fontforge @20110222 compile fails on Xcode 4.3 / non-/Developer install

[smparkes@…]

Some include files reference absolute paths rooted at /Developer which don't exist in Xcode 4.3.

:info:build giomime.c:68:10: fatal error: '/Developer/Headers/FlatCarbon/Files.h' file not found
:info:build #include </Developer/Headers/FlatCarbon/Files.h>
:info:build          ^

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Xcode 4.3 was just released and several aspects of MacPorts 2.0.3 and the ports we currently have are probably incompatible with it. I recommend you use Xcode 4.2.x until we can sort this out.

[smparkes@…]

Sure, I expected hiccups (and I have other rather compelling reasons to use Xcode 4.3). I just thought I'd add the ticket to help keep track (so to speak).

There's a simple hack/workaround until then to just add a symlink from /Applications/XCode.app/Contents/Developer during the install.

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Also, since the problem is in the fontforge source code, and not the MacPorts Portfile, please report the problem to the developers of fontforge so they can fix it. Once they release a new version of fontforge containing such a fix, we'll be happy to update the MacPorts fontforge Portfile to that new version.

[smparkes@…]

Done: ​http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=C1A32103-A62D-468B-AD8A-A8E0E7126AA5%40smparkes.net&forum_name=fontforge-devel

Is it within the scope of macports to patch upstream until they fix it?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

If someone made a reasonable patch, we might apply it, yes.

See also wiki:ProblemHotlist#xcode43

[g5pw (Aljaž Srebrnič)]

Patch made! It successfully compiles under Xcode 4.3 and it should work with previous versions, too!

[g5pw (Aljaž Srebrnič)]

Cc Me!

[nerdling (Jeremy Lavergne)]

Cc Me!

[nerdling (Jeremy Lavergne)]

We don't want to hardcode locations. Instead, rely on MacPorts finding the path for us and setting it in ${developer_dir}. Patched in r90799.