 minimum

#71077

osmocore seems to use wrong endianness check

#71182

Ports that depend on non-existent / removed ports

#71367

mariadb-10.6 @10.6.19 does not build on PPC Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4.11, because of missing C header file spawn.h

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