QT4-mac cannot find iconv

[myschizobuddy@…]

qt4-mac version 4.4.3 cannot find the iconv library and disables iconv support

OSIX iconv auto-detection... ()
g++ -c -pipe -Os -Wall -W  -I../../../mkspecs/macx-g++ -I. -I../../../include -I. -o iconv.o iconv.cpp
g++ -headerpad_max_install_names -o iconv iconv.o     -L/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_aqua_qt4-mac/work/qt-mac-opensource-src-4.4.3/lib -L/opt/local/lib -liconv
Undefined symbols:
  "_iconv", referenced from:
      _main in iconv.o
  "_iconv_close", referenced from:
      _main in iconv.o
  "_iconv_open", referenced from:
      _main in iconv.o
ld: symbol(s) not found
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [iconv] Error 1
POSIX iconv disabled.
GNU libiconv auto-detection... ()
g++ -c -pipe -Os -Wall -W  -I../../../mkspecs/macx-g++ -I. -I../../../include -I. -o gnu-libiconv.o gnu-libiconv.cpp
gnu-libiconv.cpp: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
gnu-libiconv.cpp:13: error: invalid conversion from 'const char**' to 'char**'
gnu-libiconv.cpp:13: error:   initializing argument 2 of 'size_t iconv(void*, char**, size_t*, char**, size_t*)'
make: *** [gnu-libiconv.o] Error 1
GNU libiconv disabled.

[macsforever2000@…]

Assigning to maintainers.

[blb@…]

Looks like another iconv vs. libiconv symbol error, see #13055.

[mcalhoun@…]

Attached is a proposed solution.

With any luck, it would also fix #16526, #16120, #15585.
It would partially address #16859.

[mcalhoun@…]

Cc Me!

[mcalhoun@…]

Fixed in r44197.

[anonymous]

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