[OS X TeX] i-installer and autotrace

[Gerben Wierda]

On Jul 4, 2005, at 14:38, Stephen Moye wrote:

> On Jul 4, 2005, at 8:01 AM, Gerben Wierda wrote:
>
>> On Jul 4, 2005, at 12:08, Stephen Moye wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 4, 2005, at 3:47 AM, Gerben Wierda wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Did you not get a warning on freetype not being available when 
>>>> installing autotrace?
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, installing freetype should fix this.
>>>>
>>>> G
>>>>
>>>> On 4 Jul 2005, at 03:29, Stephen Moye wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I installed autotrace using i-installer, but I get this error 
>>>>> message when I use it:
>>>>>
>>>>> 21:26 ~: autotrace --help
>>>>> dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/local/lib/libfreetype6.dylib
>>>>>   Referenced from: /usr/local/bin/autotrace
>>>>>   Reason: image not found
>>>>> Trace/BPT trap
>>>>> 21:26 ~:
>>>>>
>>>>> Any insights?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, freetype2 was installed, and, no, i-Installer had no complaints 
>>> when I installed autotrace. I looked in /usr/local/lib and 
>>> libfreetype6.dylib is indeed not there but there are these files:
>>>
>>> -rwxr-xr-x   1 root  admin  1821780 Dec 31  2004 
>>> /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.6.3.7.dylib
>>> lrwxrwxrwx   1 root  admin       23 Jul  4 05:58 
>>> /usr/local/lib/libfreetype.6.dylib -> libfreetype.6.3.7.dylib
>>>
>>> The closeness of the names prompts me to ask if there is a problem 
>>> here.
>>>
>>
>> I would suggest running a repair privileges on your system and 
>> reboot. From this info, the installation seems correct but this is 
>> typically the kind of behaviour you get when the privileges are not 
>> OK.
>>
>
> I've been repairing privileges a lot lately, but ran it again, 
> rebooted -- and got the same error. I uninstalled freetype2 and 
> autotrace and reinstalled -- got the same error.
>
> Later --
>
> I've been looking at a G4 powerbook on which autotrace does work. In 
> /usr/local/lib there *is* a file ibfreetype6.dylib which is missing in 
> the G5 desktop that is having the problem.

The symlink was not created (or removed somehow) on your G5.

> Also missing is ibfreetype6.3.4.dylib. Grasping at straws -- is there 
> a problem with i-installer and G5/Tiger?

Maybe, though unlikely. But what you can do is this:
1. Install freetype on your G5/Tiger
2. At the end of the install, create a report and mail it to me (off 
list). I'll see what that tells us.
3. After the install, look at /usr/local/lib

I have updated autotrace so it checks for libfreetype6.dylib instead of 
  libfreetype.dylib. Just to be sure.

G

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