[Xastir] Fail to build on OSX 10.5.8 / PowerPC Mac Mini G4 1st gen

[Tom Russo]

On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 08:52:38AM +0200, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <F1MHV at free.fr> flavor, containing:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> I forgot to mention, I used macports only for needed libraries and went thru git pull to building xastir 2.1.1.
> 
> I am going to try-it right away and let you know.

Excellent.  Then you have no problem --- just git pull and it should work.

> Cyril
> 
> > Le 25 mai 2018 ?? 08:33, Tom Russo <russo at bogodyn.org> a ??crit :
> > 
> > The use of AI_NUMERICSERV was introduced into Xastir in January of this year,
> > as part of adding IPv6 support.  it sounds like Macports has now gotten caught
> > up with Xastir versions and is trying to install Xastir 2.1.0, which has this
> > new code.
> > 
> > Apparently OS X 10.6 is the first version of OS X that has this declared, making
> > Xastir 2.1.0 incompatible with OS X 10.5.x.  
> > 
> > That's a really old version of OS X, and there are not many Xastir users still
> > using it.  OS X 10.6 was released in 2009.  I realize that you have no option
> > to upgrade your OS to a more recent one on that hardware.
> > 
> > See for example:
> > https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=75293&edit=2
> > 
> > If you are using Xastir from a release tarball, I think the best and fastest 
> > path forward for you is simply to add these lines near the top of src/interface.c:
> > 
> > // Older versions of glibc <= 2.3.0 and <= OS X 10.5 do not have this constant defined 
> > #ifndef AI_NUMERICSERV
> > #define AI_NUMERICSERV 0
> > #endif
> > 
> > It should have no effect on systems where the constant is already defined, and 
> > it should get you past the compilation errors.
> > 
> > If you are using a git clone, then just go ahead and do a git pull.  I have 
> > just added  these lines to interface.c.  
> > 
> > If you are trying to install Xastir from macports then you've got a real
> > problem, as macports appears to have updated to Xastir 2.1.0, and then is 
> > trying to build it from source.  Xastir 2.1.0 is not compatible with OS X 
> > prior to 10.6.  Xastir 2.1.2 will be.  You might have to tell Macports to 
> > downgrade to the previous release, if that is possible, or install Xastir 
> > directly from source without macports.  Or maybe someone here more familiar 
> > with how macports works can help you make an end run around what it's doing 
> > and force this patch into its build.
> > 
> > On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 08:00:13AM +0200, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <F1MHV at free.fr> flavor, containing:
> >> Good morning Group,
> >> 
> >> Following some Macports files updates, i cannot run anymore Xastir and trying to rebuild-it, i am getting the following:
> >> 
> >> 
> >> "xastir will be installed in /opt/local/bin.
> >> Type 'make' to build Xastir (Use 'gmake' instead on some systems).
> >> 
> >> make  all-recursive
> >> Making all in src
> >> Making all in rtree
> >> make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> >> depbase=`echo interface.o | sed 's|[^/]*$|.deps/&|;s|\.o$||'`;\
> >>    gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../../src -I..   -I/sw/include -I/opt/local/include -I/usr/local/include -I/opt/include -I/usr/X11/include -I/opt/local/include/db48/ -DXASTIR_DATA_BASE=\"/opt/local/share/xastir\"  -g -O2 -pipe -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -MT interface.o -MD -MP -MF $depbase.Tpo -c -o interface.o ../../src/interface.c &&\
> >>    mv -f $depbase.Tpo $depbase.Po
> >> ../../src/interface.c: In function ???net_init???:
> >> ../../src/interface.c:5030: error: ???AI_NUMERICSERV??? undeclared (first use in this function)
> >> ../../src/interface.c:5030: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> >> ../../src/interface.c:5030: error: for each function it appears in.)
> >> make[3]: *** [interface.o] Error 1
> >> make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> >> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> >> make: *** [all] Error 2???
> >> 
> >> Thank-you for help
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 73 de Cyril - DF1CHB/AM - F1MHV/M
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
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> > -- 
> > Tom Russo    KM5VY
> > Tijeras, NM  
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Tom Russo    KM5VY
Tijeras, NM  

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