problems with installing on Mac OS 10.39
I downloaded the binary of Inkscape and when I doubled clicked on it, nothing happened. I opened the binary from a terminal and got this message:
dyld: /Volumes/Inkscape/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/bin/inkscape-bin can't open library: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXinerama.1.dylib
I do have X11 installed as well as the developer tools.
When I tried to build from source, I typed
./configure
XML::Parser... configure: error: XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool
So I downloaded the XML::Parser and tried to install that, but was told I needed expat. So I downloaded and built expat, and then tried to install XML::Parser, and had no problems. But when I tried to run ./configure again, I got the same message as before, so configure can't find the XML::Parser library.
thanks
Paul
On 10/26/07, Paul Tremblay <phthenry@...2381...> wrote:
I downloaded the binary of Inkscape and when I doubled clicked on it, nothing happened. I opened the binary from a terminal and got this message:
dyld: /Volumes/Inkscape/Inkscape.app/Contents/Resources/bin/inkscape-bin can't open library: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXinerama.1.dylib
This problem has been biting us for a while. In you case I suspect you installed the regular Inkscape version, which is for Tiger. Tiger has libXinerama and hence Inkscape links to it. It is absent on Panther and there is a Panther specific version which does not link to libXinerama and whoudl work fine. You can either download the release version explicitely for Panther from sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=9... or download a more recent development build, also marked as PPC.Panther on modevia: http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/
I do have X11 installed as well as the developer tools.
When I tried to build from source, I typed
./configure
XML::Parser... configure: error: XML::Parser perl module is required for intltool
So I downloaded the XML::Parser and tried to install that, but was told I needed expat. So I downloaded and built expat, and then tried to install XML::Parser, and had no problems. But when I tried to run ./configure again, I got the same message as before, so configure can't find the XML::Parser library.
Sorry you had to try all this. The Panther specific version should work. Otherwise, if you are willing to compile it to get newer features, there is a wiki page about how to do so: http://inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingMacOsX
Hope that helps.
JiHO --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr
jiho wrote:
This problem has been biting us for a while. In you case I suspect you installed the regular Inkscape version, which is for Tiger. Tiger has libXinerama and hence Inkscape links to it. It is absent on Panther and there is a Panther specific version which does not link to libXinerama and whoudl work fine. You can either download the release version explicitely for Panther from sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=9... or download a more recent development build, also marked as PPC.Panther on modevia: http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/
Sorry you had to try all this. The Panther specific version should work. Otherwise, if you are willing to compile it to get newer features, there is a wiki page about how to do so: http://inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingMacOsX
Thanks. I downloaded a snapshot and Inkscape is running on a little Mac! There is one bug that causes the program to freeze when I pull down the help menu and choose about Inkscape. I submitted a bug at sourceforge. The Inkscape on the little mac seems to have a few more features than the one packaged with ubuntu, so maybe I'll try getting a newer version for ubuntu.
The newest Inkscape can't read SVG fonts embedded in it, can it?
Paul
On 10/27/07, Paul Tremblay <phthenry@...2381...> wrote:
jiho wrote:
This problem has been biting us for a while. In you case I suspect you installed the regular Inkscape version, which is for Tiger. Tiger has libXinerama and hence Inkscape links to it. It is absent on Panther and there is a Panther specific version which does not link to libXinerama and whoudl work fine. You can either download the release version explicitely for Panther from sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93438&package_id=9... or download a more recent development build, also marked as PPC.Panther on modevia: http://inkscape.modevia.com/macosx-snap/
Sorry you had to try all this. The Panther specific version should work. Otherwise, if you are willing to compile it to get newer features, there is a wiki page about how to do so: http://inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/CompilingMacOsX
Thanks. I downloaded a snapshot and Inkscape is running on a little Mac! There is one bug that causes the program to freeze when I pull down the help menu and choose about Inkscape. I submitted a bug at sourceforge.
That's strange. It should just open a new window with some SVG artwork and it has been the same for a while. Anyway, thanks for submitting the bug.
The Inkscape on the little mac seems to have a few more features than the one packaged with ubuntu, so maybe I'll try getting a newer version for ubuntu.
Yes I think this is because you used a development build. There are many new features coming for the next release. If you use a devel build of the same age for ubuntu you should see the same features.
The newest Inkscape can't read SVG fonts embedded in it, can it?
No I don't think it can indeed. You could (should?) search Sourceforge for a RFE (Feature request) about this and, depending on what you find, add this as a new question on this mailing list (most people probably won't read this email since its subject is clearly OS X related: they, logically, let the OS X folks answer it).
JiHO --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr
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