hello all, Motivated by all the good things I saw about gtk on os x these days and repulsed by all the statistics I should be doing for my real life work, I gave a try at compiling inkscape with GTK native using MacPorts (so not using the all in one build script that Michael cook up a little while ago). MacPorts is the OS X equivalent of apt-get, portage, yum or whatever. We use it to provide Inkscape dependencies currently and it is very convenient to compile Inkscape that way. It is both easy (all second level dependencies are managed by macports) and economic (the libraries I compile for inkscape can be used in other projects). I wanted to keep this ease of use and to leverage the work of others, so I wanted to keep using MacPorts. The steps: 1- MacPorts includes native versions of gtk and cairo, which can be installed with: port install cairo +quartz gtk2 +quartz (gentoo and bsd users will recognize the "variants" switches added to both packages). there is a small bug in gtk which is known and solved by the patches in this ticket, at MacPorts: http://trac.macports.org/projects/macports/ticket/12566 hopefully they will commit this soon... but the bug report is quite old already. 2- Other libraries compiled against gtk or cairo need to be recompiled to use these new variants. namely: port -f uninstall cairomm gtkmm pango port install cairomm gtkmm pango this could possibly be solved by a clever use of upgrade when compiling gtk2 and cairo but I did not bother (I should have though...) 3- then compile inkscape from fresh make distsclean cd packaging/macosx/ change the compilation options to remove "--enable-osx-app" for now and then update, configure, build and install: ./osx-build-sh u a c b i compilation goes smoothly for latest svn... great great great!!! Now, on for the hard part: 4- run inkscape cd ../../Build/bin/ ./inkscape and here: (inkscape:20759): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GDEF table 85 (inkscape:20759): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GPOS table 85 (inkscape:20759): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GSUB table 85 (inkscape:20759): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GDEF table 85 (inkscape:20759): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GPOS table 85 (inkscape:20759): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GSUB table 85 (inkscape:20759): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GDEF table 85 (inkscape:20759): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GPOS table 85 (inkscape:20759): Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GSUB table 85 (inkscape:20759): Gdk-WARNING **: Unsupported cursor type 14, using default 2007-08-31 16:18:34.382 inkscape[20759] *** _NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x14fef7a0 of class GdkQuartzWindow autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking 2007-08-31 16:18:34.382 inkscape[20759] *** _NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x14fee200 of class GdkQuartzWindow autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking 2007-08-31 16:18:34.386 inkscape[20759] *** _NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x14ffa730 of class GdkQuartzWindow autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking 2007-08-31 16:18:34.390 inkscape[20759] *** _NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x14fb9830 of class GdkQuartzWindow autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking (inkscape:20759): Gdk-WARNING **: Unsupported cursor type 14, using default CGBitmapContextGetBitsPerPixel: invalid context cairo.c:91: failed assertion `status > CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS && status <= CAIRO_STATUS_LAST_STATUS' Emergency save activated! Emergency save completed. Inkscape will close now. If you can reproduce this crash, please file a bug at www.inkscape.org with a detailed description of the steps leading to the crash, so we can fix it. (inkscape:20759): GLib-WARNING **: g_main_loop_run(): called recursively from within a source's check() or prepare() member, iteration not possible. Aaaargh. Anyway, the good points are that it is now quite easy to get GTK native in our regular building system and that Inkscape builds and links fine against it! Now, about the crash, it may well be that my system is still kind of dirty (I have some native things but the rest of the libraries are the old ones) but I think it is more likely a bug in cairo +quartz. I'll be happy to try to track it down and see if it is fixable in Inkscape or if this needs to be solved ahead. From the gdb backtrace below it seems to involve pango_cairo_renderer_draw_glyph. If that rings a bell to anyone I'll be glad to know what you think or provide more info where it is needed. I will also probably try to reinstall a separate macports hierarchy this week end and reinstall everything with gtk native there, to be sure the dependencies are clean. We'll see. Anyway, even if I only saw a blank window instead of Inkscape UI, I was still quite happy to see it without the X11 icon in the dock!! Cheers, Backtrace: #0 0x9003d66c in kill () #1 0x9010e8cf in raise () #2 0x9010d422 in abort () #3 0x02000356 in __eprintf () #4 0x01f9d893 in _cairo_error () #5 0x01f9d8ab in _cairo_set_error () #6 0x01dbe0f6 in pango_cairo_renderer_draw_glyphs () #7 0x01dddd4c in pango_renderer_draw_glyphs () #8 0x01dbe6e4 in _pango_cairo_do_glyph_string () #9 0x01c9bae4 in gdk_pango_renderer_draw_glyphs () #10 0x01dddd4c in pango_renderer_draw_glyphs () #11 0x01ddf09c in pango_renderer_draw_layout_line () #12 0x01ddf2b9 in pango_renderer_draw_layout () #13 0x01c9d99a in gdk_draw_layout_with_colors () #14 0x01c9dca7 in gdk_draw_layout () #15 0x01a17406 in gtk_default_draw_layout () #16 0x01a1a113 in gtk_paint_layout () #17 0x01966e1c in gtk_label_expose () #18 0x0197e1ce in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () #19 0x01e0a634 in g_closure_invoke () #20 0x01e1b3e3 in signal_emit_unlocked_R () #21 0x01e1c857 in g_signal_emit_valist () #22 0x01e1d177 in g_signal_emit () #23 0x01ae03c3 in gtk_widget_event_internal () #24 0x01adffdb in gtk_widget_send_expose () #25 0x018ce122 in gtk_container_propagate_expose () #26 0x018cdcaa in gtk_container_expose_child () #27 0x01a1d7fe in gtk_table_forall () #28 0x018cbab6 in gtk_container_forall () #29 0x018cddad in gtk_container_expose () #30 0x0197e1ce in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () #31 0x01e0a634 in g_closure_invoke () #32 0x01e1b3e3 in signal_emit_unlocked_R () #33 0x01e1c857 in g_signal_emit_valist () #34 0x01e1d177 in g_signal_emit () #35 0x01ae03c3 in gtk_widget_event_internal () #36 0x01adffdb in gtk_widget_send_expose () #37 0x018ce122 in gtk_container_propagate_expose () #38 0x018cdcaa in gtk_container_expose_child () #39 0x01880aea in gtk_box_forall () #40 0x00c26ebf in Gtk::Container_Class::forall_vfunc_callback () #41 0x018cbab6 in gtk_container_forall () #42 0x018cddad in gtk_container_expose () #43 0x00ca9502 in Gtk::Widget::on_expose_event () #44 0x00ca5e8a in Gtk::Widget_Class::expose_event_callback () #45 0x0197e1ce in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () #46 0x01e0a634 in g_closure_invoke () #47 0x01e1b3e3 in signal_emit_unlocked_R () #48 0x01e1c857 in g_signal_emit_valist () #49 0x01e1d177 in g_signal_emit () #50 0x01ae03c3 in gtk_widget_event_internal () #51 0x01adffdb in gtk_widget_send_expose () #52 0x018ce122 in gtk_container_propagate_expose () #53 0x018cdcaa in gtk_container_expose_child () #54 0x01880aea in gtk_box_forall () #55 0x018cbab6 in gtk_container_forall () #56 0x018cddad in gtk_container_expose () #57 0x0197e1ce in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () #58 0x01e0a634 in g_closure_invoke () #59 0x01e1b3e3 in signal_emit_unlocked_R () #60 0x01e1c857 in g_signal_emit_valist () #61 0x01e1d177 in g_signal_emit () #62 0x01ae03c3 in gtk_widget_event_internal () #63 0x01adffdb in gtk_widget_send_expose () #64 0x018ce122 in gtk_container_propagate_expose () #65 0x018cdcaa in gtk_container_expose_child () #66 0x01880b35 in gtk_box_forall () #67 0x018cbab6 in gtk_container_forall () #68 0x018cddad in gtk_container_expose () #69 0x0197e1ce in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () #70 0x01e0a634 in g_closure_invoke () #71 0x01e1b3e3 in signal_emit_unlocked_R () #72 0x01e1c857 in g_signal_emit_valist () #73 0x01e1d177 in g_signal_emit () #74 0x01ae03c3 in gtk_widget_event_internal () #75 0x01adffdb in gtk_widget_send_expose () #76 0x018ce122 in gtk_container_propagate_expose () #77 0x018cdcaa in gtk_container_expose_child () #78 0x0187c3e3 in gtk_bin_forall () #79 0x018cbab6 in gtk_container_forall () #80 0x018cddad in gtk_container_expose () #81 0x018f3a4c in gtk_event_box_expose () #82 0x0197e1ce in _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__BOXED () #83 0x01e0a634 in g_closure_invoke () #84 0x01e1b3e3 in signal_emit_unlocked_R () #85 0x01e1c857 in g_signal_emit_valist () #86 0x01e1d177 in g_signal_emit () #87 0x01ae03c3 in gtk_widget_event_internal () #88 0x01adffdb in gtk_widget_send_expose () #89 0x0197b424 in gtk_main_do_event () #90 0x01cbf535 in -[GdkQuartzView drawRect:] () #91 0x933123b1 in -[NSView _drawRect:clip:] () #92 0x9331140b in -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] () #93 0x9332336f in _recursiveDisplayInRect2 () #94 0x9083eb30 in CFArrayApplyFunction () #95 0x93311613 in -[NSView _recursiveDisplayAllDirtyWithLockFocus:visRect:] () #96 0x93310473 in -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisible RectForView:topView:] () #97 0x93311041 in -[NSView _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisible RectForView:topView:] () #98 0x9330fb78 in -[NSThemeFrame _recursiveDisplayRectIfNeededIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisible RectForView:topView:] () #99 0x9330f362 in -[NSView _displayRectIgnoringOpacity:isVisibleRect:rectIsVisibleRectForView:] () #100 0x9330ec8e in -[NSView displayIfNeeded] () #101 0x9330ea32 in -[NSWindow displayIfNeeded] () #102 0x9335ed6c in _handleWindowNeedsDisplay () #103 0x9082dd6e in __CFRunLoopDoObservers () #104 0x9082ce10 in CFRunLoopRunSpecific () #105 0x9082cace in CFRunLoopRunInMode () #106 0x92ded8d8 in RunCurrentEventLoopInMode () #107 0x92decf19 in ReceiveNextEventCommon () #108 0x92dece39 in BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode () #109 0x93293465 in _DPSNextEvent () #110 0x93293056 in -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] () #111 0x01cb8a86 in gdk_event_prepare () #112 0x0223faf4 in g_main_context_prepare () #113 0x022401b6 in g_main_context_iterate () #114 0x022408cd in g_main_loop_run () #115 0x0197a9f0 in gtk_main () #116 0x00c48d02 in Gtk::Main::run () #117 0x00004451 in sp_main_gui () #118 0x00158732 in Inkscape::NSApplication::Application::run () #119 0x00003357 in main () JiHO --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr/