[Xastir] Libgeotiff & OS X

[Curt, WE7U]

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Tom Russo wrote:

> The answer is in the error message.  cd to /usr/local/lib and run
> "ranlib libgeotiff.a"
>
> Mac OS X has the annoying habit of requiring ranlib to be run for stupid
> reasons.  Using "mv" on a lib file is enough to cause that error.  The mind
> boggles.
>
> We have this same problem at work  all the time when we build our application
> and its dependent libraries on OS X.  If our library guy builds our libraries
> in a sandbox and copies them over to our central location after testing them
> and forgets to re-ranlib them, then we have exactly the same error show up
> in our configure script.

Come up with a tweak to the README MacOSX section or the FAQ file
and I'll check it in.  Sounds like something we need to have in
there somewhere if it happens a lot.

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