Missing dependency in py*-wxpython

[laurent.perrinet@…]

while compiling py26-wxpython, wxWidgets failed to build:

$ sudo port install py26-wxpython

(....)

ld: library not found for -lwx_macu-2.8
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_graphics_wxWidgets/work/wxWidgets-2.8.10/build/lib/libwx_macu_gl-2.8.0.6.0.dylib] Error 1
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
(cd /opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_graphics_wxWidgets/work/wxWidgets-2.8.10/build/lib/; rm -f libwx_macu-2.8.dylib libwx_macu-2.8.0.dylib; ln -s libwx_macu-2.8.0.6.0.dylib libwx_macu-2.8.0.dylib; ln -s libwx_macu-2.8.0.dylib libwx_macu-2.8.dylib)

Error: The following dependencies failed to build: wxWidgets
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

so one (dirty) solution is to build the missing wxgtk library

$ sudo port install wxgtk

and then to restart compiling py26-wxpython

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[michaelld (Michael Dickens)]

Cc Me!

[michaelld (Michael Dickens)]

My installs of wxWidgets 2.8.10 and wxPython 2.8.9.2 (py25 or py26, not both) went without a hitch. If I issue

port provides /opt/local/lib/libwx_macu-2.8.0.dylib

it returns back

/opt/local/lib/libwx_macu-2.8.0.dylib is provided by: wxWidgets

Please note that I do not have wxgtk installed.

[jameskyle@…]

I got the same error as above just now. But then I manually installed wxwidgets since I figured it provided libwx...

After that it installed without a hitch. The Portfile clearly declares wxwidgets as a dependency, so I'm not sure what the problem is. Have yet to reproduce it.

[jameskyle@…]

After a few tests, I think the wxwidgets compile doesn't like parallel builds. It was trying to link to the libwx_macu library before it'd be compiled.

I've added a

use_parallel_build no

To the wxwidgets portfile.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Ok, then this was a duplicate of #16099.