It appears that the PHP configure assumed that it should link libltdl for mcrypt support. libltdl is installed with Xcode and is not a part of a normal Mac OS X system. So, PHP wouldn’t run, unless you happen to have Xcode installed.
The updated PHP4-4.4.2-4 package should fix this problem.
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All Installers updated. Much to say, so read on…
OK, the big one – Panther compatibility. That is, a single binary works on both Panther and Tiger, and PPC and Intel for Tiger. Though it may be easy for Mac OS X applications, it’s really kinda tricky for UNIX software – a few functions available in libSystem in Tiger are not in Panther, and a few library versions in Tiger are incompatible or missing in Panther. I had to force those cases to use Panther-compatible versions or add a couple libraries to the base libraries.
These are all built on Tiger, with GCC 4, so they will not be usable for developers stuck in – er, who choose – Panther. But Puneet Kishor will be maintaining the Panther-only packages, so Panther developers will not be left in the cold.
Well, besides Panther compatibility, there are many more changes:
A general change for all installers: C++ wrappers have been removed. For C libraries that have C++ wrapper libraries, those C++ wrappers were left out. C++ is hard on binary compatibility, so if a C interface is available, I’d rather have other software to use that. This includes ImageMagick and TIFF in Graphics Libs.
All new installers won’t work with the old packages. You must update everything.
For developers, the installers clean out old libraries (I like to keep things tidy) – you may need to rebuild software that uses libraries from these packages.
Base Libs (a part of the Graphics Libs installer):
Graphics Libs:
GIS Libs:
Postgres + PostGIS:
PHP4:
MapServer: Python MapScript added. For Python 2.4.3 Universal, of course.
Well, good stuff there. There’s more yet to come! PHP 5.1. For MapServer, Perl MapScript and PHP5 MapScript. Possibly a mod_python module for Apache. And, of course, a comparable update to the Panther-only packages. Also, a more detailed note for developers and others who want to use my packages for building other software. Some build instruction updates.
And an Intel MacBook is in the mail! I’ll be able to seriously test the Intel side of things. I’ve had a few positive reports for my packages on Intel Macs, but it will be good to not rely on random feedback.
Speaking of feedback. Please do. It’s encouraging. Suggestions are welcome (Python and Perl MapScript, mhash, mcrypt are a few responses to requests). An update this big is asking for trouble also, so if you find problems be sure to let me know.
Rats! Python seems to ignore weak-linking, so the Python MapScript wouldn’t work without the OCI libraries installed (they are weak-linked). A new build is available with all Oracle support stripped out (you can use Oracle thru OGR, but it’ll probably be slower).
There has been some interest in it, and I plan to add it to the MapServer package. Until then, for those Tiger-PPC users, here is a quick-n-dirty fix for you (no fancy installer yet). As it implies, Tiger-PPC only, and you must use the current stable 2.4.1 MacPython as mentioned in the GIS Libs readme, it’s untested in the 2.4.2 universal in development, in fact I really don’t have anything to test it at all. It’s a separate file from the main MapServer package, available on the Downloads page.
Fixed a problem with a symlink in libgeotiff. This only affects the Tiger installer, Panther is OK.
Graphics Libs: Fixed a compatibility version problem with libming that could cause PHP and MapServer to fail to run.
GIS Libs 2.3: CFITSIO updated to 3.006, GeoTIFF updated to 1.2.3, NetCDF updated to 3.6.1, GRASS libs updated to 6.0.2.
MapServer updated to 4.8.3.
Postgres updated to 8.1.3.
Until I figure out the Panther/Tiger thing, here is a Graphics Libs update. TIFF 3.8.2. PDF 6.0.3. Ming 0.3.0. ImageMagick 6.2.6-5.
Note – There are some issues with libtiff and overviews, like in gdaladdo (see readme). Be careful when using tiff overviews for now until it is resolved.
GIS Libs update coming soon.
In my quest to simplify my installers, for me and for users, I’ve come up with a few possibilities. But I need a little feedback. There’s a poll to the right to vote, it’s public, since I don’t do registrations on my site, so hopefully it won’t get spammed. Details on the choices inside…
The two main ideas behind my installers are modularity, so users can pick what they need, and developer usability, so they are usable for other packages I don’t provide binaries for. To do this, I currently have them split into Panther and Tiger versions. This is because of library availability and C++ differences between the two. I do this using separate Macs for each system. I’ve played around with the SDKs to try building Panther packages on Tiger, but there are gaps in the SDK and some patching is required. Overall, it’s quite a chore.
I’ve come up with a few alternatives that look doable. These are in decreasing order of usefulness (developer usability and Panther compatibility) and increasing order (generally) of simplicity for me to maintain.
Finally got around to the small utilities. UIPS and Par2 are updated for Universal PPC/Intel. I decided to not pursue further builds of Unrar and 7z.
Unrar has a universal binary available from Rarlab. And the old-Mac rar name problem is so obscure it’s not worth it (I encountered it once in the early Mac OS X days).
7z has a nice universal GUI available from SixtyFive.
Thanks to Paul Moen, PHP-Apache is now fully Universal. That let me finish up MapServer as well – MapScript for PHP-Apache is now Universal.
I’ve had a couple success stories for the Intel builds. Nothing extensive yet, but a good start.