[PD-dev] issues compiling Pd in macOS mojave

[Miller Puckette]

I'm happy to keep using 8.5.19 on my Pd builds as long as I can (eventually
Apple will do something that will break binary compatibility; we can 
count on them for that; but hopefully not for a while).  But at the same
time, unless you're trying to make a version of Pd that can run on OSX 10.6,
you should follow Dan's suggestion and use a newer version of Tcl/Tk.

(And if you _do_ care about running on 10.6, perhaps that's because you know
someone who has a 10.6 machine, and then I'd suggest you compile it on that
one instead of a 10.14 one.)

Meanwhile I'm happy to send my compiled Wish around - I've already sent it to
Dan so that he can make it easy to get.

cheers
Miller

On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 06:23:35PM +0200, Dan Wilcox wrote:
> (resending with correct subject line)
> 
> I can confirm that it's an issue with Tk 8.5 built on macOS 10.14. This will most like *not* be fixed as 8.5 is pretty old nor do I have any desire to look into fixing it with a patch right now.
> 
> The original idea behind "make app" was that the vast majority of people building Pd should not need to build Tk, however it's fallen a bit behind.
> 
> What we can do is update the pre-compiled Wish.app that is included with Pd so "make app" produces the canonical Pd.app again. It's still using the old 8.4 Wish which no longer runs on macOS. Miller's release builds still work fine, so I've asked him to send a copy of his Wish.app we can use.
> 
> Another option you can use is to simply use a newer version of Tk, say 8.6.
> 
> > On May 11, 2019, at 12:00 PM, pd-dev-request at lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-dev-request at lists.iem.at> wrote:
> > 
> > I am having similar issue here.
> > On Wed, 1 May 2019 at 09:34, Dan Wilcox <danomatika at gmail.com <mailto:danomatika at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > 
> >> 64 bit is the default for compiling the Pd core. Your problem is that you
> >> are using the old canonical 32-bit Tk Wish as provided with Pd which has
> >> not been updated with Miller's 8.5.19 build yet (as far as I remember).
> >> 
> >> You need to build Tcl, TK, & Wish yourself and then use it to build
> >> Pd.app. This is outlined in mac/README.txt
> >> 
> >> Your steps should be:
> >> 
> >> Build Pd
> >> 
> >>    ./autogen.sh
> >>    ./configure
> >>    ./make
> >> 
> > So after I have done the above, then
> > 
> > 
> >> Build Wish (and leave it around for reuse)
> >> 
> >>    mac/tcltk-wish.sh --leave 8.5.19
> >> 
> > 
> > when I am trying to do this part, unfortunately towards the end, my
> > terminal prints out something like this
> > Installing Tk library files to
> > /Users/osamupang/pure-data/mac/tk8.5.19/macosx/../../build/tk/Deployment//Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Versions/8.5/Resources/Scripts/
> > Installing Ttk library files to
> > /Users/osamupang/pure-data/mac/tk8.5.19/macosx/../../build/tk/Deployment//Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Versions/8.5/Resources/Scripts/ttk/
> > Installing library image files to
> > /Users/osamupang/pure-data/mac/tk8.5.19/macosx/../../build/tk/Deployment//Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Versions/8.5/Resources/Scripts/images/
> > Installing message catalog files to
> > /Users/osamupang/pure-data/mac/tk8.5.19/macosx/../../build/tk/Deployment//Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Versions/8.5/Resources/Scripts/msgs/
> > ln: invalid option -- 'h'
> > Try 'ln --help' for more information.
> > make[2]: *** [install-tk] Error 1
> > make[1]: *** [tk] Error 2
> > make: *** [embedded-deploy] Error 2
> > 
> > edit: as I am writing this, I also find a work around to the above problem,
> > basically I did this to get into the homebrew environment:
> > 
> > brew sh
> > mac/tcltk-wish.sh --leave 8.5.19
> > 
> > (I am not sure other mac users are having the same problem as I do, but if
> > it is, it might be worth to add this work around to INSTALL.txt or
> > mac/README.txt ?)
> > however after the next steps
> > 
> > mac/osx-app.sh --wish Wish-8.5.19.app 0.49-1
> > open Pd-0.49-1.app/
> > 
> > I am having the same issue as Alexandre, where I can't put any object in Pd,
> > and when I am trying to resize the window, it just went dark and stopped
> > responding.
> 
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