Trouble Compiling Abiword from Source

Jeff91 · 01-07-2010, 06:57 PM

So I downloaded the Abiword source from here. But it fails to compile for me, when it dies it gives the following error message:

Code:

ut_go_file.cpp:1640: warning: 'char* check_program(const char*)' defined but not used

Also a screen shot of terminal with the full dump/output:

Suggestions on what is wrong? At first I thought it was an issue with the source code but I get the same failure/message with all three different Abiword sources I have tried to compile. Also I Googled around for the issue and found this old thread on the Abiword mailing list, but it did not really have a solution present in it...

Open To suggestions,
~Jeff

Simon Bridge · 01-07-2010, 07:24 PM

You know you can copy and paste from the terminal?
"warning" messages don't normally lead to a failed compile - usually the culprit is the first "error" message. That may be off the top of your screenshot - try piping the output to a text file.

To troubleshoot, we need to know what the compile command was that you used.

However, the error messages I can see complain of missing libraries. Install them.

Jeff91 · 01-07-2010, 07:56 PM

I'm compiling with the following command

Code:

dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -uc

What missing libraries is it complaining about? I don't see any from my screen shot.

Also sorry for not copying and pasting directly from the terminal, I was using the putty ssh client from a Windows system at work and it does not allow me to copy and paste.

EDIT: Also how would I pipe the output to a text file?

Thanks,
~Jeff

Simon Bridge · 01-07-2010, 09:56 PM

dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -uc
... executed in the top directory of the source tree I hope

pipe using the > symbol

command > compile.log

All those lines starting error and have "filename.h file not found" - these are header files that come in libraries.

Did you check the documentation in the tarball for a list of dependencies?

knudfl · 01-07-2010, 10:39 PM

I fact very simple ..

Missing ' gsf-output-gio.h ' : then install the files ..

sudo apt-get install libgsf-1-dev

You can use the "Search" > package content = gsf-output-gio.h
on any Ubuntu / Debian package site
http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?se...f-output-gio.h

http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/libdevel/libgsf-1-dev
.....

Jeff91 · 01-08-2010, 12:55 AM

Actually I need to compile without that file. I found that I can do so by passing the --without-gio agrument to configuration. However the issue I am now having is that I need to pass this argument through to the configure dpkg-buildpackage calls before it builds the .deb package.

How would I go about doing this?

Thanks for your help thus far,
~Jeff

knudfl · 01-08-2010, 03:33 AM

The DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS are set in the file
abiword-<version>/debian/rules .

The file ' rules ' is created from the patch ..
.. example : abiword, Debian Sid , [abiword_2.8.1-2.diff.gz]

Suggest : edit "--with-gio" to " --without-gio " in the the patch,
and gzip it again.
It is line 2231 - 2239 in the example.
Found with :
cat -n abiword_2.8.1-2.diff | grep -iA 5 configure
Or even better : cat -n abiword_2.8.1-2.diff | grep -A 8 CONFIGURE
which gets exactly those lines :

Code:

  2231  +DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := --enable-static --enable-dynamic \
  2232  +                            --enable-clipart --enable-templates \
  2233  +                            --enable-collab-backend-xmpp \
  2234  +                            --enable-collab-backend-tcp \
  2235  +                            --enable-collab-backend-sugar \
  2236  +                            --enable-collab-backend-service \
  2237  +                            --enable-shave \
  2238  +                            --enable-plugins="$(plugins)" --without-gnomevfs \
  2239  +                            --with-gio --with-goffice --without-gucharmap

.....

I do not know if you can set the option without editing,
may be : export DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS=--without-gio
if the "Debian package build rules" allows that ? ?
.....