Recipe to install Tango 9 from source on MacOS X high Sierra

# 4 years ago
t-b	@Reynald: You are right, good point. I've added https://github.com/tango-controls/TangoSourceDistribution/issues/73.

# 4 years ago
Garzik	@Reynald and @t-b : Thanks a lot, I progressed. I downloaded gnu-sed via Homebrew and I just changed the paths file for pointing used. It seems that it worked. Now, always in the "make all" the files are compiled , but two errors are found during the compilation, in the device.cpp file and in another file from libraries. As usual, I attach the two concerned screenshots. By the way, guys, if you think that this is a real useless effort, please tell me. I am trying to compile on MacOS X in order to use all my resources in terms of memory and processors, as I cannot afford a linux machine for the moment. Anyway, thank you so much for your help. David Attachments:

# 4 years ago

Garzik

@Reynald and @t-b :

Thanks a lot, I progressed. I downloaded gnu-sed via Homebrew and I just changed the paths file for pointing used. It seems that it worked. Now, always in the "make all" the files are compiled , but two errors are found during the compilation, in the device.cpp file and in another file from libraries. As usual, I attach the two concerned screenshots.

By the way, guys, if you think that this is a real useless effort, please tell me. I am trying to compile on MacOS X in order to use all my resources in terms of memory and processors, as I cannot afford a linux machine for the moment.
Anyway, thank you so much for your help.

David

# 4 years ago
t-b	The line the compiler complains about is just a workaround for some older compilers. You should be able to just delete that line.

# 4 years ago
Garzik	t-b The line the compiler complains about is just a workaround for some older compilers. You should be able to just delete that line. @t-b : you were right, as far is the first instantiation erro concerned, I commented the wrong lines and the compilation passed without any trouble. But I do not know ho to manage the second error, because it is a line in a LLVM general library file which is called by included files (tango.h and devasyn.h. Do I have to comment the line calling for <map> ? Or what else ? Thanks a lot. David

# 4 years ago

Garzik

t-b
The line the compiler complains about is just a workaround for some older compilers. You should be able to just delete that line.

@t-b : you were right, as far is the first instantiation erro concerned, I commented the wrong lines and the compilation passed without any trouble. But I do not know ho to manage the second error, because it is a line in a LLVM general library file which is called by included files (tango.h and devasyn.h. Do I have to comment the line calling for <map> ? Or what else ?
Thanks a lot.

David

# 4 years ago
nleclercq	Hi David, The compilation errors you're facing could be related to the C++ standard your LLVM clang compiler is using. I would try to force the standard to C++11 using the CXXFLAGS env. variable. Just modify or create the CXXFLAGS : `export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++11"` then retry to compile the code `make clean; make all` . BTW, I would recommend to compile the whole software chain using the same options (including the C++11 standard). Good luck. n. Edited 4 years ago

# 4 years ago

nleclercq

Hi David,

The compilation errors you're facing could be related to the C++ standard your LLVM clang compiler is using.
I would try to force the standard to C++11 using the CXXFLAGS env. variable.

Just modify or create the CXXFLAGS :

export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++11"

then retry to compile the code

make clean; make all

.

BTW, I would recommend to compile the whole software chain using the same options (including the C++11 standard).

Good luck.
n.

Edited 4 years ago

# 4 years ago
Garzik	Hi Nicolas, I changed the CXXFLAGS as suggested , but still the error remains. By the way, before I got other fatal error with jpegmmx.cpp, but in this case I disabled that part in during the ./configure process. Was I right ? Still guys, I tried even to compile the same source on UBUNTU, but in this case I am stuck with OMNIORB4 installation from source, as there is some problems with python commands during the compilation due to several errors in idlpython.cpp. Do I have to create another thread ? Sorry for all these questions …. David

# 4 years ago

Garzik

Hi Nicolas,

I changed the CXXFLAGS as suggested , but still the error remains.
By the way, before I got other fatal error with jpegmmx.cpp, but in this case I disabled that part in during the ./configure process. Was I right ?

Still guys, I tried even to compile the same source on UBUNTU, but in this case I am stuck with OMNIORB4 installation from source, as there is some problems with python commands during the compilation due to several errors in idlpython.cpp. Do I have to create another thread ?

Sorry for all these questions ….

David

# 4 years ago
nleclercq	I suspect jpegmmx.cpp to make use of special CPU instructions and/or assembler routines. So it was a good idea to simply the compilation process by disabling the MMX functionalities. Giving up on MacOS and switching to Linux is a good and reasonable idea Concerning your OMNIORB4/Python problem. Is python or the the required python modules installed on your Ubuntu platform? Could you please post the error details?

# 4 years ago

nleclercq

I suspect jpegmmx.cpp to make use of special CPU instructions and/or assembler routines. So it was a good idea to simply the compilation process by disabling the MMX functionalities.

Giving up on MacOS and switching to Linux is a good and reasonable idea smile

Concerning your OMNIORB4/Python problem. Is python or the the required python modules installed on your Ubuntu platform?
Could you please post the error details?

# 4 years ago
Reynald	Hi, It looks like Giacomo from Elettra managed to compile on OpenBSD. This might solve your issues on Mac OS X Please refer to https://github.com/tango-controls/cppTango/issues/706 to get more details. He will provide his patches soon. Cheers, Reynald Rosenberg's Law: Software is easy to make, except when you want it to do something new. Corollary: The only software that's worth making is software that does something new.

# 4 years ago

Reynald

Hi,

It looks like Giacomo from Elettra managed to compile on OpenBSD. This might solve your issues on Mac OS X
Please refer to https://github.com/tango-controls/cppTango/issues/706 to get more details.
He will provide his patches soon.

Cheers,
Reynald

Rosenberg's Law: Software is easy to make, except when you want it to do something new.
Corollary: The only software that's worth making is software that does something new.

# 4 years ago
nleclercq	@Reynald, which branch (or release) do you recommend to compile under macOS using cmake : 9-lts, 9.3.3, any other? Thanks. Edited 4 years ago

# 4 years ago
Reynald	nleclercq @Reynald, which branch (or release) do you recommend to compile under macOS using cmake : 9-lts, 9.3.3, any other? Thanks. Well, for the moment, it doesn't compile it seems. There is a PR https://github.com/tango-controls/cppTango/issues/711 to be able to compile on OpenBSD and which will probably solve some issues encountered when compiling on MacOS too. This PR targets tango-9-lts but is not yet merged. In the mean time, you can try with the branch created from https://github.com/tango-controls/cppTango/issues/711 PR: https://github.com/bourtemb/cppTango/tree/delleceste-openbsd-fix-706 Do not hesitate to report the compilation errors, if any on Github. Kind regards, Reynald Rosenberg's Law: Software is easy to make, except when you want it to do something new. Corollary: The only software that's worth making is software that does something new.

# 4 years ago

Reynald

nleclercq
@Reynald,
which branch (or release) do you recommend to compile under macOS using cmake : 9-lts, 9.3.3, any other?
Thanks.

Well, for the moment, it doesn't compile it seems.
There is a PR https://github.com/tango-controls/cppTango/issues/711 to be able to compile on OpenBSD and which will probably solve some issues encountered when compiling on MacOS too.
This PR targets tango-9-lts but is not yet merged.

In the mean time, you can try with the branch created from https://github.com/tango-controls/cppTango/issues/711 PR:
https://github.com/bourtemb/cppTango/tree/delleceste-openbsd-fix-706

Do not hesitate to report the compilation errors, if any on Github.

Kind regards,
Reynald

Rosenberg's Law: Software is easy to make, except when you want it to do something new.
Corollary: The only software that's worth making is software that does something new.