Subj : Help compiling on a Mac
To   : Allen Prunty
From : Vince Coen
Date : Tue Sep 06 2016 12:31 am

Hello Allen!

Sunday September 04 2016 17:32, you wrote to All:

 > I'm trying to get MBSE to compile on a mac (using the unix shell) and
 > I can get the CONFIGURE to run... now when I try to do the make I am
 > getting this error... Sourceforge shows it will work with mac as I see
 > the icon there but see little help on how to make it work.

 > This is my first time in the foray of compiling anything would
 > appreciate help.


 >  Compiler is GCC : ............. yes

 >   Installation directories :

 >     Main directory    : ........... /opt/mbse
 >     Owner and group   : ........... mbse.bbs

 >   Now type 'make' and as root 'make install'

 > ORION:mbsebbs-1.0.6 AllenPrunty$ make

 >  MBSE_ROOT is not set!

Right, 1st things first.
1.  Install home brew
2.  install the source (you seem to have done that :)
3.  load up 2 ternimals and in one go to the directory containing the mbse
source having unzip'd/tar'd it.

4.  On one terminal run less SETUP.sh
5.  on other term follow the instruction that relate to autorun [bash SETUP.sh
] - which fails on mine (El Capitan) but does install the services into
/etc/services - so useful for something.

6. Reading the SETUP (via 4) and using user & group set up set up first
A. the bbs group
B. the mbse user noting the details of set up via (4).
You will need to go into user set up twice (Advanced) to change group from
staff to bbs.

Now following the instuctions in INSTALL and compile the package.
If you have any missing elements install them via home brew e.g., brew install
packagename using a terminal.

That will do it for a wee while - I will look at continuing the install
tomorrow and I seem to have hit a snag with wrong targets in the compile so
must have a wrong setting somewhere.


Vince

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