[Ifeffit] [PGPLOT build problem] Upgrading to ifeffit-1.2.11b on Ubuntu from source

[Carlo Segre]

Hi Mauro:

I have now produced a package of ifeffit 1.2.11b.  It is in Debian 
unstable and available for Ubuntu intrepid and jaunty in my repository

deb http://debian-xray.iit.edu intrepid main contrib non-free
deb http://debian-xray.iit.edu jaunty main contrib non-free

The version for jaunty will be replaced by the ubuntu version once it 
propagates into the archives.

I have not built it for hardy but will if anyone has a need for it.

Cheers,

Carlo

On Wed, 12 Nov 2008, Mauro Rovezzi wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I decided to upgrade ifeffit-1.2.11 on my Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
> desktop machine. Well, up to now I have always worked with PGPLOT &
> Ifeffit binaries from Carlo that are just working fine but seen that
> they are still not ready for the new version I decided to build them by
> source.
>
> First of all let me say that Ifeffit builds fine if I use the "pgplot5"
> binary package, BUT, as stated by Matt in the README.PGPLOT, Ifeffit
> will compile without plotting support in this case.
>
> So the only way is to build also PGPLOT from source. Unfortunately the
> experience has failed both with the "PGPLOT_install" script and
> following steps in the "install-unix.txt".
>
> I have tried many possibilities but the make process interrupts on the
> drivers compilations. Seen that following "install-unix.txt" gives the
> same error (but on another driver!) of "PGPLOT_install", let's focus on
> this last procedure to try debugging the situation:
>
> $sudo ./PGPLOT_install
> ...
> [all fine until the PGPLOT make]
> [long list of errors + warnings like:]
> ...
> /home/mauro/local/ifeffit-1.2.11/pgplot/drivers/xwdriv_iff.c:4445:
> error: ‘XWdev’ has no member named ‘gc’
> ...
> make: *** [xwdriv_iff.o] Error 1
> ...
> [then the final error due to the bad compilation]
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [pgdemo1] Error 1
>
> OK, I have described more or less the situation but I would not flood
> the list with technical mails, so if someone would help me with this
> issue we can continue in private and then send just the solution to the
> list.
>
> Anyway, the problem is not "urgent" seen that I can work with the 1.2.10
>  binary installation.
>
> Have a nice day!
> Mauro
>
>

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