Fail in make project

[acacioegas]

/src/xkbcomp/parser.y:48.17-24: syntax error, unexpected identifier, expecting string

[bluetech]

Are you building from git? If not, which version?
Can you attach the file 'config.log' from the build root?

Thanks.

[bluetech]

So I can only assume you're using some yacc which is not bison. I just made some commits which adds support for recent byacc as well. I'm not aware of any other widely used yacc's.

Anything more than that is unlikely - either bison or byacc should be sufficient. Feel free to reopen if this is not the case.

[ballifatih]

Hi,

When trying to build library, I am getting similar error. I am using OS X Yosemite, and trying to port this library to MacPorts, as it is required as dependency. I attached the config.log file.

YACC     src/xkbcomp/parser.c
/Users/blue/Downloads/libxkbcommon-0.5.0/src/xkbcomp/parser.y:220.5-9: syntax error, unexpected type, expecting string or identifier
make: *** [src/xkbcomp/parser.c] Error 1

As for yacc, checking the version returns:

bison (GNU Bison) 2.3
Written by Robert Corbett and Richard Stallman.

I am using the version 5.0 from http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/wayland-devel/2014-October/017836.html

[nuko8]

As @bluetech pointed out in Issue #23, Bison 2.3 is too old to compile parser.y.

I've successfully built libxkbcommon with Bison 3.0.4 on both Mavericks and El Capitan. I installed that Bison via MacPorts :-)

[ballifatih]

Yeah, after getting updated version of Bison, finally it passed the yacc parsing problem. (It took some time to realize almost every tool coming default with OS X is older versions). But now I am getting complaints that

CCLD     libxkbcommon.la
ld: unknown option: --version-script=./xkbcommon.map
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

This also is a similar problem. So should I move completely away from OS X gcc compiler to GNU compiler. Or more generally, do I have to move completely to the core tools with MacPorts.

[nuko8]

That's the issue #24 and has already been fixed with the github version.

So should I move completely away from OS X gcc compiler to GNU compiler. Or more generally, do I have to move completely to the core tools with MacPorts.

I think you don't need to do that. The problem is simply caused by passing the wrong flag --version-script, which is unknown to clang's linker. Only dropping the flag should be fine.

[nuko8]

Only dropping the flag should be fine.

@bluetech committed 257e38c to fix the issue.

[ballifatih]

Indeed, dropping the flag --version-script makes compiling OK. So, it is working with Bison 3.0.4; and dropping the flag from Makefile successfully compiles( I am still 5.0 version from the stable releases).

However, when using the most recent version with cloning, I am not able to auto configure the library.

$ autoconf
configure.ac:45: error: must install xorg-macros 1.16 or later before running autoconf/autogen
configure.ac:45: the top level
autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1

However, when I check from MacPorts, it claims that I already have the most recent version. (xorg-util-macro: 1.19). So I am guessing, the name differences between ports and libraries makes some problem, when Makefile's checking lib versions. Anyways, still 5.0 version works with dropped flag. I am planning to write a Portfile for the library, so I am still trying to get the most convenient way.

Thanks for the help :)

[nuko8]

$ autoconf

Instead of invoking autoconf directly, I guess you'll get a better result with

$ ./autogen.sh

at the top directory of the source tree.

[ballifatih]

Oh, it works like a charm when I use ./autogen.sh script. Then everything is fine. Thanks again :)