[postgis-devel] Error compiling PostGIS in Snow Leopard (logs inside)

[Jorge Arevalo]

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Jorge Arevalo <jorgearevalo at libregis.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Jorge Arevalo <jorgearevalo at libregis.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to compile PostGIS in Snow Leopard using KyngChaos Frameworks
>> (UnixImageIO, PROJ and GEOS frameworks. See
>> http://www.kyngchaos.com/macosx/build/index). I've successfully compiled
>> GDAL using those frameworks, plus expat
>> (http://www.kyngchaos.com/macosx/build/expat). Instructions are here
>> http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/BuildingOnMac
>>
>> Now I get errors when trying to compile PostGIS on Mac. The configure line
>> used is:
>>
>> ./configure --with-pgconfig=/Library/PostgreSQL/9.1/bin/pg_config
>> --mandir=/usr/local/pgsql/man
>> --with-geosconfig=/Library/Frameworks/GEOS.framework/unix/bin/geos-config
>> --with-projdir=/Library/Frameworks/PROJ.framework/unix
>> --with-gdalconfig=/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/unix/bin/gdal-config
>>
>> And the configure output is here (correct):
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/61566717/output/configure_output.log
>>
>> When I execute make, I get this error: "Undefined symbols for architecture
>> i386:", followed by some lwgeom functions. Looks like those functions are
>> not linked, because they're not found. I got a similar error compiling GDAL,
>> but I fixed it by specifying "--without-libtool" in configure time. I can't
>> do the same with PostGIS.
>>
>> Things I've tried:
>> - Specify "--disable-libtool-lock" in configure time. Not working.
>> - Specify "--without-raster" in configure time. The error raises when trying
>> to build librtcore.a. Not working. Same error, but when trying to build the
>> pgsql2shp loader.
>>
>> Here, the complete make output:
>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/61566717/output/make_output.log
>>
>> Any clues?
>>
>> Many thanks in advance.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> --
>> Jorge Arevalo
>> http://www.libregis.org
>
> Ok, I have some clues. I'm using this enviroment variables:
>
> export CFLAGS="-Os -arch i386 -arch x86_64"
> export PG_CPPFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64"
> export SHLIB_LINK="-arch i386 -arch x86_64"
> export LDFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64"
>
> And the error I get is ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture i386
>
> The symbols not found are some lwgeom functions. Apparently, they're
> not constructed for i386 arch.
>
> Here, the log created by make:
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/61566717/output/make_output.log
>
> If I remove the x86_64 arch from the enviroment vars (even when my
> processor is a 64bits one):
>
> export CFLAGS="-Os -arch i386"
> export PG_CPPFLAGS="-arch i386"
> export SHLIB_LINK="-arch i386"
> export LDFLAGS="-arch i386"
>
> I get ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
>
> With the same symbols. Now they're not constructed for x86_64 arch.
>
> Here, the log created by make:
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/61566717/output/make_i386.log
>
> But if I do the opposite, and I try to compile just for x86_64 arch :
>
> export CFLAGS="-Os -arch x86_64"
> export PG_CPPFLAGS="-arch x86_64"
> export SHLIB_LINK="-arch x86_64"
> export LDFLAGS="-arch x86_64"
>
> I get again: ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture i386
>
> Here, the log created by make:
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/61566717/output/make_x86_64.log
>
> Checking the makefile for lwgeom library, I don't see anything that
> can force to compile against one architecture or another.
>
> What's happening? How does PostGIS choose the architecture to compile
> for? Should I define other enviroment vars?
>
> Thanks in advance, and best regards
>
> --
> Jorge Arevalo
> http://www.libregis.org

I finally solved the problem compiling postgres again, with -arch i386
-arch x86_64.

Best regards,

-- 
Jorge Arevalo
http://www.libregis.org