libpng doesn't ranlib

[pguyot (Paul Guyot)]

libpng doesn't ranlib libpng.a. So you can (randomly) get the following error:

ld: table of contents for archive: /opt/local/lib/libpng.a is out of date; rerun ranlib(1) (can't load from it)

Actually, it copies libpng.a during the installation phase without preserving the modification date.

To get it everytime, do a port build, wait a minute or two and do a port install. Then try to link against libpng.a.

The patch below provides a simple fix.

Index: Portfile
===================================================================
RCS file: /Volumes/src/cvs/od/proj/darwinports/dports/graphics/libpng/Portfile,v
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -u -r1.26 Portfile
--- Portfile    16 Jan 2004 23:25:12 -0000      1.26
+++ Portfile    9 Feb 2004 10:16:59 -0000
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@
                reinplace s|(prefix)/man|(prefix)/share/man| Makefile
        }
 
+post-destroot {
+               system "ranlib ${destroot}${prefix}/lib/libpng.a"
+       }

[waqar@…]

Fix checked in. Thanks

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

The revision in which this was fixed was r5379.

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