Ghostscript fails with: /src/gdevx.c:1209: error: 'dy' undeclared (first use in this function)

[btjanes@…]

---> Fetching ghostscript ---> Attempting to fetch ghostscript-8.62.tar.gz from ​http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ghostscript ---> Attempting to fetch ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz from ​http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gs-fonts ---> Attempting to fetch ghostscript-fonts-other-6.0.tar.gz from ​http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gs-fonts ---> Verifying checksum(s) for ghostscript ---> Extracting ghostscript ---> Applying patches to ghostscript ---> Configuring ghostscript ---> Building ghostscript Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_print_ghostscript/work/ghostscript-8.62" && make " returned error 2 Command output: ./src/gdevx.c:1209: error: 'dy' undeclared (first use in this function) ./src/gdevx.c:1209: error: 'w' undeclared (first use in this function) ./src/gdevx.c:1209: error: 'h' undeclared (first use in this function) ./src/gdevx.c:1210: error: request for member 'foreground' in something not a structure or union ./src/gdevx.c:1211: error: request for member 'function' in something not a structure or union ./src/gdevx.c:1211: error: 'GXand' undeclared (first use in this function) ./src/gdevx.c:1219: error: request for member 'background' in something not a structure or union ./src/gdevx.c:1219: warning: comparison between pointer and integer ./src/gdevx.c:1220: error: request for member 'background' in something not a structure or union ./src/gdevx.c:1223: error: request for member 'function' in something not a structure or union ./src/gdevx.c:1223: error: 'GXor' undeclared (first use in this function) ./src/gdevx.c:1231: error: request for member 'background' in something not a structure or union ./src/gdevx.c:1232: error: request for member 'background' in something not a structure or union ./src/gdevx.c:1240: warning: comparison between pointer and integer ./src/gdevx.c:1245: warning: comparison between pointer and integer ./src/gdevx.c:1250: warning: implicit declaration of function 'XFillRectangles' ./src/gdevx.c:1251: warning: statement with no effect ./src/gdevx.c:1254: error: 'struct gc_ptr_element_s' has no member named 'x' ./src/gdevx.c:1254: error: 'struct gc_ptr_element_s' has no member named 'y' ./src/gdevx.c:1254: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect ./src/gdevx.c:1254: warning: statement with no effect ./src/gdevx.c:1259: warning: comparison between pointer and integer ./src/gdevx.c:1260: error: 'struct gc_ptr_element_s' has no member named 'width' ./src/gdevx.c:1260: error: 'struct gc_ptr_element_s' has no member named 'height' ./src/gdevx.c:1260: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect ./src/gdevx.c:1260: warning: statement with no effect ./src/gdevx.c:1261: error: wrong type argument to increment ./src/gdevx.c:1261: warning: statement with no effect ./src/gdevx.c:1271: error: request for member 'foreground' in something not a structure or union make: * [obj/gdevx.o] Error 1

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

[btjanes@…]

Sorry, I forgot to format the output and mention that this is with a brand new install (first time user) of macports 1.600, trying to grab the default version of ghostscript, 8.62.

--->  Fetching ghostscript
--->  Attempting to fetch ghostscript-8.62.tar.gz from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ghostscript
--->  Attempting to fetch ghostscript-fonts-std-8.11.tar.gz from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gs-fonts
--->  Attempting to fetch ghostscript-fonts-other-6.0.tar.gz from http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gs-fonts
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for ghostscript
--->  Extracting ghostscript
--->  Applying patches to ghostscript
--->  Configuring ghostscript
--->  Building ghostscript
Error: Target org.macports.build returned: shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_print_ghostscript/work/ghostscript-8.62" && make " returned error 2
Command output: ./src/gdevx.c:1209: error: 'dy' undeclared (first use in this function)
./src/gdevx.c:1209: error: 'w' undeclared (first use in this function)
./src/gdevx.c:1209: error: 'h' undeclared (first use in this function)
./src/gdevx.c:1210: error: request for member 'foreground' in something not a structure or union
./src/gdevx.c:1211: error: request for member 'function' in something not a structure or union
./src/gdevx.c:1211: error: 'GXand' undeclared (first use in this function)
./src/gdevx.c:1219: error: request for member 'background' in something not a structure or union
./src/gdevx.c:1219: warning: comparison between pointer and integer
./src/gdevx.c:1220: error: request for member 'background' in something not a structure or union
./src/gdevx.c:1223: error: request for member 'function' in something not a structure or union
./src/gdevx.c:1223: error: 'GXor' undeclared (first use in this function)
./src/gdevx.c:1231: error: request for member 'background' in something not a structure or union
./src/gdevx.c:1232: error: request for member 'background' in something not a structure or union
./src/gdevx.c:1240: warning: comparison between pointer and integer
./src/gdevx.c:1245: warning: comparison between pointer and integer
./src/gdevx.c:1250: warning: implicit declaration of function 'XFillRectangles'
./src/gdevx.c:1251: warning: statement with no effect
./src/gdevx.c:1254: error: 'struct gc_ptr_element_s' has no member named 'x'
./src/gdevx.c:1254: error: 'struct gc_ptr_element_s' has no member named 'y'
./src/gdevx.c:1254: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
./src/gdevx.c:1254: warning: statement with no effect
./src/gdevx.c:1259: warning: comparison between pointer and integer
./src/gdevx.c:1260: error: 'struct gc_ptr_element_s' has no member named 'width'
./src/gdevx.c:1260: error: 'struct gc_ptr_element_s' has no member named 'height'
./src/gdevx.c:1260: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has no effect
./src/gdevx.c:1260: warning: statement with no effect
./src/gdevx.c:1261: error: wrong type argument to increment
./src/gdevx.c:1261: warning: statement with no effect
./src/gdevx.c:1271: error: request for member 'foreground' in something not a structure or union
make: *** [obj/gdevx.o] Error 1

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

[takanori@…]

I couldn't reproduce your problem. It works here.

$ uname -a
Darwin pc192168024053.miko.org 9.2.2 Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2: Tue Mar  4 21:17:34 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.31~1/RELEASE_I386 i386

$ gcc --version
i686-apple-darwin9-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5480)
Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

$ port installed ghostscript
The following ports are currently installed:
  ghostscript @8.62_1 (active)

Maybe you have not installed X11SDK correctly, I guess.

[btjanes@…]

Thanks for the quick reply! Upon trying to install ghostscript, I noticed that it wanted to also install X11 (Xfree86). I read some stuff on the web saying that you shouldn't use that and that you should instead use Leopard's X11. Well, so I linked /usr/X11R6 to /usr/X11 and everything seemed fine until I got that error. I just installed the X11SDK from my Leopard disk and it looks like ghostscript has now installed correctly. Thanks for you help. BTW, is there something that I missed that told me that I needed that SDK or is it just one of those things that I should have known?

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Replying to btjanes@rtda.com:

BTW, is there something that I missed that told me that I needed that SDK or is it just one of those things that I should have known?

It is mentioned on ​the install page.