469545 - Need a way to link to 64-bit libs

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox Build System :: General, defect)

Description

[Nomis101]

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With the patches from Bug 370766 and Bug 468515 I've tried to build a 64-bit version of Thunderbird. But I've got the attached error. So it seems my libs that I've installed with Macports are not in 64-bit.
Therefore I've compiled my own 64-bit version of the needed libs and installed it into /usr/local. But now I need a way to link to this 64-bit libs in my mozconfig. So that the libs in /usr/local are used for the build process instead of that in /opt.

(Or if anybody nows a better way please let me know)

Reproducible: Always

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Comment 1

[Nomis101]

Attachment: Error

Comment 2

[Nomis101]

OK, I've solved this problem in a much better way. First I've included into the line "universal_archs" in /opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf an additional x86_64. Than 'Ive installed all packages new with "sudo port install <portname> +universal". And now I have all needed files also in x86_64.
So, the problem is fixed for me. If no one else need a way to link to 64-bit libs, this bug can be closed.

Comment 3

[Nomis101]

To install the libs as universal binarie (i386 / x86_64) via MacPorts solves this bug for me, but gives me a new one, see Bug 471059.

Comment 4

[Benjamin Smedberg]

You shouldn't need 64-bit libs to build x86-64, just as you don't need PPC libs to build ppc. Use cross-compile instructions.

Comment 5

[Nomis101]

I've updated two days ago to Mac OS X 10.6 and reinstalled MacPorts (v. 1.8.0, package for SnowLeopard). Now MacPorts installes anything (libidl, glib2, libiconv...) only in x86_64. So now I have it the other way around. I now get the mentioned error if I try to build in i386. So now I need to compile with CROSS_COMPILE=1 and "-arch i386" to get my normal i386 binarie.