The config.log attached to bug #691548 indicates jasper configure failed on 8.04, I can go back to the customer and ask for the jasper config.log but since 8.04 is a long term supported release I think we should track it down ourselves and verify everything is okay on that platform. With virtual machines it should be easy to install a fresh 8.04.
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx fails also. The configure script quits in jasper and doesn't produce a gs Makefile (arguably a blocker). The missing dependency is the g++ package is needed. We should remove this dependency from jasper.
g++ has been a requirement for ghostscript build for at least 3 years (probably since jasper was added -- I didn't check). I recall tripping over this and Ralph told me to add g++. Documenting this should be adequate (until we dump jasper in favor of openjpeg). Linux distros that package up ghostscript 'dev' packages can make sure of the dependencies -- we don't do the packages. Can't we just add a comment to doc/Make.htm (that probably nobody reads anyway) and close this bug ?
(In reply to comment #2) > g++ has been a requirement for ghostscript build for at least 3 years (probably > since jasper was added -- I didn't check). I recall tripping over this and > Ralph told me to add g++. > > Documenting this should be adequate (until we dump jasper in favor of > openjpeg). > > Linux distros that package up ghostscript 'dev' packages can make sure of the > dependencies -- we don't do the packages. Can't we just add a comment to > doc/Make.htm (that probably nobody reads anyway) and close this bug ? The customer wants it fixed so I'd prefer to leave it open, but it can wait for the openjpeg integration resolution.
Fixed in r12024.