#96 Installing issue: can't exec autopoint

[Richard]

I'm trying to install gphoto-suite in my Mac, which is running OSX Mountain Lion.
I got the following gnu libs:
autoconf-2.68b
automake-1.12.4
gettext-0.18.1.1
libtool-2.4.2
pkg-config-0.27.1

For each one I ran:
./configure
sudo make
sudo make install

Then, for the gphoto-suite:
autoreconf --install --symlink

However, I got the following message:

Can't exec "autopoint": No such file or directory at /usr/local/share/autoconf/Autom4te/FileUtils.pm line 344.
autoreconf: failed to run autopoint: No such file or directory
autoreconf: autopoint is needed because this package uses Gettext

I browsed around and could't find a clue to solve my problem.

Anyone could help me with that?

Thanks a lot.

[Marcus Meissner]

perhaps start with the libgphoto2 2.5.0 and gphoto2 .2.5.0 tarballs, they dont need autoreconf / autopointing

(these two are the important parts of the suite anayway)

[Richard]

Thanks for the reply. I installed gPhoto using MacPorts, which is a totally no-brainer. In a Mac, the pre-requisites are XCode and Command Line Tools, both of which I already had. gPhoto seems now to be working like a charm, with all its functionalities.

So, for those having difficulties installing gPhoto, I recommend MacPorts.

[Richard]

Installed gPhoto suite using MacPorts, which is a one off command: it determines dependencies and automatically download and install all of them. Requires for OSX: XCode and Command Line Tools.