Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] How does 'make check' find its dependencies?

[Jan Schiefer]

Michael,

thanks for your insights! The solution that Jonathan proposed addresses 
this very issue and works fine. I have annotated bug #26 with the other 
locations that need the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH set while the tests are being 
run. This lets the make check pass on OSX, too. So I don't need you need 
to do anything further, as far as this is concerned, other than maybe 
testing it on your system, so we have the PPC version of OSX covered.

Thanks,
  Jan

Michael Dickens wrote:
> I'm still compiling the new SNV stuff, for the purposes of debugging 
> the install procedure & updating my install guide ... I don't have 
> commit access yet as far as I know, so I can't change anything if I do 
> find issues.
>
> OSX libraries are created with a specific directory location as an 
> attribute.  So not only does the library have to be in the correct 
> place (the attribute location), but if it's a non-standard location 
> then the environment variable "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
> " must be set with that path in mind (as well as other paths, 
> potentially, to get the load path correct).  Setting this variable 
> will -really- screw things up, so don't do it on a global basis.  
> OTOH, for a local check, it is possible to create libraries with a 
> local (tmp) path in mind, set the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH to point to that 
> location, then do the "check" part of "make check".
>
> I don't know if GNU Radio does all this stuff or not.  Last time I 
> remember, "make check" failed under OSX for just this reason ... the 
> dyld's couldn't be found.
>
> If nobody else has a fix for this issue, then I'll add it to my queue 
> ... at a low priority for now since it's simple enough to "make 
> install" then "make check" instead of the reverse. - MLD
>
> On Aug 10, 2006, at 3:45 AM, Jan Schiefer wrote:
> > I am wondering: in 'make check', given that the libraries haven't 
> > actually been installed, which piece of magic allows python to 
> > resolve its imports?
> >
> > I am trying to get the new SVN build working on OSX, but I get 
> > stranded in the "make check" for gr-audio-osx. If somebody could tell 
> > me how the imports are supposed to work, I can probably figure it out.
> >
> > This was filed as defect #26.
> >
> > I am really surprised that I got this far. Great work, guys!